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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 744 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER N - INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVE PLAY SPACE AND EQUIPMENT
SECTION/RULE §744.3111 - What is the maximum height allowed for the highest designated play surface if my operation was licensed before September 1, 2010?
Chapter Review Date 03/27/2024

(a) If you were licensed before September 1, 2010, the maximum height allowed for the highest designated play surface on active play equipment is:(1) Six feet for equipment designed to be used by children younger than five years old; or(2) Eight feet for equipment designed to be used by children five years old and older.(b) If your operation re-designs the existing playground or adds new playground equipment, then as the changes are made you must meet equipment height requirements specified in §744.3109 of this title (relating to What is the maximum height of the highest designated play surface allowed?). You must submit a written plan for compliance to us upon request.

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.3111 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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