Bill Text: TX HB283 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the wheelchair accessibility of new or renovated park playgrounds to children with disabilities.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-13 - Withdrawn from schedule [HB283 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB283-Introduced.html
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| By: Lucio III | H.B. No. 283 | |
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| relating to the wheelchair accessibility of new or renovated park | ||
| playgrounds to children with disabilities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Title 3, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Chapter 27 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 27. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PARKS IN THIS STATE | ||
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
| Sec. 27.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "political | ||
| subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, river | ||
| authority, or other governmental entity created under the authority | ||
| of the state or a county or municipality. | ||
| Sec. 27.002. APPLICABILITY. Except as otherwise provided | ||
| by this chapter, this chapter applies to a land or water park that | ||
| is owned, operated, or maintained by this state or a political | ||
| subdivision of this state. | ||
| [Sections 27.003-27.020 reserved for expansion] | ||
| SUBCHAPTER B. PLAY AREAS IN PARKS | ||
| Sec. 27.021. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter | ||
| applies only to a park in which after December 31, 2011: | ||
| (1) a playground is newly constructed; or | ||
| (2) at least 50 percent of a playground's equipment or | ||
| facilities are renovated. | ||
| Sec. 27.022. ACCESSIBILITY OF PLAYGROUNDS. (a) A park | ||
| subject to this subchapter must have a wheelchair-accessible | ||
| surface wide enough for two wheelchairs to pass that connects the | ||
| parking area to each playground in the park. | ||
| (b) At least one element of the available play equipment in | ||
| a playground subject to this subchapter must be wheelchair | ||
| accessible. | ||
| Sec. 27.023. GUIDELINES TO ASSIST IN PARK DEVELOPMENT AND | ||
| MAINTENANCE. (a) The commission by rule may adopt guidelines | ||
| designed to assist an entity that develops or maintains a park in | ||
| the purchase, design, construction, or installation of | ||
| wheelchair-accessible surfaces and equipment. | ||
| (b) Before adopting guidelines under this section, the | ||
| commission must consult with the Department of Aging and Disability | ||
| Services or another qualified person for advice on surface | ||
| materials and the design, construction, and installation of | ||
| pathways and equipment that are appropriate for providing | ||
| wheelchair accessibility. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
