SEC. 404. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall not be effec-
tive with respect to any birth or placement occurring be-
fore the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE V—TIME FOR SCHOOLS 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Time for Schools Act 
of 2005’’. 
SEC. 502. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—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 SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT 
LEAVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to section 
103(h), an eligible employee shall be entitled to 
a total of 24 hours of leave during any 12- 
month period to participate in an academic ac-
tivity 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 pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
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‘‘(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 nec-
essary— 
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‘‘(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 is entitled to 
more than a combined total of 12 workweeks of 
leave under this section 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-
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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 301(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 
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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. 503. 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-
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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. 
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‘‘(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 302(c), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(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. 504. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title shall take effect 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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