Relating to: grants for school district construction of or upgrades to accessible playgrounds and making an appropriation. (FE)
This bill establishes a grant program to help school districts build or upgrade playgrounds to be accessible for students with disabilities. It allocates $1 million for each of the 2025-26 and 2026-27 fiscal years to fund these projects. The program requires that grant amounts cannot exceed the actual costs school districts spend on construction or upgrades. School districts apply through the state department of public instruction to receive funding for making playgrounds more inclusive.
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Introduced Mar 19, 2026
Last action Apr 7, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Senators Keyeski, Larson and Spreitzer;
cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Brown, Cruz, Clancy, Joers, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Udell, Anderson and Subeck
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District
P
Chris Larson
DDemocratic
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Mark Spreitzer
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Keyeski
DDemocratic
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