A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and for other purposes

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by  United States. Congress. House

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ToamendtheFamilyandMedicalLeaveActof1993,andforotherpurposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January6,1999
Mr.Clayintroducedthefollowingbill;whichwasreferredtotheCommittee
onEducationandtheWorkforce,andinadditiontotheCommitteeson
GovernmentReform,andHouseAdministration,foraperiodtobesubse-
quentlydeterminedbytheSpeaker,ineachcaseforconsiderationofsuch
provisionsasfallwithinthejurisdictionofthecommitteeconcerned
A
BILL
ToamendtheFamilyandMedicalLeaveActof1993,and
forotherpurposes.
1 BeitenactedhytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta-
2 tivesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,
3 SECTION1,SHORTTITLEANDREFERENCE.
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4 (a) Short Title. This Act may be cited as the
5 "Family and Medical Leave Improvements Act of
6 1999".
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7 (b) Reference. WheneverinthisAct(otherthan
8 insection4)anamendmentorrepealisexpressedinterms
9 ofanamendmentto,orrepealof,asectionorotherprovi-
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1 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
2 sectionorotherprovisionoftheFamilyandMedicalLeave
3 Actof1993.
4 SEC.2.COVERAGEOFEMPLOYEES.
5 Paragraphs (2)(B)(ii) and (4)(A)(i) of section 101
6 (29U.S.C.2611(2)(B)(ii)and(4)(A)(i))areeachamend-
7 ed by striking "50" each place it appears and inserting
8 "25".
9 SEC.3.GENERALREQUIREMENTSFORLEAVE.
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10 (a) Entitlement to Lea\ie. Section 102(a) (29
11 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
12 following:
13 "(3) Entitlement to pakental in'volve-
14 mentandelder-careleave.
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15 "(A) In general. Subject to section
16 103(f), aneligibleemployee shaDbeentitledto
17 a total of 24 hours of leave during any 12-
18 month period, in addition to leave available
19 underparagraph(1),to
20 "(i) participatein school activitiesdi-
21 rectly related to the educational advance-
22 mentofasonordaughteroftheemployee,
23 such as parent-teacher conferences or
24 interviewingforanewschool;
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"(ii) accompany the son or daughter
oftheemployeetoroutinemedicalorden-
talappointments, suchascheckupsorvac-
cinations;and
"(iii) accompanyanelderlyrelativeof
the employee to routine medical or dental
appointments or appointments for other
professional services related to the elder's
care, such as interviewing at nursing or
grouphomes.
"(B) Defixitioxs.—Asusedinthispara-
graph:
"(i) School.—The term 'school'
means an elementan^ school or secondary
school (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 14101 oftheElementaryandSecond-
aiy Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8801)), a Head Start program assisted
undertheHeadStartAct(42U.S.C.9831
et seq.), and a child care facihty licensed
underStatelaw.
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"(ii) Elderly relatr^. The term
'elderlyrelative' means anindividualofat
least 60 years of age who is related by
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1 ' bloodormarriagetotheemployee, inelud-
2 ingaparent.".
3 (b) Schedule.—Section 102rb)(l) (29 U.S.C.
4 2612(b)(1))isamendedbyinsertingafterthesecondsen-
5 tencethefollowing: "Leaveundersubsection (a)(3) may
6 betakenintermittentlyoronareducedleaveschedule.".
7 (c) Substitution op Paid Lea\^.—Section
8 102(d)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is amended by
9 insertingbefore the period the following: orforleave
10 pro\adedundersubsection (a)(3) foranypartofthe24-
11 hourperiodofsuchleaveundersuchsubsection".
12 (d) Notice.—Section 102(e) (29U.S.C. 2612(e))is
13 amendedbyaddingattheendthefollowing:
14 "(3) Notice for parental in-volve-
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15 MENT AND ELDERCARE LEAVE. Ifthe neces-
16 sityforleaveundersubsection(a)(3)isforesee-
17 able, the employee shall provide the employer
18 withnotlessthan7daysnoticebeforethedate
19 theleave istobegin. Ifthe necessityforleave
20 is not foreseeable, the employee shall provide
21 suchnoticeasispracticable.".
22 (e) Certification.—Section 103 (29U.S.C. 2613)
23 isamendedbyaddingattheendthefollowing:
24 "(f) Certification for Parental In^ol\^ment
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25 AND Elder-Care Lea\^. ^An employer may require
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1 thatarequest forleaveundersection 102(a)(3) be sup-
2 portedbyacertificationissuedatsuchtimeandinsuch
3 manner as the Secretarymayby regulation prescribe.".
4 SEC.4.LEAVEFORCIVILSERVICEEMPLOYEES.
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5 (a) Entitlement to Leave. Section 6382(a) of
6 title5,UnitedStatesCode, isamendedbyaddingatthe
7 endthefollowing:
8 "(3)(A) Subjecttosection 6383(f),anem-
9 ployee shall be entitled to a total of24 hours
10 ofleave during any 12-month period, in addi-
11 tiontoleaveavailableunderparagraph (1), to:
12 "(i) participate in school aeti\itiesdi-
13 rectly related to the educational advance-
14 mentofasonordaughteroftheemployee,
15 such as parent-teacher conferences, or
16 interviewingforanewschool;
17 "(ii) accompany the son or daughter
18 oftheemployeetoroutinemedicalorden-
19 talappointments, suchascheckupsorvac-
20 einations;and
21 "(iii) accompanyanelderlyrelativeof
22 the employee to routine medical or dental
23 appointments or appointments for other
24 professional services related to the elder's
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1 care, such as interviewing at nursing or
2 grouphomes.
3 "(B)Asusedinthisparagraph:
4 "(i) The term 'school' means an ele-
5 mentary school or secondary school (as
6 suchtermsaredefinedinsection 14101of
7 the Elementarj^ and Secondary Education
8 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)), a Head
9 Start program assisted under the Head
10 StartAct (42 U.S.C. 9831 etseq.), anda
11 childcarefacilitylicensedunderStatelaw.
12 "(ii) Theterm'elderlyrelative'means
13 - an individual of at least 60 years of age
14 whoisrelatedbybloodormarriagetothe
15 employee,includingaparent.".
16 (b) Schedule.—Section 6382(b)(1) ofsuchtitleis
17 amendedbyinsertingafterthesecondsentencethefollow-
18 ing: "Leaveundersubsection (a)(3) maybetaken inter-
19 mittentlyoronareducedleaveschedule.".
20 (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.—Section
21 6382(d) ofsuch title is amended by insertingbefore ",
22 except"thefollowing: ",orforleaveprovidedundersub-
23 section (a)(3) anyoftheemployee'saccruedoraccumu-
24 latedannualleaveundersubchapterIforanypartofthe
25 24-hourperiodofsuchleaveundersuchsubsection".
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1 (d) Notice.—Section 6382(e)(1) of such title is
2 amendedbyaddingattheendthefollowing:"Iftheneces-
3 sityfor leaveunder subsection (a)(3) is foreseeable, the
4 employeeshallprovidetheemployerwithnotlessthan 7
5 days notice before the date the leave isto begin. Ifthe
6 necessityforleave is notforeseeable, the employee shall
7 providesuchnoticeasispracticable.".
8 (e) Certification-.—Section 6383 of such title is
9 amendedbyaddingattheendthefollowing:
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10 "(f) Certification. Anemployingagencymayre-
11 quire that a request for leave under section 6382(a)(3)
12 be supported by a certification issued at such time and
13 insuch mannerasthe Office ofPersonnel Management
14 maybyregulationprescribe."
15 SEC.5.EFFECTIVEDATE.
16 ThisActshalltakeeffect120daysafterthedateof
17 enactment.
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