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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expenditure of public funds for certain playground |
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facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 756.061 (a) and (b), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 756.061. COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY STANDARDS. (a) |
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Except as provided by Subsection (b), on or after September 1, |
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[1997,] 2009, public funds may not be used: |
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(1) to purchase playground equipment that does not |
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substantially comply with each applicable provision of the latest |
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edition of ASTM F-1487 Standard Consumer Safety Performance |
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Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use or the latest |
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issue of the Handbook for Public Playground Safety published [in
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1994] by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission |
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(Publication No. 325); |
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(2) to purchase surfacing for the area under and |
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around playground equipment if the surfacing will not substantially |
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comply, on completion of installation of the surfacing, with each |
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applicable provision of [the handbook described by Subdivision (1)] |
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the latest edition of ASTM F-2223 Standard Guide for ASTM Standards |
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on Playground Surfacing or the latest issue of the Handbook for |
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Public Playground Safety published by the United States Consumer |
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Product Safety Commission (Publication 325); or |
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(3) to pay for installation of playground equipment or |
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surfacing if the installation will not comply, on completion of the |
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installation, with each applicable provision of the [handbook] |
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specifications described by Subdivisions (1) and (2). |
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(b) Public funds may be used for maintenance of playground |
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equipment or surfacing for the area under and around playground |
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equipment that was purchased before September 1, [1997,] 2009, even |
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if the equipment or surfacing does not comply, on completion of the |
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maintenance, with each applicable provision of the [handbook] |
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specifications described by Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |