Roane State Community College

Notification process

Full-time employees who intend to exercise this right to carry a handgun must first register with the Roane State Community College Police Department. Additionally, the employee must register with the other local law enforcement agency or agencies designated by their employing institution to receive that registration. To facilitate the registration with local law enforcement agencies, the Roane State police department will provide a copy of the completed registration form to local law enforcement agencies in the counties where the employee indicates on the registration form they may be working.

Steps

1. Full-time employees wishing to register will make an appointment with a Roane State Community College police officer at either the Roane County, Oak Ridge, Scott, Campbell, Loudon, Knox County, or the Cumberland County campus. The employee will bring their gun permit and driver license.
2. The employee will complete the Notification of Employee’s Intent to Carry a Concealed Handgun registration form. It must be signed in the presence of a witnessing Roane State police officer. You may complete this form and bring it with you to have an officer review and witness the completed form.
3. The Roane State Police Department will provide a copy of the registration form to local law enforcement agencies in the counties where the employee indicates on the registration form they may be working. 
4. The employee is responsible for updating their registration form that is on file with the Roane State Police Department should they need to add campuses depending on where the employee may work or in the event of a change in status of their state handgun permit.

Confidentiality

The registering employees’ names and other identifying information shall be confidential, not open for public inspection and shall not be disclosed except to the administrative officer of the institution responsible for security of the institution. However, that administrative officer will not be provided with the names or other identifying information of employees under their direct supervision or for whom they evaluate job performance. At Roane State Community College the designated administrative officer will be the president. Additionally, the registration information will be available to all Roane State POST certified police officers.