HB 1414 Summary

• Requires all playgrounds in state parks, county parks, and on public school grounds to include special needs recreational playground equipment by June 30, 2025, with a wheelchair accessible swing set as the minimum requirement.

• Establishes the special needs recreational playground equipment special fund to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources for acquisition, installation, and maintenance of accessible equipment.

• Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues to the special fund for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 (specific dollar amounts left blank in bill text).

• Distributes appropriated funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for state parks, Department of Education for public school grounds, and the four counties for county parks.

• Requires all special needs recreational playground equipment to comply with the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design and all applicable state and federal laws.