Report Title:

Paid Leave; Education or Health of Children

Description:

Requires public employers to provide at least two hours of paid leave during normal business hours to attend either a mutually-scheduled parent-teacher conference for the employee's minor child, or a mutually-scheduled parent-caregiver conference for a pre-school aged child attending a licensed group child care center. Clarifies that the employee may take leave for no more than four mutually-scheduled conferences per child in a calendar year. Clarifies that travel time be included as part of the two hours permitted for each conference. Clarifies that the provision of paid leave not adversely interfere with the operations of the work unit nor require the applicable agency to incur additional human resources or overtime costs. (SB205 HD1)

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

205

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

S.D. 3

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to Employment.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 78, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§78- Paid leave; education or health of children. Employees shall be eligible for at least two hours of paid leave during normal business hours to attend either a mutually-scheduled parent-teacher conference for the employee's minor child attending a public or private school in grades kindergarten through twelve, or a mutually-scheduled parent-caregiver conference for a preschool-aged child attending a licensed group child care center, as defined under section 346-151; provided that the time-off shall not be credited against vacation or sick leave benefits, if any; and provided further that the provision of paid leave shall not adversely interfere with the operations of the work unit nor require the applicable agency to incur additional human resources or overtime costs. The employee shall take no more than four mutually-scheduled conferences, per child, in a single calendar year. Travel time shall be included as part of the two hours permitted for each conference."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.