(a) A person serving in the position of inspector general shall satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) Be appointed by the Governor, with consideration of the recommendation of the Adjutant General and notification to the Senate Committee on Rules, and shall serve a four-year term from the effective date of appointment. The inspector general shall not be removed from office during that term, except for good cause. An inspector general shall not serve more than two consecutive terms. (2) Meet the same qualifications established in this code for the Assistant Adjutant General. (3) Be an advisor to the Governor and responsive to the Adjutant General and serve on state active duty at the grade of O-6 or higher. (b) (1) The inspector general may not serve as the Adjutant General or the Assistant Adjutant General for four years from the date of leaving the position of inspector general. (2) A commissioned officer on state active duty appointed to the position of inspector general who, immediately prior to that duty, held a permanent state active duty position shall remain on state active duty upon vacating the inspector general position. (3) The inspector general, as soon as able after their appointment, shall attend the Department of Defense Inspector General School. (c) The department shall, from the amount annually appropriated to it for purposes of this office, continue to fund the position of inspector general. (d) The inspector general shall have access to all employees and documents of the department. (e) The inspector general may receive communications from any person, including, but not limited to, any member of the department. (f) The inspector general shall, at a minimum, continue to perform the functions of inspections, assistance, investigations, and teaching and training. The functions of the inspector general shall be performed in accordance with applicable service laws, rules, and regulations governing federal inspectors general. (g) The inspector general shall continue to maintain a toll-free public telephone number and an internet website to receive complaints and allegations, including, but not limited to, those described in subdivision (h) or the California Military Whistleblower Protection Act. The inspector general shall continue to post the telephone number and internet website in clear view at every California National Guard armory, flight facility, airfield, or installation. (h) (1) At the discretion of the inspector general or the Adjutant General, or upon a written request by the Governor, a Member of the Legislature, any member of the department, or any member of the public, the inspector general shall, in compliance with Army Regulation 20-1 or any subsequent regulation governing activities and procedures of the inspector general, expeditiously investigate any complaint or allegation regarding the following: (A) A violation of law, including, but not limited to, regulations, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and any law prohibiting sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination. (B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specified danger to the public health or safety. (2) (A) For all written requests submitted by a Member of the Legislature, the inspector general shall respond in writing with the inspector generalâs findings. The response shall contain only that information that may be lawfully disclosed, and, if a complaint or allegation is at issue, the response shall contain, at a minimum, information regarding whether the complaint or allegation was unfounded or sustained. (B) If the inspector general conducts an investigation at the request of a Member of the Legislature, the inspector general shall submit to that member a report of the inspector generalâs findings of that investigation. The report shall contain only information that may be lawfully disclosed, and shall contain, at a minimum, information regarding whether the complaint
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