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An act relating to playground equipment, the official text

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1                            STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

3 HOUSE BILL 1401            By: Provenzano

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6                            AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to playground equipment; defining

    terms; requiring all public playground equipment be

8   to a certain standard; providing for codification;

    and providing an effective date.

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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

12  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7350 of Title 63, unless there

14 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

15  As used in this act:

16  1. "Fully inclusive" means anyone that may require the use of a

17 mobility device to access or use the playground equipment; and

18  2. "Travel surfaces" means the material in contact with the

19 ground that is used by individuals to navigate the playground.

20  SECTION 2.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7351 of Title 63, unless there

22 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

23  Every city, town, municipality, and public school district in

24 counties in Oklahoma with a population of at least one hundred

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1 thousand (100,000) persons according to the Federal Decennial Census

2 or most recent population estimate, that plan to:

3   1. Install new playground equipment and travel surfaces; or

4   2. Update existing playground equipment and travel surfaces,

5 shall ensure that all material and equipment are fully inclusive and

6 accessible for adults and children of all ages.

7   SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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