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S 1304 106th Congress Senate

Time for Schools Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take school involvement leave to participate in the academic school activities o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take school involvement leave to participate in the academic school activities of their children or to participate in literacy training, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 30, 1999 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Day careEducationElementary and secondary educationElementary education
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FamiliesFamily leaveFederal employeesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHead Start programsHome schoolingLiteracy programsParent-school relationshipsParent-teacher relationshipsSecondary educationSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 30, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Jun 30, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7932)
Jun 30, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 30, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Time for Schools Act of 1999 - 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 academic activity of their child's school, such as a parent-teacher conference or an interview for a 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1304: Time for Schools Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1304/
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"S. 1304: Time for Schools Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1304/.
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