‘‘(i) FAMILY
LITERACY
PROGRAM.—
The term ‘family literacy program’ means
a program of services that are of sufficient
intensity in terms of hours, and of suffi-
cient 
duration, 
to 
make 
sustainable
changes in a family and that integrate all
of the following activities:
‘‘(I) Interactive literacy activities
between parents and their sons and
daughters.
‘‘(II) Training for parents on
how to be the primary teacher for
their sons and daughters and full
partners in the education of their sons
and daughters.
‘‘(III) Parent literacy training.
‘‘(IV) An age-appropriate edu-
cation program for sons and daugh-
ters.
‘‘(ii) LITERACY.—The term ‘literacy’,
used with respect to an individual, means
the ability of the individual to speak, read,
and write English, and compute and solve
problems, 
at 
levels 
of 
proficiency
necessary—
‘‘(I) to function on the job, in the
family of the individual, and in soci-
ety;
‘‘(II) to achieve the goals of the
individual; and
‘‘(III) to develop the knowledge
potential of the individual.
‘‘(iii) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’
means an elementary school or secondary
school (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801)), a Head Start program assisted
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831
et seq.), and a child care facility operated
by a provider who meets the applicable
State or local government licensing, certifi-
cation, approval, or registration require-
ments, if any.
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—No employee may take
more than a total of 12 workweeks of leave under
paragraphs (1) and (3) during any 12-month pe-
riod.’’.
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29
U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the sec-
ond sentence the following: ‘‘Leave under subsection
(a)(3) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave
schedule.’’.
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section
102(d)(2)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘,
or for leave provided under subsection (a)(3) for any part
of the 24-hour period of such leave under such sub-
section’’.
(d) NOTICE.—Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2612(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) NOTICE
FOR
SCHOOL
INVOLVEMENT
LEAVE.—In any case in which the necessity for leave
under subsection (a)(3) is foreseeable, the employee
shall provide the employer with not less than 7 days’
notice, before the date the leave is to begin, of the
employee’s intention to take leave under such sub-
section. If the necessity for the leave is not foresee-
able, the employee shall provide such notice as is
practicable.’’.
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 2613), as amended by section 531(c), is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) CERTIFICATION
FOR SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT
LEAVE.—An employer may require that a request for
leave under section 102(a)(3) be supported by a certifi-
cation issued at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may by regulation prescribe.’’.
SEC. 553. SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERV-
ICE EMPLOYEES.
(a) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—Section 6382(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to section 6383(h), an employee shall
be entitled to a total of 24 hours of leave during any 12-
month period to participate in an academic activity of a
school of a son or daughter of the employee, such as a
parent-teacher conference or an interview for a school, or
to participate in literacy training under a family literacy
program.
‘‘(B) In this paragraph:
‘‘(i) The term ‘family literacy program’ means
a program of services that are of sufficient intensity
in terms of hours, and of sufficient duration, to
make sustainable changes in a family and that inte-
grate all of the following activities:
‘‘(I) Interactive literacy activities between
parents and their sons and daughters.
‘‘(II) Training for parents on how to be
the primary teacher for their sons and daugh-
ters and full partners in the education of their
sons and daughters.
‘‘(III) Parent literacy training.
‘‘(IV) An age-appropriate education pro-
gram for sons and daughters.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘literacy’, used with respect to
an individual, means the ability of the individual to
speak, read, and write English, and compute and
solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary—
‘‘(I) to function on the job, in the family
of the individual, and in society;
‘‘(II) to achieve the goals of the individual;
and
‘‘(III) to develop the knowledge potential
of the individual.
‘‘(iii) The term ‘school’ means an elementary
school or secondary school (as such terms are de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), a
Head Start program assisted under the Head Start
Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a child care facil-
ity operated by a provider who meets the applicable
State or local government licensing, certification, ap-
proval, or registration requirements, if any.
‘‘(4) No employee may take more than a total of 12
workweeks of leave under paragraphs (1) and (3) during
any 12-month period.’’.
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is
amended by inserting after the second sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Leave under subsection (a)(3) may be taken
intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.’’.
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section
6382(d) of such title is amended by inserting before ‘‘,
except’’ the following: ‘‘, or for leave provided under sub-
section (a)(3) any of the employee’s accrued or accumu-
lated annual leave under subchapter I for any part of the
24-hour period of such leave under such subsection’’.
(d) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e) of such title is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) In any case in which the necessity for leave
under subsection (a)(3) is foreseeable, the employee shall
provide the employing agency with not less than 7 days’
notice, before the date the leave is to begin, of the employ-
ee’s intention to take leave under such subsection. If the
necessity for the leave is not foreseeable, the employee
shall provide such notice as is practicable.’’.
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of such title, as
amended by section 532(c), is further amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(h) An employing agency may require that a request
for leave under section 6382(a)(3) be supported by a cer-
tification issued at such time and in such manner as the
Office of Personnel Management may by regulation pre-
scribe.’’.
SEC. 554. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This subtitle takes effect 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
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