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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Military and Veterans Code - MVC |
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Division 2. THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE |
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Part 1. THE STATE MILITIA |
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Chapter 8. Equipment and Accommodations |
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ARTICLE 1. Funds, Arms, and Equipment |
Section 412.5.
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Adjutant General may do all of the following:
(1) Establish support programs, including, but not limited to, morale, welfare, recreational, training, and educational programs for the benefit of the Military Department, its components, and its soldiers, airmen, cadets, and their family members.
(2) Establish, construct, or acquire facilities or equipment for the purposes specified in paragraph (1).
(3) Adopt rules and regulations for all of the following:
(A) For the programs established pursuant to paragraph (1).
(B) For the solicitation and acceptance of funds authorized pursuant to subdivision (b).
(C) For the establishment, deposit, and expenditure of military post, welfare, or similar unit funds.
(4) Perform any other acts as may be necessary, desirable, or proper to carry out the purposes of this section.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Adjutant General and the Military Department may solicit and accept funds or other donations which shall be deposited in the California Military Department Support Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. The money in the fund is available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, solely for the purposes prescribed by this section.
(2) Section 11005 of the Government Code shall not apply to the acceptance of funds or other donations pursuant to this subdivision.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated to the Military Department as provided by this section be used to supplement, not supplant, funding appropriated to the Military Department pursuant to any other law for the purposes prescribed by this section.
(c) The Adjutant General shall, on or before March 31, 2014, and on or before March 31 each year thereafter, conduct an internal audit of the fund established pursuant to subdivision (b) and report the findings of the audit to the Department of Finance.