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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1401 By: Provenzano
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to playground equipment; defining
terms; requiring all public playground equipment be
to a certain standard; providin g for codification;
and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7350 of Title 63, unles s there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
As used in this act:
1. "Fully inclusive" means anyone that may require the use of a
mobility device to access or use the playground equipment; and
2. "Travel surfaces" means the material i n contact with the
ground that is used by individuals to navigate the playground.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7351 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Every city, town, municipality, and public school district in
counties in Oklahoma with a population of at least one hundred
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thousand (100,000) persons according to the Federal Decennial Census
or most recent population estimat e, that plan to:
1. Install new playground equipment and travel surfaces; or
2. Update existing playground equipment and travel surfaces,
shall ensure that all material and equipment are fully inclusive and
accessible for adults and children of all ages.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-11234 TJ 01/13/25