Bill > SB537

This bill makes numerous amendments to the California Military and Veterans Code concerning the California Cadet Corps, a program that organizes students in colleges, community colleges, and schools into military-style companies for training and development. Key provisions include clarifying the Adjutant General's authority to establish rules and regulations for the corps, including officer promotions, and detailing how officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers are appointed, commissioned, and can be removed. The bill also addresses the provision of uniforms and equipment, the use of California National Guard facilities for training, and the procedures for inspections and reporting. Furthermore, it clarifies that individuals wounded or killed in the line of duty while serving in the California Cadet Corps are entitled to state compensation as employees, and it expands the ability to establish military academies, including as charter schools, under cooperative agreements with school districts. The bill also repeals and reenacts Section 505 to allow the Adjutant General to order corps members to temporary state active duty for support functions.