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SB-1335 The California Cadet Corps.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 500 of the Military and Veterans Code is repealed.

500.
 The students of any college, community college, or school in this state may be organized into a California Cadet Corps company or companies under such rules and regulations as the governing body of the schools or colleges and the Adjutant General of the State of California may prescribe. A California Cadet Corps company or companies shall be of such strength as may be prescribed by the Adjutant General.

SEC. 2.

 Section 500 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

500.
 (a) The students of a school, college, or community college in this state may be organized into an appropriately sized California Cadet Corps unit under the rules and regulations prescribed by the governing body of the school, college, or community college where the unit is formed and the Adjutant General.
(b) A school, college, or community college is not required to establish a California Cadet Corps unit unless the number of qualified students who voluntarily enroll in the unit is sufficient to meet the strength prescribed by the Adjutant General.

SEC. 3.

 Section 500.1 of the Military and Veterans Code is repealed.

500.1.
 Except as hereinafter provided, each college, community college, or school in this state in which there is not maintained a J.R.O.T.C. or R.O.T.C. unit may establish a California Cadet Corps company or companies under the rules and regulations as the governing body of the schools and the Adjutant General may prescribe. A California Cadet Corps company or companies shall be of such strength as shall be prescribed by the Adjutant General. A California Cadet Corps company or companies is not required to be established in a school, college, or community college unless a number of qualified students sufficient to constitute a company or companies of the strength prescribed by the Adjutant General voluntarily enroll therein.

SEC. 4.

 Section 500.1 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

500.1.
 (a) A California Cadet Corps unit may not be established at a school, college, or community college in this state in which there is an established J.R.O.T.C. or R.O.T.C. program unless it is approved, in writing, by the school or the governing board of the sponsoring organization.
(b) J.R.O.T.C., R.O.T.C., and other federally approved military units are not subject to, or limited by, this chapter.

SEC. 5.

 Section 500.2 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

500.2.
 (a) An independent California Cadet Corps unit may be established outside of the authority of a school, college, or community college. These units may be established at a State Guard facility, a federal, state, or local government-owned or government-operated facility, a veteran or service organization location, or another public location approved by the Adjutant General.
(b) The Adjutant General may enter into a memorandum of understanding with a sponsoring organization that describes the requirements and expectations of establishing a California Cadet Corps unit under its auspices.
(c) If the Adjutant General enters into the memorandum of understanding authorized in subdivision (b), the memorandum shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding all of the following:
(1) Compliance with the California Cadet Corps regulations and policies.
(2) Reporting of enrollment and activities.
(3) The provision of an area for California Cadet Corps instruction.
(4) The provision of a secure area for property issued by the California Cadet Corps.
(5) Ensuring adequate and appropriate adult supervision of cadets.
(6) The facilitation of California Cadet Corps instruction.

SEC. 6.

 Section 501 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

501.
 (a)  While a school, college, or community college is in session, school-based  California Cadet Corps companies shall at all times  units shall  be under the guidance and control of the principal, president, director, or chief administrative officer of the school,  college, community college, or school, whose duty it shall be to make  or community college who shall be responsible for making  regulations with the approval of the Adjutant General regarding the moral, educational, and physical welfare of the cadets.
(b) An independent California Cadet Corps unit shall be under the guidance and control of the head of the sponsoring organization, who shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with California Cadet Corps regulations, securing and maintaining California Cadet Corps-issued state property, and following the established curricula of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 7.

 Section 502 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

502.
 (a) Upon recommendation of the governing board having jurisdiction over the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization, the Adjutant General may appoint officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers in the California Cadet Corps for duty as commandants of cadets or assistant commandants of cadets in each school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization under the jurisdiction of the governing board.
Upon  (b)  recommendation of the governing board having jurisdiction over the college, community college, or school, the Adjutant General may appoint officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers in the California Cadet Corps for duty as commandants of cadets or assistant commandants of cadets in each college, community college, or school under the jurisdiction of the governing board.  Except when ordered to state active duty by the Governor, the officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers shall be under the immediate control and jurisdiction of the governing board of the school,  college, community college, or school  or community college  at which they are on duty, duty  and pay, allowances, and expenses shall be disbursed from funds appropriated for the maintenance and operations of the school,  college, community college, or school  or community college  where they serve. Each officer, warrant officer, and noncommissioned officer shall hold his or her appointment at the pleasure of the governing board, or until a successor has been appointed and qualified, or his or her affiliation with the California Cadet Corps is severed. 
(c) Each officer, warrant officer, and noncommissioned officer shall hold their appointment at the pleasure of the governing board, until a successor has been appointed and qualified, or until their affiliation with the California Cadet Corps is severed.
(d) (1) The Adjutant General may appoint commissioned officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers as staff officers in support of California Cadet Corps operations.
(2) A staff officer not assigned to a school, college, or community college is under the immediate control and jurisdiction of the Commander of the California Cadet Corps.
(3) An officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer on state active duty in support of the California Cadet Corps is under the immediate control and jurisdiction of the Commander of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 8.

 Section 502.1 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

502.1.
 (a)  The Adjutant General shall determine by the adoption of rules and regulations the grade and rank to be held by individuals appointed in the California Cadet Corps by reason of their military experience or  experience,  professional knowledge, or both. These individuals shall be appointed pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General.
(b)  (1)  A person who has previously been an officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer of, and discharged under honorable conditions from, the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Space Force, the United States Coast Guard, or any  a  reserve component of such those  federal forces, the California National Guard, the State Guard, or the active militia may be appointed in the California Cadet Corps in the same rank last held in such federal or state military forces. Each officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer shall hold office pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General. Upon recommendation of the Adjutant General, the Governor may commission one executive officer of the California Cadet Corps as colonel, one assistant executive officer of the California Cadet Corps as lieutenant colonel, and the necessary number of regional advisors in the same grade and rank last held in federal or state military forces, not to exceed lieutenant colonel, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General. Upon the recommendation of the Adjutant General, the Governor may appoint Special Project Officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers to the same grade and rank last held in federal or state military forces for service in the California Cadet Corps by virtue of their professional knowledge and experience. Pay and expenses shall be taken from the funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps. 
(2) Each officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer shall hold office pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General.
(3) (A) Upon recommendation of the Adjutant General, the Governor may commission one Commander of the California Cadet Corps as a brigadier general or colonel, up to two Deputy Commanders of the California Cadet Corps as a colonel or lieutenant colonel, one Chief of Staff as a colonel or lieutenant colonel, and the necessary number of staff and regional advisors in the same grade and rank last held in federal or state military forces, not to exceed lieutenant colonel, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General.
(B) The Commander of the California Cadet Corps may be appointed to a brigadier general, and the Deputy Commanders may be appointed as a colonel, once the total number of enrolled cadets exceeds 10,000 annually or there are more than 100 California Cadet Corps units.
(4) Upon the recommendation of the Adjutant General, the Governor may appoint commissioned officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers to the same grade and rank last held in federal or state military forces for service in the California Cadet Corps by virtue of their professional knowledge and experience. Pay and expenses shall be taken from the funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 9.

 Section 502.2 of the Military and Veterans Code is repealed.

502.2.
 The executive officer as a colonel in the California National Guard, State Guard, or California Cadet Corps; the assistant executive officer as a lieutenant colonel in the California National Guard, State Guard, or California Cadet Corps; the regional advisors appointed pursuant to Section 502.1; and the individuals appointed in the California Cadet Corps according to rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General shall wear uniforms prescribed by the Adjutant General, including cap and collar ornaments and other distinctive marks of identification of the California Cadet Corps. Uniforms shall not be inconsistent with rules and regulations of the United States Army.

SEC. 10.

 Section 502.2 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

502.2.
 (a) All personnel appointed in the California Cadet Corps pursuant to Section 502.1 shall wear uniforms prescribed by the Adjutant General. Primary uniforms shall be consistent with uniforms of the California State Guard with distinctive California Cadet Corps markings.
(b) Personnel wearing the uniforms described in subdivision (a) shall meet appearance standards consistent with the California State Guard.
(c) Personnel not meeting the standards described in this section may wear an alternate uniform approved by the Commander of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 11.

 Section 502.3 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

502.3.
 The Adjutant General may adopt rules and regulations providing for the promotion  personnel actions  of officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 12.

 Section 502.4 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

502.4.
 (a) The Adjutant General may order officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers in the California Cadet Corps to state active duty at encampments, exercises, or other activities conducted by the corps.
(b) While on state active duty, an officer, warrant officer, and noncommissioned officer shall receive the same base pay, without longevity, as a member of similar grade in the United States Army together with their expenses.
(c) Pay and expenses for these purposes shall be paid from funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.
(d) When on state active duty in support of the Cadet Corps, personnel are under the direction and control of the Commander of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 13.

 Section 502.5 of the Military and Veterans Code is repealed.

502.5.
 The Adjutant General may order officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers in the California Cadet Corps to duty at encampments, exercises, or other activities conducted by the corps. While on duty, officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers shall receive the same base pay, without longevity, as members of similar grade in the United States Army together with their expenses. Pay and expenses for these purposes shall be paid from funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 14.

 Section 503 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

503.
 (a) California Cadet Corps units shall be organized and each shall consist of commissioned cadet officers, cadet warrant officers, and noncommissioned cadet officers as shall be prescribed by the Adjutant General.
(b)  Cadet companies shall be organized and each shall consist of commissioned cadet officers, cadet warrant officers, and noncommissioned cadet officers as shall be prescribed by the Adjutant General, and as shall conform generally to the number of commissioned, warrant, and noncommissioned officers of companies of the California National Guard. Commissioned cadet officers shall be  officers shall be  commissioned in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General and upon recommendation of the commandant of cadets  and with the approval of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the college, community college, or school. The warrant and noncommissioned cadet officers shall be appointed by the commandant of cadets with the approval of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the college, community college, or school. respective principal or brigade advisor. 
(c) The warrant and noncommissioned cadet officers shall be appointed by the commandant.

SEC. 15.

 Section 504 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

504.
 (a) The Adjutant General shall adopt rules and regulations for the formation of cadet brigades, regiments, and battalions and shall adopt tables of organization and provide for the appointment of cadet brigade, regimental, and battalion officers and staffs.
The  (b)  Adjutant General shall adopt rules and regulations for the formation of cadet brigades, regiments, and battalions and shall adopt tables of organization and provide for the appointment of cadet brigade, regimental, and battalion officers and staffs.  All cadet battalion officers, regimental, and noncommissioned officers shall be appointed, commissioned, or warranted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General and upon the recommendation of the commandant of cadets with the approval of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school,  college, community college, or school. or, in the case of an independent unit not based at a school or college, the head of the sponsoring organization. 

SEC. 16.

 Section 505 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

505.
 The Adjutant General may order officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers of the California Cadet Corps State Guard, Naval Militia, or California National Guard  to temporary state active duty to perform functions in support of the California Cadet Corps. Pay for such duties shall be disbursed from funds appropriated for the support and maintenance of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 17.

 Section 506 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

506.
 All cadet officers, cadet warrant officers, and cadet noncommissioned officers shall be promoted according to rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General upon the recommendation of the commandant of cadets and with the approval of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school,  college, community college, or school. or, in the case of an independent unit not based at a school or college, the head of the sponsoring organization. 

SEC. 18.

 Section 507 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

507.
 (a)  Upon the recommendation of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school,  college, community college, or school  or community college  in which the California Cadet Corps participates, the commission or warrant of any a  cadet commissioned officer, cadet warrant officer, or cadet noncommissioned officer may be canceled, canceled  and the cadet reduced in rank or dismissed from the California Cadet Corps, for deficiency in academic studies; misbehavior in the college, community college, or school the cadet is attending; misbehavior in the California Cadet Corps; or for any other reason deemed good cause by the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the college, community college, or school. Corps for any of the following reasons: 
(1) Deficiency in academic studies.
(2) Misbehavior in the school, college, or community college the cadet is attending.
(3) Misbehavior in the California Cadet Corps.
(4) For any other reason deemed good cause by the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school, college, or community college.
(b) For an independent unit, the brigade advisor and head of the sponsoring organization shall be the disciplinary authority.
(c) The Commander of the California Cadet Corps may independently, or in coordination with the school or sponsoring organization official, demote or dismiss a cadet from the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 19.

 Section 508 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

508.
 The California Cadet Corps shall train in accordance with the appropriate manuals prescribed by the United States Army and by the rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General. A uniformed corps of cadets shall not be organized in any college, community college, or school except as authorized by this chapter, provided that J.R.O.T.C., R.O.T.C., and other federally approved military units shall not be subject to or limited by this code. 

SEC. 20.

 Section 510 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

510.
 (a) The Adjutant General shall prescribe the uniforms that the cadet and adult members of the California Cadet Corps shall wear.
(b)  (1)  The Adjutant General shall prescribe the uniforms the members of the California Cadet Corps shall wear. The Adjutant General may issue may issue,  to the California Cadet Corps necessary cap and collar ornaments and chevrons,  cadets and adults, necessary  training aids, insignia of rank and of the California Cadet Corps, awards and decoration, flags, colors, guidons, standards, slings and carrying devices, canteens and covers, belts, first aid packets, mess kits, shelter halves, haversacks, and such other  decorations, and  military property or equipment in the control of the Adjutant General as may not be required for the California National Guard, other state military forces, or other military purposes. A regulation uniform for cadets shall be kept in the Adjutant General’s office to be used as a sample from which the uniforms for the California Cadet Corps shall be made. Such issues may be made by the Adjutant General without charge to the members of the California Cadet Corps or to the school or college or community college. The Adjutant General, after receiving written acknowledgment from the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the college, community college, or school of the receipt of such property, shall account the same as a transfer of equipment. 
(2) The issues described in paragraph (1) may be made by the Adjutant General without charge to the members of the California Cadet Corps or to the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization.
(3) The Adjutant General, after receiving written acknowledgment from the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization of the receipt of such property, shall account the same as a transfer of equipment.

SEC. 21.

 Section 511.5 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

511.5.
 Under rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General, the Adjutant General may purchase uniforms for the  uniforms, insignia, and awards and decorations for the cadet and adult  members of the California Cadet Corps, including caps, helmets, liners, shirts, trousers, belts, jackets, skirts, blouses, ties, and leggings. utility, physical training, dress, and formal uniforms. 
The Adjutant General, with the approval of the Department of Finance, may annually determine the uniform cost per cadet.

SEC. 22.

 Section 512 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

512.
 (a) Marksmanship practice may constitute a part of the instruction to be given to cadets.
(b) A member of the California Cadet Corps may engage in rifle matches and competitions conducted or held in this state or at any place in the United States.
(c) (1) The Adjutant General may purchase and supply a sufficient number of efficient rifles for field target work and gallery practice and the ammunition and equipment necessary for efficient rifle practice to each California Cadet Corps unit.
Marksmanship  (2)  practice shall constitute a part of the instruction to be given to cadets. Members of the California Cadet Corps may engage in rifle matches and competitions conducted or held in this state or at any place in the United States. The Adjutant General may purchase and supply to each of the colleges, community colleges, and schools a sufficient number of efficient rifles for field target work and gallery practice and the ammunition and equipment necessary for efficient rifle practice.  A sufficient number of rifles suitable for field target work or gallery target firing and the ammunition and equipment may be purchased by a board of school trustees, board of education, board of directors or trustees of a college or community college, county superintendent of schools, or  the Superintendent of Public Instruction, out of any  or the head of a sponsoring organization out of  funds available, and the governing body or governing officials of any a  school, college,  community college, or college  sponsoring organization  may purchase the necessary parts for and may repair any rifles acquired or furnished to the California Cadet Corps. All marksmanship practice shall be under the supervision of the president, chief administrative officer, director, or principal of the college, community college, or school, or under the supervision of an appointed officer or officers. Competent members of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia may be detailed by the Adjutant General, with their consent, and upon request of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the college, community college, or school as instructors of marksmanship practice in the California Cadet Corps. Instructors from the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia on duty at a college, community college, or school for marksmanship practice shall be under the immediate control and jurisdiction of the governing body of the college, community college, or school. The expenditures may be paid out of funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps. 
(d) All marksmanship practice shall be under the supervision of the president, chief administrative officer, director, or principal of the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization or under the supervision of an appointed officer or officers.
(e) (1) A competent member of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia may be detailed by the Adjutant General, with their consent, and upon request of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization as an instructor of marksmanship practice in the California Cadet Corps.
(2) An instructor from the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia on duty at a school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization for marksmanship practice shall be under the immediate control and jurisdiction of the governing body of the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization.
(f) The expenditures may be paid out of funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 23.

 Section 513 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

513.
 (a)  The Adjutant General may detail detail,  from the organizations of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia, competent members who shall perform duties on behalf of the California Cadet Corps and who may act as training and marksmanship practice  military training  instructors for the California Cadet Corps. The Adjutant General may provide compensation for any person detailed for duty and service with the California Cadet Corps. The expenditures may be paid out of funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps. The Adjutant General may conduct conferences and other events and activities for members of the California Cadet Corps and may utilize funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps for these purposes. 
(b) The Adjutant General may provide compensation for any person detailed for duty and service with the California Cadet Corps.
(c) The expenditures may be paid out of funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.
(d) The Adjutant General may conduct conferences and other events and activities for members of the California Cadet Corps and may utilize funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps for these purposes.

SEC. 24.

 Section 514 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

514.
 (a) When  Whenever  practical, members of the California Cadet Corps shall, under the supervision of the commandant of cadets,  a qualified California Cadet Corps instructor,  be permitted to utilize California National Guard rifle ranges for marksmanship practice ranges, including marksmanship ranges, for cadet training  when the ranges are not being used by the California National Guard.
(b) Whenever practical, members of the California Cadet Corps shall be permitted to utilize California National Guard facilities for training activities.

SEC. 25.

 Section 515 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

515.
 Units (a)   in their A California Cadet Corps unit in its  first year of operation shall receive an assistance visit to ensure assigned personnel receive the training and support needed to adequately prepare for their first formal, for-record inspection. The executive officer, the assistant executive officer, the  commander, deputy commanders, or  regional advisors or military officers of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia detailed by the Adjutant General shall inspect units of the California Cadet Corps at least once every two three  years and annually for any a  unit receiving  that received  a rating of unsatisfactory in a the  prior year’s inspection. Inspectors shall report to the Adjutant General regarding the training, marksmanship, attendance, discipline, military knowledge and instruction, leadership, and condition of property of the California Cadet Corps. These reports shall consist of an inventory of the state property on hand in the cadet units at the time of inspections, and shall be made and forwarded in duplicate, one copy to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and one copy to the Adjutant General’s office, and shall bear the endorsement of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or college, community college, or principal of the college, community college, or school, containing remarks the officials may deem pertinent. 
(b) (1) An inspector shall report to the Adjutant General regarding unit community and school service activities, discipline, cadet leadership, training, military knowledge and instruction, and administrative compliance to include condition of property of the California Cadet Corps.
(2) For a unit at a school, college, or community college, a report described in paragraph (1) shall be made and forwarded in duplicate, one copy to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and one copy to the Adjutant General’s office, shall bear the endorsement of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or college, community college, or principal of the school, college, or community college, and shall contain remarks the officials may deem pertinent.
(3) For a unit at a sponsoring organization, a report described in paragraph (1) shall be made and forwarded to the Adjutant General’s office, shall bear the endorsement of the president, director, or chief administrative officer of the sponsoring organization, and shall contain remarks the officials may deem pertinent.

SEC. 26.

 Section 516 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

516.
 (a)  The president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of a school,  college, community college, or school  or community college  shall be responsible for all public property supplied to units of the  a  California Cadet Corps unit  under their control or supervision and shall ensure the property and equipment is properly secured and cared for.
(b) For an independent unit not based at a school or college, the head of the sponsoring organization shall be responsible for state property pursuant to the memorandum of understanding described in Section 500.2.

SEC. 27.

 Section 516.1 of the Military and Veterans Code is repealed.

516.1.
 An encampment or encampments may be held by the California Cadet Corps to be of such duration and attended by such proportion of the strength of the corps as may be prescribed by the Adjutant General. The expenses of encampments may be paid out of funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 28.

 Section 517 of the Military and Veterans Code is repealed.

517.
 Each board of school trustees, president, director, and chief administrative officer of a college or community college, board of trustees of a college or community college, board of education, principal or director of a high school, county superintendent of schools, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall facilitate the purposes of the California Cadet Corps and its instruction and the provisions of this chapter by cooperating with the Adjutant General.

SEC. 29.

 Section 517 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

517.
 (a) An encampment may be held by the California Cadet Corps for a duration, and attended by a proportion of the strength of the corps, as may be prescribed by the Adjutant General.
(b) The expenses of encampments may be paid out of funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.

SEC. 30.

 Section 518 of the Military and Veterans Code is repealed.

518.
 The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all community colleges in this state, and the principals and governing boards of community colleges shall have the same authority as similar officials of schools.

SEC. 31.

 Section 518 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

518.
 If a California Cadet Corps unit is established through the execution of a memorandum of understanding with the respective governing board, pursuant to Section 500.2, the board of school trustees, president, director, and chief administrative officer of a college or community college, board of trustees of a college or community college, board of education, principal or director of a high school, county superintendent of schools, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and, for an independent unit not based at a school or college, the head of a sponsoring organization shall cooperate with the Adjutant General in the management and administration of the California Cadet Corps unit.

SEC. 32.

 Section 519 of the Military and Veterans Code is repealed.

519.
 Where a community college is located in close proximity to a school having a California Cadet Corps company or companies, the governing boards of the community college and schools may enter into an agreement to provide for the joint organization of cadet companies.

SEC. 33.

 Section 519 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

519.
 (a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all community colleges in this state, and the principals and governing boards of community colleges shall have the same authority as similar officials of schools.
(b) If a community college is located in close proximity to a school that has a California Cadet Corps unit, the governing boards of the community college and school may enter into an agreement to provide for the joint organization of cadet units.

SEC. 34.

 Section 520 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

520.
 Any (a)  (1)   executive officer, assistant executive officer,  A commander, deputy commander,  regional advisor, or  officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer appointed or detailed pursuant to Sections Section  502, 502.1, 512, 513, 515,  or 516.1, 515  who is wounded, injured, disabled, or killed in the performance of ordered duty shall be  is  entitled to receive compensation from the state in accordance with the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code. In all such cases, these individuals shall be deemed to be employees of the state. The compensation for any such individual shall be ascertained, determined, and fixed upon the basis of his or her average income from all sources during the year immediately preceding the date of such injury or death, or the commencement of such disability, but such compensation shall in no case exceed the maximum prescribed in Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code. 
(2) In all such cases, the individual shall be deemed to be an employee of the state.
(3) The compensation for the individual shall be ascertained, determined, and fixed upon the basis of their average income from all sources during the year immediately preceding the date of the injury or death, or the commencement of the disability, but the compensation shall not exceed the maximum prescribed in Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code.
(b)  In determining the benefits awarded to an individual under the provisions of this section, it shall be conclusively presumed that the average yearly earning of such the  injured or deceased individual is not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Any An  injury, death, or disability shall be deemed to have been suffered in line of duty unless the injury, death, or disability resulted from misconduct or disobedience of lawful orders by the injured or deceased individual.

SEC. 35.

 Section 520.1 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

520.1.
 (a)  The principal and governing board of any a  private educational institution  institution, charter school,  or military academy in which a J.R.O.T.C. or R.O.T.C. unit is not maintained, but which otherwise meets the qualifications prescribed by this chapter and any rules and regulations that may be adopted by the Adjutant General, may apply to the Adjutant General for permission to establish a cadet company or cadet companies, battalions, or regiments of the California Cadet Corps  California Cadet Corps unit, battalion, or regiment  pursuant to this chapter. If the Adjutant General approves the petition, the principal and governing board of the private school shall have the same authority as similar officials of public schools, community colleges, or colleges to create units of and to become a member of the California Cadet Corps. Any cadet company or companies, or unit formed under this section, shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter as though it were a public school, community college, or college. 
(b) If the Adjutant General approves the petition, the principal and governing board of the private school shall have the same authority as a similar official of a school, college, or community college to create a unit of, and to become a member of, the California Cadet Corps.
(c) A California Cadet Corps unit formed under this section shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter as though it were a school, college, or community college.

SEC. 36.

 Section 522 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

522.
 (a) The Adjutant General may enter into a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit public benefit education corporation if the corporation’s articles of incorporation and bylaws expressly support the goals of the California Cadet Corps and the net earnings or assets of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of the California Cadet Corps.
(b) A California Cadet Corps adult member may serve as a board member of a corporation described in subdivision (a) provided the corporation has an approved cooperative agreement with the department.
(c) The Adjutant General may establish regulations regarding subdivisions (a) and (b).
(d) A cooperative agreement described in subdivision (a) shall define the requirements, authorizations, and restrictions of the nonprofit corporation to solicit grants and other funding, including private donations, on behalf of a California Cadet Corps unit.