Sec. 21a-12a. Training and education program on playground safety. Regulations. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 21a-12a. Training and education program on playground safety. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall develop a training and education program on playground safety issues. Such program may be presented annually. A representative from each municipality in the state may participate in such program.

      (b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to develop standards for playground equipment by June 30, 1995. Such regulations shall include a recommended timetable under which playgrounds may meet the guidelines of the regulations. Such regulations shall be equivalent to the standards established by the Handbook for Public Playground Safety produced by the United States Product Safety Commission. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may issue a report concerning the status of playgrounds in Connecticut to the General Assembly on or before February 15, 1996.

      (P.A. 94-151; P.A. 96-259, S. 7; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 96-259 amended Subsec. (a) to make the annual presentation of the program permissive, rather than mandatory; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.