Title MVC, California Mil. & Vet. Code

The department, insofar as funds permit, may provide: (a) For the payment of tuition and other fees. (b) For the monthly payment of an allowance for books, supplies and living expenses of the student. Qualified applicants may claim their first monthly allowance upon completion of…

For students of collegiate, community college, business and trade school rank, the amount expended by the department as an allowance for living expenses shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month. Dependents enrolled in the fifth year of any course requiring five years…

For tuition and fees: (a) The amount expended on account of any one applicant of undergraduate, collegiate, community college, business, or trade school rank under this article shall not exceed the maximum rate authorized for the regular school year under Section 69566 of the Edu…

The department shall consider applications in the order in which they are received. If the funds available are insufficient to meet the obligations which would arise from the guardianship of all worthy applicants, the department shall assume wardship over the applicants who are m…

No dependent of a veteran, as defined in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 890, shall be eligible to receive the benefits of this article during the time that he is entitled to receive federal educational benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Co…

Upon application to the department by a dependent of a veteran as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 890, the department shall reimburse such person for the costs of tuition and fees incurred by such person at a public or private educational institution in the…

Any person who is reimbursed by the department for tuition and fees or on whose account the department has paid tuition and fees, shall not at the same time be eligible for any other allowances provided for in this article if, at such time, such person is also therefor entitled t…

The sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is hereby annually appropriated from the receipts heretofore or hereafter collected under the provisions of Chapter 5, Statutes of 1938, or any other act under which oil royalties are or may be collected, other than those recei…

The department may, for the purposes of this article, draw upon its appropriation for educational assistance to veterans under Section 981 to 981.8 of the Military and Veterans Code. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1031.)

There is hereby created within the State Treasury the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund for the purpose of the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing memorials in the State Capitol to veterans of the United States Armed Forces and for receipt of private donations for that p…

The Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing memorials in the State Capitol to veterans of the United States Armed Forces. (Added by Stats. 2023,…

The Department of Veterans Affairs shall administer the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of General Services shall work collaboratively pursuant to a memorandum of agreement to carry out the duties and functions of this ch…

When administering the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall prioritize, in consultation with the California Veterans Board, those memorials that do not have formal support from another body, public or private, for their maintenance, includ…

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall develop guidance policies relative to the release of veterans who are inmates. The policies shall be developed with the intent to assist veterans who are inmates in pursuing claims for federal veterans’ benefits, or in establ…

Except where this chapter is inconsistent therewith, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 210) of Part 1 of Division 2 is hereby incorporated by reference in this chapter and those provisions shall apply to the Naval Militia and the officers and enlisted persons thereof with the sa…

As used in this division in connection with the Naval Militia: (a) “Division” and “company” shall have the same meaning and effect as “company” when used in connection with the infantry of the National Guard; (b) “Battalion” shall have the same meaning and effect as “battalion” w…

The Naval Militia shall be located throughout the State at the discretion of the Governor. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

The organization of the Naval Militia shall conform generally to the provisions of the laws of the United States. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

The Naval Militia shall be organized into one or more naval brigades which shall consist of such administrative battalions prescribed by the Navy Department for a like number of divisions in the United States Navy. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

The Naval Militia shall consist of such number of deck and engineer divisions, companies of marines, aeronautic and other organizations as the Governor prescribes in conformity with the requirements of the Navy Department. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

The several divisions, companies of marines, and other organizations of the Naval Militia may be organized into battalions at the discretion of the Governor. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

The numerical strength, rank, titles, and insignia of rank of the divisions and companies of marines of the Naval Militia shall conform to the laws, rules, and regulations of the United States Navy, and the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy for the Nav…

In order to select a commanding officer for the Naval Militia, The Adjutant General shall nominate not to exceed three officers, not below the grade of lieutenant commander, and shall cause such candidates to be examined. The candidate receiving the highest rating in such examina…

The officers, chief warrant officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons of the Naval Militia shall be of any amount and grades prescribed by the Governor and shall be of the same number and grades as are authorized or prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United Stat…

Chief warrant officers may be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the commanding officer of the Naval Militia and shall receive from the Governor a commission in the same form as commissioned officers of the Naval Militia. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

Warrant officers may be appointed by The Adjutant General upon the recommendation of the commanding officer of the Naval Militia. Warrants for warrant officers shall be issued by The Adjutant General upon the recommendation of the commanding officer of the Naval Militia. (Enacted…

Chief petty officers and petty officers may be appointed by the commanding officer of the Naval Militia, who shall issue to such chief petty officers and petty officers a warrant in proper form. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

When vacancies occur in the commissioned personnel, the commanding officer of the Naval Militia shall recommend not to exceed three candidates to The Adjutant General who shall cause such candidates to be examined. The candidate receiving the highest rating in such examination sh…

The system of discipline and exercise shall conform to that of the Navy of the United States, to the system of discipline and exercise prescribed by the provisions of this code relating to the National Guard, and to that prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy for the guidance of…

The Governor may alter, divide, annex, consolidate, and disband the Naval Militia or any portion thereof whenever in his judgment the efficiency of the State forces will thereby be increased. He may also make rules and regulations for the use, government, and instruction of the N…

Every enlisted person who enters the Naval Militia may be provided by the state with a service or dress uniform, or both, corresponding in make and appearance to the service or dress uniform of the United States Navy. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 118, Sec. 22. (SB 1501) Effective…

In a locality where there are insufficient persons available to form an engineer division and there already exists an organized deck division, men and women of the artificer branch may be additionally enrolled in the deck division with those ratings as they may be qualified to fi…

The Governor may apply to the President of the United States for the detail of commissioned officers and petty officers of the Navy to act as inspectors and instructors in the art of naval warfare. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

Vessels lent by the United States to this State for the use of the Naval Militia shall be commanded by the ranking officer for line duty resident at the port to which the vessel is assigned, and in the absence of such ranking officer for line duty, by the next ranking officer for…

Summary courts-martial and deck courts for the Naval Militia may be ordered by the commanding officer of the Naval Militia and general courts-martial for the Naval Militia may be ordered by the Governor and shall be organized and conducted within the laws, regulations, and usages…

Any member of the State Guard or Naval Militia, who at any time after December 7, 1941, has completed or shall hereafter and prior to the end of hostilities during World War II complete a minimum period of, 90 days’ service, and shall have continuously served under honorable cond…