Bill Text: HI SB562 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Labor; Employment; Family School Leave; Education; Legislative Reference Bureau
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-18 - Carried over to 2014 Regular Session. [SB562 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-SB562-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LEAVE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that it is crucial for parents to be involved in their children's education, in the school and in the home. There is evidence that parent involvement improves student achievement and students whose parents are involved in their education have better grades, test scores, long-term academic achievement, attitudes, and behavior.
The legislature further finds that with the constant demands placed on working families and the need to promote stability and economic security in the home, both parents should have the option of taking leave from their employment for purposes related to their children's education. Currently, twelve states require employers to allow for time for employees to participate in their children's educational activities. California is amongst the most progressive states, giving parents who work for businesses with twenty-five or more employees up to forty hours per year to participate in school activities.
The purpose of this Act is to require the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on family school leave that examines the feasibility and potential impact of requiring employers to allow parents and guardians of school-aged children to take leave from their employment to participate in their children's educational activities.
SECTION 2. (a) The legislative reference bureau shall conduct a study on family school leave that examines the feasibility and potential impact of requiring employers to allow parents and guardians of school-aged children to take leave from their employment to participate in their children's educational activities. As part of the study, the legislative reference bureau shall:
(1) Research other state's laws that allow for family school leave so that parents and guardians of school-aged children may participate in their children's educational activities;
(2) Work with the department of labor and industrial relations, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and interested stakeholders, including but not limited to the Hui for Excellence in Education and Hawaii Parent Teacher Student Association, on examining the impacts of requiring employers to allow parents and guardians of young children to take leave from their employment to participate in their children's educational activities;
(3) Make a recommendation as to whether requiring employers to allow parents and guardians of young children to take leave from their employment to participate in their children's educational activities is feasible in Hawaii, and if so, make a recommendation as to:
(A) The minimum number of employees an employer must employ to be required to provide family school leave; and
(B) The number of hours of annual family school leave an employer should be required to provide; and
(4) Propose relevant legislation, if appropriate.
(b) The legislative reference bureau shall submit a report of the findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation resulting from the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2014 regular session.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Labor; Employment; Family School Leave; Education; Legislative Reference Bureau
Description:
Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on family school leave that examines the feasibility and potential impact of requiring employers to allow parents and guardians of school-aged children to take leave from their employment to participate in their children's educational activities and to report to the legislature. (SD1)
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