WELCOME! APRIL 29, 2016 QUARTERLY MEETING Jacquie Vargas Building Coordinator Program Director, Communications Manager UH Facilities E-mail: jmvarga5@Central.UH.EDU
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM University of Houston University of Houston – Clear Lake University of Houston – Clear Lake Pearland Campus University of Houston – Downtown University of Houston System At Cinco Ranch University of Houston Sugar Land Campus University of Houston – Victoria University of Houston – NW Campus University of Houston – Texas Medical Center University of Houston Katy Campus
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FACILITIES/CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT &
UHPD EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Sergeant Dina Padovan UHPD Crime Prevention Coordinator E-mail: dpadovan@central.uh.edu
UHPD RESOURCES & TRAINING
DAILY CRIME BULLETIN (DCB) Crime Log Must maintain a daily crime log that records, by, any crime that occurred and reported to the campus police or the campus security department.
TRAINING • CRASE (Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events • Armed With Knowledge • Information on Senate Bill 11 • Trained all UHPD Staff • Hosted two informational sessions for Staff Only • Campus Policy
BULLETIN CAMPUS CARRY SENATE BILL 11
JUNE 13, 2015 Texas Governor Gregg Abbott signed SB 11 “Campus Carry” into law on June 13, 2015 at Red’s Indoor Gun Range in Pflugerville, Texas .
SENATE BILL 11- SUMMARY The Bill authorizes a license holder to carry a concealed handgun on or about the license holder's person while the license holder is on the campus of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state.
SENATE BILL 11 Open carrying of handguns is still prohibited.
SENATE BILL 11 Authorizes an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education to establish rules, regulation, or other provisions concerning the storage of handguns in dormitories or other residential facilities that are owned or leased and operated by the institution and located on the campus of the institution.
SENATE BILL 11 The bill allows a private or independent institution to choose not to allow handguns on campus, but only after consulting with students, staff, and faculty of the institution.
SENATE BILL 11 In other words… Allows private universities to prohibit concealed handguns on their campus all together.
SENATE BILL 11 The president of an institution of higher education shall establish reasonable rules, regulations, or other provisions regarding the carrying of concealed handguns by license holders on the campus or on specific premises located on the campus.
SENATE BILL 11 • Requires universities to submit a report by September 2 in even numbered years to legislative oversight committees describing its rules under this section • Prevents universities or its officers from being held liable for damages caused by a person authorized to carry a concealed handgun
SENATE BILL 11 • Prohibits a university from restricting the carrying of a handgun in a persons car if that person holds a concealed handgun license • Requires that prohibited areas are designated by “30.06 signs” which indicated that carrying of a handgun within the area that is prohibited
30.06 SIGNAGE Trespass By License Holder with a Concealed Handgun
SENATE BILL 11 • Takes effect Aug. 1, 2016, but universities can take action to establish rules prior to that effective date • The effective date of this law for a public junior college is August 1, 2017
STILL PLACES CANNOT CARRY • There are significant exceptions . • For example, Texas PC 46.035 ( UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER) prohibits carrying of handguns and other weapons in the following places:
STILL PLACES CANNOT CARRY Still prohibited in places that serve alcohol which derive 51% or more of their income form the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises, such premises are required to post notices under Texas GC 411.204
STILL PLACES CANNOT CARRY • On the premises where a high school, collegiate*, or professional sporting or interscholastic event is taking place • On the premises of a correctional facility * Collegiate Sporting Events require notice that meets Penal Code Chapter 30.06
STILL PLACES CANNOT CARRY On the premises of a hospital or nursing home if effective notice of prohibition is given per Penal Code Chapter 30 ( unless the licensee has written authorization ); such premises also are required to post notices under Texas GC §411.204
STILL PLACES CANNOT CARRY • In an amusement park* • On the premises of a church, synagogue, or other place of worship* *if effective notice of prohibition is given per Penal Code Chapter 30
STILL PLACES CANNOT CARRY • At any meeting of a governmental entity • (if the meeting is subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act per Government Code Chapter 551, and effective notice of prohibition is given per Penal Code Chapter 30)
TEXAS PENAL CODE 30.06 Effective January 01, 2016 Sec. 30.06. TRESPASS BY LICENSE HOLDER WITH A CONCEALED HANDGUN. a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder: (1) carries a concealed handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, on property of another without effective consent; and (2) received notice that entry on the property by a license holder with a concealed handgun was forbidden.
TEXAS PENAL CODE 30.06 Effective January 01, 2016 (b) For purposes of this section, a person receives notice if the owner of the property or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner provides notice to the person by oral or written communication.
TEXAS PENAL CODE 30.06 Effective January 01, 2016 (c ) In this section: (1) "Entry" has the meaning assigned by Section 30.05(b). (2) "License holder" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.035(f). (3) "Written communication" means:
TEXAS PENAL CODE 30.06 Effective January 01, 2016 (A) a card or other document on which is written language identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a concealed handgun"; or Examples: Language printed on back of ticket, an informational pamphlet, etc. .
TEXAS PENAL CODE 30.06 CARRY Effective January 01, 2016 (B) a sign posted on the property that: (i) includes the language described by Paragraph (A) in both English and Spanish; (ii) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least one inch in height; and (iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public.
30.06 SIGNAGE Trespass By License Holder with a Concealed Handgun
TEXAS PENAL CODE 30.06 Effective January 01, 2016 d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that, after entering the property, the license holder was personally given the notice by oral communication described by Subsection (b) and subsequently failed to depart.
TEXAS PENAL CODE 30.06 Effective January 01, 2016 (e) It is an exception to the application of this section that the property on which the license holder carries a handgun is owned or leased by a governmental entity and is not a premises or other place on which the license holder is prohibited from carrying the handgun under Section 46.03 or 46.035.
BASICALLY… • No Written or Oral Notification Given • Concealed Carry is OK • Written or Oral Notification Given • Concealed Carry IS NOT OK
TEXAS PENAL CODE 30.06 UH RESPONSE • UH takes issues surrounding campus safety and guns on campus very seriously. • UH will strive to create policies that: o comply with the new Campus Carry law, o protect the rights of citizens, and o address the safety and security of the entire campus
CAMPUS CARRY WORK GROUP The University has charged a 15-member Campus Carry Work Group comprised of representatives throughout various University departments and groups with the responsibility to develop a campus carry policy that is compliant with the new campus carry law.
WORK GROUP TIMELINE 1 st draft distributed; • March 2016: 2 nd draft distributed; • April 2016: • May 2016: Final drafts of the campus carry policies are presented to the Board of Regents.
WORK GROUP While the President may not generally prohibit license holders from carrying concealed weapons on the campus, the University can prohibit license holders from carrying weapons in certain portions of the campus after conducting the above-referenced review.
BOARD OF REGENTS Requires the Board of Regents (BOR) to approve these restrictions within 90 days of being established.
FIND & READ SENATE BILL 11 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=SB11
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