I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5838 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United 
States Code, to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental 
involvement leave to participate in or attend their children’s and grand-
children’s educational and extracurricular activities, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2020 
Ms. WILSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Commit-
tees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and 
title 5, United States Code, to allow employees to take, 
as additional leave, parental involvement leave to partici-
pate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s 
educational and extracurricular activities, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Leave for Pa-
rental Involvement in Education Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE UNDER THE 
FMLA FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND 
FAMILY WELLNESS. 
(a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102(a) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR 
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B) and section 103(g), an eligible em-
ployee shall be entitled to leave under this para-
graph to participate in or attend a school con-
ference or an activity that is sponsored by a 
school or community organization and relates to 
a program of the school or organization that is 
attended by a son or daughter or a grandchild 
of the employee. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible em-
ployee is entitled to— 
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‘‘(I) not to exceed 8 hours of 
leave under this paragraph during any 
30-day period; and 
‘‘(II) not to exceed 48 hours of 
leave under this paragraph during any 
12-month period. 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATION
RULE.—Leave 
under this paragraph shall be in addition 
to any leave provided under any other 
paragraph of this subsection. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this para-
graph: 
‘‘(i) 
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.), or a child care facility. 
‘‘(ii) COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘community organization’ means 
a private nonprofit organization that is 
representative of a community or a signifi-
cant segment of a community and provides 
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activities for individuals described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) of section 101(12), 
such as a scouting or sports organiza-
tion.’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the third 
sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘Leave under sub-
section (a)(6) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced 
leave schedule.’’. 
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section 
102(d)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE.— 
An eligible employee may elect, or an employer 
may require the employee, to substitute any of 
the accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave, 
or family leave of the employee for any leave 
under subsection (a)(6). In addition, an eligible 
employee may elect, or an employer may require 
the employee, to substitute any of the accrued 
paid medical or sick leave of the employee for 
leave provided under clause (ii) of subsection 
(a)(6)(A) for any part of the leave under such 
clause, except that nothing in this title shall re-
quire an employer to provide paid sick leave or 
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paid medical leave in any situation in which 
such employer would not normally provide any 
such paid leave. If the employee elects or the 
employer requires the substitution of accrued 
paid leave for leave provided under subsection 
(a)(6)(A), the employer shall not restrict or 
limit this substitution or impose any additional 
terms and conditions on such leave that are 
more stringent on the employee than the terms 
and conditions set forth in this Act.’’. 
(d) NOTICE.—Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2612(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) NOTICE
RELATING
TO
PARENTAL
IN-
VOLVEMENT.—In any case in which an employee re-
quests leave under paragraph (6) of subsection (a), 
the employee shall provide the employer with not 
less than 7 days’ notice or as much notice as is prac-
ticable before the date the leave is to be taken, of 
the employee’s intention to take leave under such 
paragraph.’’. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2613) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION RELATED TO PARENTAL IN-
VOLVEMENT.—An employer may require that a request for 
leave under section 102(a)(6) be supported by a certifi-
cation issued at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may by regulation prescribe.’’. 
(f) DEFINITION OF GRANDCHILD.—Section 101 of 
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2611) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(20) GRANDCHILD.—The term ‘grandchild’ 
means a son or daughter of an employee’s son or 
daughter.’’. 
SEC. 3. ENTITLEMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO LEAVE 
FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 
(a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382(a) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B)(i) and 
section 6383(f), an employee shall be entitled to 
leave under this paragraph to participate in or at-
tend a school conference or an activity that is spon-
sored by a school or community organization and re-
lates to a program of the school or organization that 
is attended by a son or daughter or a grandchild of 
the employee. 
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‘‘(B)(i) An employee is entitled to— 
‘‘(I) not to exceed 8 hours of leave under 
this paragraph during any 30-day period; and 
‘‘(II) not to exceed 48 hours of leave under 
this paragraph during any 12-month period. 
‘‘(ii) Leave under this paragraph shall be in ad-
dition to any leave provided under any other para-
graph of this subsection. 
‘‘(C) For the purpose of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘school’ means an elementary 
school or secondary school (as such terms are 
defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965), a Head 
Start program assisted under the Head Start 
Act, and a child care facility licensed under 
State law; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘community organization’ 
means a private nonprofit organization that is 
representative of a community or a significant 
segment of a community and provides activities 
for individuals described in subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of section 6381(6), such as a scouting 
or sports organization.’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is 
amended— 
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(1) by inserting after the second sentence the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Leave under subsection 
(a)(5) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced 
leave schedule.’’; and 
(2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘involved,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘involved (or, in the case of leave 
under subsection (a)(5), for purposes of any 30-day 
or 12-month period),’’. 
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section 
6382(d) of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after the subsection des-
ignation; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) An employee may elect to substitute for 
leave under subsection (a)(5), any of the employee’s 
accrued or accumulated annual or sick leave under 
subchapter I. If the employee elects to substitute ac-
cumulated annual or sick leave for leave provided 
under subsection (a)(5), the employing agency shall 
not restrict or limit this substitution or impose any 
additional terms and conditions on such leave that 
are more stringent on the employee than the terms 
and conditions set forth in this subchapter.’’. 
(d) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e) of such title is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) In any case in which an employee requests 
leave under paragraph (5) of subsection (a), the em-
ployee shall provide the employing agency with not 
less than 7 days’ notice, before the date the leave is 
to be taken, of the employee’s intention to take leave 
under such paragraph.’’. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383(f) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(E) or (3) of section 
6382(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(E), (3), or (5) of 
section 6382(a)’’. 
(f) DEFINITION OF GRANDCHILD.—Section 6381 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) the term ‘grandchild’ means a son or 
daughter of an employee’s son or daughter.’’. 
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