HR 7739 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

ESP Family Leave Act

Introduced Jul 23, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Sean Casten D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 23, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 23, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

ESP Family Leave Act

This bill provides that employees who are education support professionals will be considered as meeting the hours of service requirements to become eligible for family or medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, if they have worked a number of hours equal to not less than 60% of the total monthly hours expected for their job descriptions and duties, as assigned for the previous school year.

The bill defines an education support professional as an employee within a public school or public institution of higher education which may include (1) paraeducators who provide instructional and noninstructional support; (2) secretarial, clerical, and administrative support staff; (3) custodians and maintenance service workers who provide building and grounds maintenance and repair; (4) skilled trade workers who provide services in schools, e.g., electricians, carpenters, and machinery operators; (5) workers who provide food service; (6) workers who provide school transportation and delivery services; (7) computer audiovisual, and language technical support staff; (8) security staff; (9) nursing, health, and therapy support staff; and (10) other staff that may serve public education students.

The Department of Labor may provide a method for calculating leave under the Act for education support professionals.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2020 to Nov 12, 2020, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 23, 2020
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-WADenny HeckOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 23, 2020
D-PASusan WildOriginalJul 23, 2020
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 23, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Jul 23, 2020Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1401ESP Family Leave ActIdentical billMay 9, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

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  1. Jul 23, 2020Introduced in House

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