HR7978-118

Introduced

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 grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Apr 12, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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 participate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Social Welfare, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H24ACDA1E30EF4CFF93EB2AE8A174E764: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act.
  • Section H182D89DC6E5D409388141CF3D85CCC27: 2. Entitlement to additional leave under the FMLA for parental involvement and family wellness Section 102(a) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29...
  • Section HC72AF4EDA41B458089266E494F04ABB8: 3. Entitlement of Federal employees to leave for parental involvement Section 6382(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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 participate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Social Welfare, Labor

Primary Purpose

This 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 participate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Social Welfare Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 12, 2024

Ms. Wilson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Social Welfare Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"school" §HC72AF4EDA41B458089266E494F04ABB8

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

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