The Task Force report is available at (PDF). Ībsent further action by the A&M System Board of Regents, which will review these rules in April 2016, these rules will go into effect on August 1, 2016. That proposed rule, as well as the other proposed rules can be viewed at. However, after discussion with A&M System legal counsel, as well as advice from the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, I modified the recommended rule related to campus carry in private offices. At the same time, as a state institution, we are subject to the demands of the law and will necessarily comply.Īfter considerable efforts to engage the broad university community and gather feedback regarding the unique culture at Texas A&M, and with concern for safety and security guiding their decisions, members of the Campus Carry Policy Task Force comprising students, faculty and staff have made 14 recommendations, all of which I am pleased to fully endorse and almost all of which I have adopted intact and submitted to The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. As President of Texas A&M, I am deeply committed to creating the optimal environment for learning, discovery and work. Young on Campus CarryĪs you know, the 84 th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 11, which is effective August 1, 2016, and expands the areas on public university campuses where those with appropriate licenses are authorized to carry concealed handguns. Throughout this process, the committee will provide regular updates to the Texas A&M community.
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The committee will develop a program to periodically review and update the list of premises on the Texas A&M campus where licensed carry of a handgun is prohibited by February 1, 2017. These procedures will address guidelines for posting approved signage and the processes for requesting and reviewing requests for presidential approval of areas where licensed carry of a handgun will be prohibited.
The committee will be responsible for developing and communicating procedures to the campus community and the President that address implementation of the rule by June 15, 2016, and submit those procedures for review as Standard Administrative Procedures by September 1, 2016. As a result, President Young has established the President’s Advisory Committee on Campus Carry Implementation to ensure consistent implementation of University Rule 34.06.02.M1.
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents fully supported and endorsed the recommendations provided to them at their regularly scheduled April 2016 meeting. These procedures include guidelines for posting approved signage and the processes for requesting and reviewing requests for approval of areas where licensed carry of a handgun may be prohibited. The President's Advisory Committee on Campus Carry Implementation has established proposed procedures for the implementation of Carrying Concealed Handguns on Campus, University Rule 34.06.02.M1. Procedures for Implementation of Campus Carry, Standard Administrative Procedure 34.06.02.M1.01, pertaining to Carrying Concealed Handguns on Campus, University Rule 34.06.02.M1, is approved.
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