Cal. MVC § 439.1
This is the official text of Cal. MVC § 439.1, part of California’s Military and Veterans Code — covers the California National Guard and benefits for military veterans.
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Official statutory text
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Military Department is unable to perform its security, emergency response, and social and community missions due to deficiencies in the physical condition and suitability of some of its armories, and according to a 2006 Bureau of State Audit report, at least 87 percent of the 109 armories in California are in need of improvement.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the Military Department has adequate facilities to perform its security, emergency response, and social and community missions.
(c) The Military Department shall, on or before April 1, 2008, and each year thereafter, submit a report to the Legislature on the status of all California armories. For each armory, the report shall include:
(1) The location of the armory.
(2) The utilization of the facilities of the armory for military missions, emergency response, and community and social services.
(3) The physical condition of the facilities of the armory for its current missions and uses.
(4) Any identified improvement, renovation, and modernization projects for the facilities of the armory, and the total estimated costs to complete these projects.
(5) The status of recent improvements undertaken at the facilities of the armory.
(6) An 18-month projection of all work and improvements that will be completed on the facilities of the armory.
(7) The projected workload and staffing necessary for the maintenance, repairs, improvements, and operating expenses of the facilities of the armory.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the Military Department has adequate facilities to perform its security, emergency response, and social and community missions.
(c) The Military Department shall, on or before April 1, 2008, and each year thereafter, submit a report to the Legislature on the status of all California armories. For each armory, the report shall include:
(1) The location of the armory.
(2) The utilization of the facilities of the armory for military missions, emergency response, and community and social services.
(3) The physical condition of the facilities of the armory for its current missions and uses.
(4) Any identified improvement, renovation, and modernization projects for the facilities of the armory, and the total estimated costs to complete these projects.
(5) The status of recent improvements undertaken at the facilities of the armory.
(6) An 18-month projection of all work and improvements that will be completed on the facilities of the armory.
(7) The projected workload and staffing necessary for the maintenance, repairs, improvements, and operating expenses of the facilities of the armory.
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