Summary of A&M System Member Campus Carry Rules • Each Texas A&M System university and agency CEO has established these rules after consulting with the entity’s students, staff, and faculty concerning the nature of the student population, specific safety considerations, and the uniqueness of the campus environment. The proposals were reviewed by the Texas A&M System Office of General Counsel, approved by the Chancellor for submission to the Board, and were considered and accepted by the Texas A&M System Board of Regents on April 27, 2016. • The rules generally address the right of a license holder to carry a concealed handgun on the land and buildings owned or leased by the Texas A&M System university or agency. Also, each rule has an appendix summarizing and listing the pertinent state statutes which potentially prohibit the possession of firearms in certain campus locations. None of the university rules prohibit a license holder from carrying a concealed handgun in classrooms or residential facilities owned and operated, or leased and operated, by the institution. • Three Texas A&M System universities (Prairie View A&M University, Texas A&M International University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) have residential facilities that are leased and operated by a third-party management company, and these institutions do not oppose licensed concealed carry in campus residential facilities. However, their rules acknowledge the property rights of the management company, which include the company’s right to determine restrictions on the possession and storage of weapons in those facilities. • All A&M System agencies having premises located on the campus of Texas A&M University will follow the university’s rule with respect to those premises. • All Texas A&M System member rules authorize the university or agency CEO to prohibit concealed carry in that member’s premises, as necessary for institutional safety, on a temporary basis pursuant to Section 30.06(b), Penal Code. • Most Texas A&M System rules address situations in which the member is leasing premises to a third party. In these situations, the member will defer to the property rights of the lessee concerning whether concealed handguns, carried by license holders, are prohibited on the premises. • The rules as accepted by Texas A&M System CEOs will prohibit licensed carry of concealed handguns in certain campus locations, and effective notice under Tex. Penal Code section 30.06 will be provided in such locations. Below is a listing, by category of facility, of the facilities or areas where licensed concealed carry would be prohibited, and the specific universities and agencies which have adopted each restriction. 1 I. Scientific laboratories in which: the presence of strong magnets requires the prohibition of metallic objects, including firearms, in such facilities; or the negligent discharge of a firearm will create the risk of serious physical injury or illness because of the nature of the materials present in the facility (ex. pathogenic materials, high- pressure/cryogenic/flammable gases) System Offices of the A&M System - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) A&M System Universities Texas A&M University - High hazard research areas and laboratories where the presence of high hazard materials or operations creates a significant risk of catastrophic harm due to a negligent discharge - Research areas and laboratories in which research subjects are high risk (e.g., binge drinkers, subjects with diagnosed psychological disorders, subjects diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), or where the integrity of psychological research could be compromised - A university procedure will contain a process for review and approval of locations by the president Prairie View A&M University - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) Tarleton State University - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) Texas A&M International University - Science laboratories CNS 212, LBV 119, and LBV 394 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi - Specified rooms within six campus facilities meeting the above criteria Texas A&M University-Kingsville - Campus laboratories that have, in their bounds, compressed gas cylinders, flammable organic solvents, flammable liquids, or unstable (reactive) chemicals - Third (3rd) floor, Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy building - TAMUK Citrus Center in Weslaco: 1) Research labs 214-229 and open central lab; 2) Two Chemical Storage buildings located East of greenhouses and North of main building; 3) Auto repair shop; 4) Post harvest shed & workshop West Texas A&M University - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) Texas A&M University-Commerce - Nuclear Storage, Room 115, Keith D. McFarland Science Building (B34) - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Room 314, Keith D. McFarland Science Building (B34) 2 Texas A&M University-Texarkana - Laboratories that have, in their bounds, flammable organic solvents, flammable liquids, or unstable (reactive chemicals) Texas A&M University-Central Texas - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) Texas A&M University-San Antonio - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) A&M System Agencies Texas A&M AgriLife Research - High hazard research areas and laboratories where the presence of high hazard materials or operations creates a significant risk of catastrophic harm due to a negligent discharge, including, but not limited to, BioSafety Level 3 laboratories, animal research and care/use facilities, and areas having high magnetic fields, such as MRI research facilities -Joint facilities with USDA will follow USDA regulations Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) Texas A&M Forest Service - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) Texas A&M Transportation Institute - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory - High hazard research areas and laboratories where the presence of high hazard materials or operations creates a significant risk of catastrophic harm due to a negligent discharge, including, but not limited to, BioSafety Level 3 laboratories and areas having high magnetic fields, such as MRI research facilities. 3 II. Campus preschool, elementary and secondary school facilities in which the concealed carry of handguns is prohibited by state law System Offices of the A&M System - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as necessary for institutional safety (see summary on page one) A&M System Universities Texas A&M University - Becky Gates Child Care Facility Prairie View A&M University - H.T. Jones Elementary School Tarleton State University - Child Development Center Texas A&M International University - The Texas Academy of International and STEM Studies (CWT 211 and 213) Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi - Blanche Davis Moore Early Childhood Development Center Complex (ECDC, Math and Science Education Center, school playground) Texas A&M University-Kingsville - Academy High School - Marc A. Cisneros Center for Young Children - Athletic practice fields and marching band practice fields whenever Academy High School is holding practice for football, baseball, basketball, softball, tennis, track & field or marching band West Texas A&M University - Kids Kollege childcare facility, located within the Virgil Henson Activities Center Texas A&M University-Commerce - The Children’s Learning Center (B8) Texas A&M University-Texarkana - No specific prohibition for this category of premises, subject to the CEO’s authority to prohibit concealed carry on a temporary basis as