Department of Parks and Recreation: grants: playgrounds and play structures: disability access.

Existing law establishes within the Natural Resources Agency the Department of Parks and Recreation, which controls the state park system. Existing law provides a process for the establishment of recreation and park districts. Existing law authorizes a recreation and park district to accept any revenue, money, grants, goods, or services from any federal, state, regional, or local agency or from any person for any lawful purpose of the district. This bill would, to the extent not in conflict with the terms of an existing park grant program or applicable bond act, or the requirements of any other funding source, for any grant application submitted on and after January 1, 2023, prohibit the Department of Parks and Recreation, or any other state agency, from awarding any grant funds to a grant applicant for purposes of constructing or rehabilitating a playground or play structure, unless the playground or play structure that is proposed for construction or rehabilitation complies with the United States Department of Justice's 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The bill would, to the extent not in conflict with the terms of an existing park grant program or applicable bond act, or the requirements of any other funding source, for any grant application submitted on and after January 1, 2024, prohibit the Department of Parks and Recreation, or any other state agency, from awarding any grant funds to a grant applicant for purposes of constructing or rehabilitating a playground or play structure, unless the playground or play structure that is proposed for construction or rehabilitation complies with the United States Department of Justice's 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and the standards to be adopted by the Department of Parks and Recreation on or before January 1, 2024, as provided.