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HR 5838 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Community life and organization Elementary and secondary education Employee leave Family relationships Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act

Introduced: February 10, 2020 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 10, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act

This bill provides eligible employees to up to 48 hours of additional annual family and medical leave to attend activities related to a school or community organization attended by an employee's child or grandchild. Employees may use not more than 8 hours of such leave per 30-day period and must notify employers in advance of using such leave. This leave also is available to federal employees.

Additionally, employers generally may require employees to substitute accrued vacation, personal, family, medical, or sick leave for leave available under this bill.

What's happening now February 10, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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