SENATE BILL No. 1252

April 25, 2002, Introduced by Senators HART, NORTH, SCOTT and PETERS and referred to

the Committee on Education.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 220, entitled

"Persons with disabilities civil rights act,"

(MCL 37.1101 to 37.1607) by adding section 304.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 304. A PERSON WHO OPERATES A PLAYGROUND SHALL PROVIDE

2 FOR THAT PLAYGROUND'S ACCESSIBILITY TO A PERSON WITH DISABILITIES

3 BY ENSURING THAT, AT A MINIMUM, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS

4 ARE MET:

5 (A) THE PLAYGROUND HAS A FIRM AND LEVEL SURFACE.

6 (B) RAMP ACCESS IS PROVIDED ALLOWING ACCESS TO ELEVATED

7 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR A PERSON WITH DISABILITIES.

8 (C) AT LEAST 1 ACCESSIBLE VERSION OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

9 WITH MULTIPLE PLAY FEATURES IS PROVIDED FOR A PERSON WITH

10 DISABILITIES.

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1 (D) INTERACTIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS SITUATED AT A HEIGHT

2 APPROPRIATE FOR A PERSON WITH DISABILITIES.

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