House Bill 5838
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5838
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act
This bill provides eligible employees to up to 48 hours of additional annual family and medical leave to attend activities related to a school or community organization attended by an employee's child or grandchild. Employees may use not more than 8 hours of such leave per 30-day period and must notify employers in advance of using such leave. This leave also is available to federal employees.
Additionally, employers generally may require employees to substitute accrued vacation, personal, family, medical, or sick leave for leave available under this bill.
February 10, 2020
02/10/2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
02/10/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 2:28:02 AM