Thanks for the clarification. I think it would be great if the teaching hospitals and other (not K-12) institutions that have been claiming school status would fall under whatever Campus Carry bill passes.BrianSW99 wrote:HB86 and the others like it only apply to higher education. I'm not sure how that will affect teaching hospitals. K-12 will still be off limits, so I would think that would also be the case with accredited church based private schools too.tacticool wrote:For a while now, certain hospitals and churches have been saying they don't have to post 30.06 signs because they're also schools. If HB86 passes, will they have to comply (parking lot & policies) because they're schools? It seems only fair.
IANAL but it looks like most medical schools would fall under HB86 but The University of Phoenix is a for-profit institution of higher learning so it would be exempt.
Education Code, Sec. 61.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(8) "Institution of higher education" means any public technical institute, public junior college, public senior college or university, medical or dental unit, public state college, or other agency of higher education as defined in this section.
(15) "Private or independent institution of higher education" includes only a private or independent college or university that is:
(A) organized under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);
(B) exempt from taxation under Article VIII, Section 2, of the Texas Constitution and Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501); and
(C) accredited by:
(i) the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
(ii) the Liaison Committee on Medical Education; or
(iii) the American Bar Association.