Short Title: An Act providing
for parental involvement leave, imposing duties on the Department of Labor and
Industry; and providing for civil remedies.
Prime Sponsor: Representative D. MILLER
Last Action: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, March 26, 2015
[House]
MEMORANDUM
Posted:
February 6, 2015 12:57 PM
From:
Representative Dan Miller
To:
All House members
Subject:
Request for Co-sponsorship:
Parental Involvement Leave Act
In
the near future, I intend to re-introduce House Bill 2055 of 2014. My legislation would require employers to
grant employees paid leave to attend academic related activities for their
children when the meetings cannot be scheduled during non-working hours. This legislation recognizes the crucial role
parents play in a student’s success and the economic demands on parents working
multiple jobs to make ends meet.
Moreover, this legislation takes into consideration the unique demands
on the parents of children with special needs.
These parents need to be an active participant in their child’s
individualized education program.
Under
this legislation, employers will be required to provide eligible employees with
a maximum of eight hours paid parental leave per school year to attend
parent-teacher conferences or similar academic meetings. Additionally, employers will be required to
provide twelve hours paid parental leave per school year for activities related
to the development of required special education planning for their children
with special needs.
According
to the U.S. Department of Education, students of parents that are actively
involved in their education have better grades, exhibit better test scores and
show improved academic achievement over the long-term. Parental involvement has also been positively
linked to higher attendance rates and lower rates of suspension. Similarly, the importance of parental
understanding and involvement in developing Individualized Education Programs
(IEPs), Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) and related services cannot
be overstated. Such parental
participation is directly linked to the children’s academic success.
Because
I believe this legislation will help to enrich the lives of our young people in
this Commonwealth, I ask you to join me in co-sponsoring this important
legislation.
Previous
c-sponsors include: FRANKEL , SCHREIBER, McGEEHAN , GAINEY, HAGGERTY, KOTIK ,
O'BRIEN , MOLCHANY, KINSEY, CALTAGIRONE , DAVIDSON, DEASY, PAINTER, SIMS, BROWNLEE,
BRIGGS, KIM, YOUNGBLOOD , BISHOP , THOMAS , ROZZI and COHEN
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