SB 896 - This act creates the Department of Military Forces which shall be headed by the Adjutant General and shall administer the militia and programs of the state relating to military forces. The office of Adjutant General and the militia are transferred from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Military Forces. This act is contingent upon the passage of a constitutional amendment that provides for the establishment of the Department of Military Forces. This act is identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/SB 718 (2020) and is similar to provisions in HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 523 (2020), HCS/SS/SB 600 (2020), HCS/SB 774 (2020), and HCS/HB 2209 (2020). KATIE O'BRIEN