88R11901 JES-D
 
  By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1635
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the establishment of a list of approved school safety
  vendors by the Texas School Safety Center.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 37.116 to read as follows:
         Sec. 37.116.  APPROVED SCHOOL SAFETY VENDORS. The Texas
  School Safety Center shall establish and maintain a list of
  approved vendors of school safety related products.  Before placing
  a vendor on the list, the center must ensure:
               (1)  the vendor is legitimate; and
               (2)  the school safety related products provided by the
  vendor are of a high quality.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.