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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 191
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the Act
to a greater percentage of the United States workforce and to allow
employees to take parental involvement leave to participate in or attend
their children’s educational and extracurricular activities, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and House Oversight,
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
A BILL
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United
States workforce and to allow employees to take parental
involvement leave to participate in or attend their chil-
dren’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,
SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES.
Paragraphs (2)(B)(ii) and (4)(A)(i) of section 101 of
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C.
2611 (2)(B)(ii) and (4)(A)(i)) are amended by striking
‘‘50’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘25’’.
SEC. 2. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE.
(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:
‘‘(3) ENTITLEMENT
TO
PARENTAL
INVOLVE-
MENT LEAVE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to section
103(f), an eligible employee shall be entitled to
a total of 4 hours of leave during any 30-day
period, and a total of 24 hours of leave during
any 12-month period, in addition to leave avail-
able under paragraph (1), to participate in or
attend an activity that—
‘‘(i) is sponsored by a school or com-
munity organization; and
‘‘(ii) relates to a program of the
school or organization that is attended by
a son or daughter of the employee, includ-
ing a foster child of the employee.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this para-
graph:
‘‘(i) 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
activities for individuals described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) of section 101(12),
such as a scouting or sports organization.
‘‘(ii) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’
means an elementary school or secondary
school (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 14101 of the Elementary and Second-
ary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8801)), a Head Start program assisted
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831
et seq.), and a child care facility licensed
under State law.’’.
(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)(1) of such Act (29
U.S.C. 2612(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘In any case in which an employee requests
leave under subsection (a)(3), 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 subsection.’’.
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 2613) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(f) CERTIFICATION FOR PARENTAL 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. 3. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE FOR CIVIL
SERVANTS.
(a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382(a) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to section 6383(f), an employee shall
be entitled to a total of 4 hours of leave during any 30-
day period, and a total of 24 hours of leave during any
12-month period, in addition to leave available under para-
graph (1), to participate in or attend an activity that—
‘‘(i) is sponsored by a school or community or-
ganization; and
‘‘(ii) relates to a program of the school or orga-
nization that is attended by a son or daughter of the
employee, including a foster child of the employee.
‘‘(B) As used in this paragraph:
‘‘(i) The term ‘community organization’ means
a private nonprofit organization that is representa-
tive of a community or a significant segment of a
community and provides activities for individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section
6381(6), such as a scouting or sports organization.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘school’ means an elementary
school or secondary school (as such terms are de-
fined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)), a
Head Start program assisted under the Head Start
Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a child care facil-
ity licensed under State law.’’.
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is
amended by inserting after the second sentence the follow-
ing: ‘‘Leave under subsection (a)(3) may be taken inter-
mittently 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)(1) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In any case
in which an employee requests leave under subsection
(a)(3), the employee shall provide the employing agency
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 subsection.’’.
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) 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.’’.
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