Entitlement of Federal employees to leave for parental involvement

(a) Leave requirement Section 6382(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B)(i) and section 6383(f), an employee shall be entitled to leave under this paragraph to participate in or attend a school conference or an activity that is sponsored by a school or community organization and relates to a program of the school or organization that is attended by a son or daughter or a grandchild of the employee. (B) (i) An employee is entitled to— (I) not to exceed 8 hours of leave under this paragraph during any 30-day period; and (II) not to exceed 48 hours of leave under this paragraph during any 12-month period. (ii) Leave under this paragraph shall be in addition to any leave provided under any other paragraph of this subsection. (C) For the purpose of this paragraph— (i) the term school means an elementary school or secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 8101 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; and (ii) the term community organization means a private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and provides activities for individuals described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 6381(6), such as a scouting or sports organization.. (b) Schedule Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting after the second sentence the following new sentence: Leave under subsection (a)(5) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.; and (2) in the last sentence, by striking involved, and inserting involved (or, in the case of leave under subsection (a)(5), for purposes of any 30-day or 12-month period),. (c) Substitution of paid leave Section 6382(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) An employee may elect to substitute for leave under subsection (a)(5), any of the employee’s accrued or accumulated annual or sick leave under subchapter I. If the employee elects to substitute accumulated annual or sick leave for leave provided under subsection (a)(5), the employing agency shall not restrict or limit this substitution or impose any additional terms and conditions on such leave that are more stringent on the employee than the terms and conditions set forth in this subchapter.. (d) Notice Section 6382(e) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) In any case in which an employee requests leave under paragraph (5) of subsection (a), the employee shall provide the employing agency with not less than 7 days’ notice, before the date the leave is to be taken, of the employee’s intention to take leave under such paragraph.. (e) Certification Section 6383(f) of such title is amended by striking paragraph (1)(E) or (3) of section 6382(a) and inserting paragraph (1)(E), (3), or (5) of section 6382(a). (f) Definition of grandchild Section 6381 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) the term grandchild means a son or daughter of an employee’s son or daughter..