Amend CSHB 972 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 2, strike lines 6 through 9 and substitute "institution."
(2) On page 2, line 11, between "Subsection (b)" and "shall", insert ", or a private or independent institution of higher education that does not adopt a rule, regulation, or other provision or take any other action described by Section 46.03(j), Penal Code,"
(3) Strike all of the language appearing on page 2, line 19, through page 3, line 13.
(4) On page 5, line 14, between "education" and the underlined comma, insert "or private or independent institution of higher education".
(5) On page 6, strike lines 18-21 and substitute the following:
(j) Subsection (a)(1)(B) does not preclude a private or independent institution of higher education from adopting a rule, regulation, or other provision or from taking any other action to prohibit license holders from carrying handguns on premises owned or leased and operated by the institution, on any grounds or building owned or leased by the institution and on which an activity sponsored by the institution is being conducted, or on a passenger transportation vehicle of the institution.
(6) On page 6, line 25, between "education" and "if the hospital", insert "or private or independent institution of higher education".
(7) On page 7, line 5, between "education" and "if the institution", insert "or private or independent institution of higher education".
(8) On page 7, line 7, strike "amending Subsections (b) and (i) and".
(9) Strike all of the language appearing on page 7, line 9, through page 8, line 15.
(10) On page 8, line 17, between "education" and "as", insert "or private or independent institution of higher education,".
(11) On page 8, line 27, to page 9, line 1, strike "Sections 46.03 and 46.035, Penal Code, as amended" and substitute "Section 46.03, Penal Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 46.035(l), Penal Code, as added".