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A 11600: Establishes the everyone can play grant program which allows for grants up to $100,000 to municipalities to cover the costs for the creation of handicap accessible aspects in new or existing recreation facilities.
What A 11600 does, verified June 7, 2026
<p> This act amends the State Finance Law to establish the "Everyone Can Play" grant program. The program authorizes the Secretary of State to award competitive grants of up to one hundred thousand dollars to municipalities, which include counties, cities, towns, and villages. These funds are intended to cover the costs associated with creating handicap-accessible aspects in new or existing recreation facilities, such as playgrounds, athletic fields, and recreation centers. The term "handicap-accessible aspects" refers to equipment and structures approved in accordance with federal Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines, including swings, slides, climbers, and spring riders. The act takes effect immediately. </p>
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11600
- What is the current status of A 11600?
- As of June 7, 2026, A 11600 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "referred to ways and means".
- Did A 11600 pass?
- Not yet. A 11600 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11600, and where is it now?
- A 11600 was authored by Asm. Josh Jensen. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 5, 2026 · 279 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11600 IN ASSEMBLY June 5, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Jensen) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the everyone can play grant program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 54 of the state finance law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph w to read as follows: 3 w. Everyone can play grant program. (i) When used in this paragraph, 4 unless otherwise expressly stated: 5 (1) "Municipality" shall mean a county, city, town, or village. 6 (2) "Recreation facility" shall mean playgrounds, athletic fields, and 7 recreation centers, together with necessary buildings, structures, and 8 equipment. 9 (3) "Handicap accessible aspects" shall mean playground equipment 10 approved in accordance with accessibility guidelines pursuant to the 11 federal Americans with Disabilities Act of nineteen hundred ninety, as 12 amended, which shall include but not be limited to, playground struc- 13 tures, swings, slides, climbers, and spring riders. 14 (ii) Within the annual amounts appropriated therefor, the secretary of 15 state may award competitive grants of up to one hundred thousand dollars 16 to municipalities to cover the costs for the creation of handicap acces- 17 sible aspects in new or existing recreation facilities. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08842-01-5
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