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- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
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Relates to the make time for parenting act
In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor Michaelle C. Solages
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4677
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the make time for parenting act
Purpose
The purpose of this legislation is to enable parents an opportunity to attend their child's school related functions during work hours that cannot be scheduled during non-work hours.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of this bill amends the labor law by adding a new article 21 to create the make time for parenting act.
This section states that an employer must grant an employee leave of up to a total of sixteen hours during any school year to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child that cannot be scheduled during non-work hours.
The section also outlines notification and verification procedures, leave limits and employee rights under this act.
The Department of Education shall notify the school of this act and the provisions thereof.
The Department of Labor is authorized to enforce the provisions of this act.
This act makes it unlawful for an employer to take negative action against an employee for exercising the rights enumerated. Punishable by a fine of up to $1000 per violation and reversal of such negative action.
Justification
Studies have shown that children whose parents are actively involved in their education are more likely to succeed academically. The earlier in a child's education process parent involvement begins, the more powerful the effects,. Lack of parental involvement is one of the biggest problems facing public schools. Decades of research has shown that when parents are involved students have:
-Higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates -Better school attendance -Increased motivation, better self-esteem -Lower rates of suspension -Decreased use of drugs and alcohol and -Fewer instances of violent behavior.
It is important to ensure that parents have an opportunity to attend school related functions that occur during regular business hours, including parent-teacher conferences. The small cost of providing up to 16 hours of work time to allow parents to attend school activities will be returned to employers 10-fold when the highly prepared young adults enter the workforce.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall become law.
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