This aspect of the law may change in the future but for now that’s the way it is.

KXII News reports.

Texas’ campus carry law doesn’t apply for 2 year colleges in 2016

Colleges and universities are preparing for campus car to go into effect on Monday, but it won’t apply to community or junior colleges just yet.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed campus carry into effect in June of 2015. Monday, August 1, 2016 it goes into effect at four year colleges and universities. Private schools are allowed to opt out of the law.

“It basically allows for concealed carry permit holders to carry on campuses,” Grayson College Police Chief Andrew MacPherson said.

But the campus carry law doesn’t apply for two year schools and junior colleges in Texas, yet. For schools like North Texas Central College, Paris Junior College and Grayson College it goes into effect August of 2017.

“It gives us an extra year to plan, to make arrangements and to decide what areas on campus they may not want to allow campus carry,” MacPherson said.

MacPherson says they’ve created a task force made up of students, faculty and community representatives to help make decisions. You have to be 21 years old or older to get a handgun license in Texas. The school plans to hold town hall meetings in the fall to better educate students and the public.

“One of the biggest problems is not being concealed,” said MacPherson. “The wind blows open a jacket something like that.”

Matthew Thigpen plans to attend Grayson College. He thinks the extra year will better prepare the school for the change.

“I think the extra year will help the school take notes on the other schools, like if there are problems they can learn from those problems,” Matthew Thigpen said.