§ 67786. — 67786. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 740, Sec. 4.)

(a)
If presented with a petition, an ad hoc adjudication committee, in consultation with the entity that submitted the petition and the applicable subject transit operator, shall do both of the following:
(1)
Determine whether it agrees with the entity’s claim or claims in the petition.
(2)
If it agrees with the claim or claims described in paragraph (1), determine whether to recommend the following:
(A)
Corrective action for the subject operator to take to address the issue that was the subject of the petition.
(B)
That the commission withhold up
to 3.5 percent of funding allocated to the subject operator pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 67750) in an amount the ad hoc adjudication committee deems proportionate to the issue that was the subject of the petition.
(b)
An ad hoc adjudication committee shall provide written findings explaining a recommendation made pursuant to this section and shall submit the recommendation and those findings to the commission.
(c)
If there is a tie vote in approving a recommendation, then the tie vote shall favor making a recommendation.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 740, Sec. 4. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2026.