Registration of Workers or Students at Institutions of Higher Education
Article 62.153 states:
REGISTRATION OF WORKERS OR STUDENTS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) Not later than the later of the seventh day after the date on which the person begins to work or attend school or the first date the applicable authority by policy allows the person to register, a person required to register under Article 62.152 or any other provision of this chapter who is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student at a public or private institution of higher education in this state shall report that fact to:
(1) the authority for campus security for that institution; or
(2) if an authority for campus security for that institution does not exist, the local law enforcement authority of:
(A) the municipality in which the institution is located; or
(B) the county in which the institution is located, if the institution is not located in a municipality. (b) A person described by Subsection (a) shall provide the authority for campus security or the local law enforcement authority with all information the person is required to provide under Article 62.051(c).
(c) A person described by Subsection (a) shall notify the authority for campus security or the local law enforcement authority not later than the seventh day after the date of termination of the person's status as a worker or student at the institution.
(d) The authority for campus security or the local law enforcement authority shall promptly forward to the administrative office of the institution any information received from the person under this article and any information received from the department under Article 62.005.
(e) Subsection (a)(2) does not require a person to register with a local law enforcement authority if the person is otherwise required by this chapter to register with that authority.
(f) This article does not impose the requirements of public notification or notification to public or private primary or secondary schools on:
(1) an authority for campus security; or
(2) a local law enforcement authority, if those requirements relate to a person about whom the authority is not otherwise required by this chapter to make notifications.
(g) Notwithstanding Article 62.059, the requirements of this article supersede those of Article 62.059 for a person required to register under both this article and Article 62.059.
The authority for campus security at Central Texas College is:
Joseph Barragan
Chief of Police
Central Texas College Police Department requires all new and returning sex offenders to register with the department every semester, within 7 days of registering or making any class schedule change, in order to maintain the most up-to-date campus sex offender records.
NEW SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION:
Article 62.064, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Prohibited Location of Residence: prohibits persons on the sex offender registry for an offense that occurs on or after 9/1/17 from residing on the campus of a public or private institution of higher education unless they have a risk assessment of 1 (low) and the institution approves them to reside on campus.
Article 62.064, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Entry onto School Premises; Notice Required: requires a person on the sex offender registry who enters the premises of any school in TX during the standard operating hours of the school to immediately notify the school’s administrative office of their presence on the premises and their registration status. This applies to anyone on the sex offender registry and for an offense occurring before, on or after 9/1/17. There are exemptions for enrolled students, students from other schools participating in an event, and persons who enter a written exemption agreement with the school.
Notification of presence required to: Central Texas College Police Department, 254-526-1427