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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Time for Schools Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. 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(f), an
eligible employee shall be entitled to a total of 24
hours of leave during any 12-month period to
participate in an 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) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
''(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 sufficient 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 education
program for sons and daughters.
''(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
society;
''(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 section 14101 of the
Elementary and Secondary 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
operated by a provider who meets the applicable
State or local government licensing,
certification, approval, or registration
requirements, 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 period.''.
(b) Schedule.--Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1))
is amended by inserting after the second 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 subsection''.
(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
subsection. If the necessity for the leave is not foreseeable,
the employee shall provide such notice as is practicable.''.
(e) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(f) Certification for School Involvement Leave.--An employer may
require that a request for leave under section 102(a)(3) be supported
by a certification issued at such time and in such manner as the
Secretary may by regulation prescribe.''.

SEC. 3. SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERVICE 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(f), an employee shall be entitled
to a total of 24 hours of leave during any 12-month period to
participate in an 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 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 education program 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 defined in section 14101 of
the Elementary and Secondary 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 operated by
a provider who meets the applicable State or local government
licensing, certification, approval, 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 following: ''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 subsection (a)(3) any of the employee's accrued or
accumulated 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 amended 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 employee'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 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 certification issued at such
time and in such manner as the Office of Personnel Management may by
regulation prescribe.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act takes effect 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
Solution:
Time for Schools Act of 1997 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees covered by such Act to take up to 24 hours, during any 12-month period, of school involvement leave to participate in: (1) an activity of their child's school; or (2) literacy training under a family literacy program.
Amends Federal civil service law to apply the same school involvement leave allowance to Federal employees.