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.