[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2842 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2842

 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow leave for 
                      parent-teacher conferences.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 1997

   Mr. Cook 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow leave for 
                      parent-teacher conferences.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Involvement in Education 
Act''.

SECTION. 1. PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES.

    (a) Non-Federal Employees.--
            (1) In general.--Section 102(a)(1) of the Family and 
        Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) is amended by 
        adding after and below subparagraph (D) the following:
``An eligible employee shall be entitled during any 12-month period 6 
hours leave for parent-teacher conferences for each son or daughter of 
the employee.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 102(d)(2)(A) of such Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``or leave 
        for a parent-teacher conference under subsection (a)(1)'' 
        before ``any part of''.
    (b) Federal employees.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding after and below subparagraph 
        (D) the following:
``An employee shall be entitled during any 12-month period 6 hours 
leave for parent-teacher conferences for each son or daughter of the 
employee.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 6382(d) of title 5, 
        United States Code is amended by inserting ``or for leave for a 
        parent-teacher conference under subsection (a)(1)'' before 
        ``any of the employee's''.
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