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Time for Schools Act of 1997

Introduced: February 5, 1997 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Feb 5, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Feb 5, 1997
Introduced in Senate
Feb 5, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1027)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Time for Schools Act of 1997 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees covered by such Act to take up to 24 hours, during any 12-month period, of school involvement leave to participate in: (1) an activity of their child's school; or (2) literacy training under a family literacy program.

Amends Federal civil service law to apply the same school involvement leave allowance to Federal employees.

What's happening now February 5, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 280: Time for Schools Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-280/
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"S. 280: Time for Schools Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-280/.
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