H.R. 10200 — Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act

This section establishes an additional FMLA leave entitlement of up to 8 hours during any 30-day period and 48 hours during any 12-month period for an eligible employee to attend a school conference or activity sponsored by a school or community organization that involves the employee's son, daughter, or grandchild. It permits the leave to be taken intermittently, allows substitution of accrued paid vacation, personal, family, medical, or sick leave, requires at least 7 days' notice, authorizes employer certification, and defines "grandchild" as the child of an employee's child.

This section entitles federal employees to up to 8 hours of leave in any 30-day period and 48 hours in any 12-month period to attend school conferences or activities sponsored by a school or community organization that involve a son, daughter, or grandchild. It allows such leave to be taken intermittently or on a reduced schedule, permits substitution of accrued annual or sick leave without additional restrictions, requires at least 7 days’ advance notice, and adds a definition of “grandchild.”