The Lone Star College System board of trustees approved 15 recommendations related to campus carry legislation in March. 

The recommendations were suggested and approved in response to Senate Bill 11—the campus carry law that was passed in 2015—which relates to the carrying of handguns on college campuses. Senate Bill 11 goes into effect for community colleges Aug. 1.

Under SB 11, concealed carry is allowed on Texas public college campuses. Open carry is still prohibited. Concealed carry authorizes license to carry holders to possess hidden firearms on their person in public, while open carry does not require people to conceal their weapons.

The recommendations can be broken down into four categories: regulations for gun-free exclusionary zones; responsibilities for license to carry holders; LSCS community education and training; and campus carry safety advisory committee guidelines, said Rand Key, LSCS police commissioner and Campus Carry Task Force chairman.