New York A 6962: Enacts the "no child left out inclusive playgrounds act"

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A06962 Summary:

BILL NOA06962 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRRamos, Manktelow, Reyes, Sayegh, DeStefano, Giglio, Romero, Stern, McDonald, Reilly, Weprin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §399-dd, Gen Bus L

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Enacts the "no child left out inclusive playgrounds act"; requires newly built and renovated playgrounds to be accessible for children with disabilities.

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BILL NOA06962 

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03/18/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6962

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring all
 new and renovated playgrounds be accessible to all children

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "no child left out inclusive playgrounds act".
 3 § 2. Section 399-dd of the general business law, as added by chapter
 4 519 of the laws of 2006, and subdivision 2 as amended by section 38 of
 5 part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 6 § 399-dd. Construction or installation of playground or playground
 7 equipment. 1. Definitions relative to playground safety. For the
 8 purposes of this section, the term "playground" means an improved area
 9 designed, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children which
 10 is not intended for use as an athletic playing field or athletic court,
 11 and shall include any play equipment, surfacing, fencing, signs, inter-
 12 nal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related structures.
 13 2. The department of state, in consultation with the office of parks,
 14 recreation and historic preservation, shall promulgate rules and regu-
 15 lations for the design, installation, inspection and maintenance of
 16 playgrounds and playground equipment. Those regulations shall substan-
 17 tially comply with the guidelines and criteria which are contained in
 18 the handbook for public playground safety produced by the United States
 19 consumer products safety commission or any successor and the provisions
 20 provided in subdivision four of this section. The rules and regulations
 21 shall include special provisions for playgrounds appropriate for chil-
 22 dren within the range of ages in day care settings.
 23 3. (a) No person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity which
 24 constructs, assembles or installs a playground or playground equipment
 25 shall construct, assemble, or install in this state such playground or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10673-01-5

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 1 playground equipment unless such playground or playground equipment
 2 shall conform to the requirements of those rules and regulations promul-
 3 gated pursuant to this section.
 4 (b) Playgrounds or playground equipment constructed upon one, two and
 5 three-family residential real property are exempt from the requirements
 6 of this section.
 7 4. (a) All newly built or renovated public playgrounds in New York
 8 state shall be accessible and inclusive for children with disabilities.
 9 (b) Any municipality or private entity not exempt under paragraph (b)
 10 of subdivision three of this section intending to build a new or reno-
 11 vate an existing playground shall consult with local disability advocacy
 12 groups during the design phase to ensure that community needs are met to
 13 the fullest extent practicable.
 14 (c) All newly built or renovated public playgrounds shall, at minimum,
 15 have the following accommodations, which shall meet any applicable
 16 federal or state accessibility standards:
 17 (i) accessible surfacing materials, which must be able to accommodate
 18 mobility devices on level paths, where possi