(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.
(2) 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, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the head of a sponsoring organization out of funds available, and the governing body or governing officials of a school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization may purchase the necessary parts for and may repair any rifles acquired or furnished to 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 22. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)