New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11600: Establishes the everyone can play grant program
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
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 the bill says
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the everyone can play grant program.
From the introduced text, June 5, 2026:
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 ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 54 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new paragraph w to read as follows: W. EVERYONE CAN PLAY GRANT PROGRAM. (I) WHEN USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED: (1) "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE. (2) "RECREATION FACILITY" SHALL MEAN PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND RECREATION CENTERS, TOGETHER WITH NECESSARY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND EQUIPMENT. (3) "HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE ASPECTS" SHALL MEAN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY, AS AMENDED, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PLAYGROUND STRUCTURES, SWINGS, SLIDES, CLIMBERS, AND SPRING RIDERS. (II) WITHIN THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY AWARD COMPETITIVE GRANTS OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MUNICIPALITIES TO COVER THE COSTS FOR THE CREATION OF HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE ASPECTS IN NEW OR EXISTING RECREATION FACILITIES. § 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
Sponsors
- Josh Jensen (R, 134) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Subjects: State Finance Law
Common questions
- What is A11600?
- A11600 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the everyone can play grant program.
- What does A11600 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the everyone can play grant program.
- What is the status of A11600?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11600?
- Josh Jensen (R, 134).
- Where is the official record for A11600?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11600
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