Campus Police Laws
Campus Carry
The Campus Carry law or S.B. 11, which went into effect on August 1, 2016 for Universities does not apply to the Alvin Community College. The current portion of the Bill only applies to major universities (4 year schools).
Texas Senate Bill 11 (also known as “Campus Carry”) will allow individuals who hold a concealed handgun license to carry a concealed handgun on Texas public community college campuses beginning August 1, 2017.
Texas House Bill 910 (also known as “Open Carry”) allows concealed handgun license holders to open carry handguns beginning January 1, 2016. However, the law does not allow for concealed handgun license holders to intentionally display a handgun on the premises of higher education institutions.
Under the regulations by the Texas Penal Code 30.06 and the ACC Administrative Procedures Manual Section 19.20, concealed handguns are not permitted on campus until August 1, 2017.
ACC held a series of forums, listed below in reference to public two year institutions of higher education. The forums provided information regarding the new laws and allowed for audience questions. We wanted to address any concerns the public may have regarding the law and requested community input. All information gathered from the forums and other resources were used in drafting ACC policies as permitted by the new law.
Forum Dates for S.B. 11 (Campus Carry) were held in Room C-227 at 1:30pm on the following dates:
- October 9, 2015
- October 27, 2015
- January 13, 2016
- February 19, 2016
- August 29, 2016
- September 30, 2016
- October 31, 2016
- November 3, 2016
- November 28, 2016
Campus Carry Survey for Faculty, Staff, Students and Community
Posted August 22, 2017 through Survey Monkey
October 5, 2016 - Received results of survey
ACC Permanent Gun Free Zones
Listing of ACC Permanent Gun Free Zones as of 9-19-2018
ACC Board Policy CHF
ACC Board Policy CHF - Weapons on College District Policy