ESP Family Leave Act
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
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Jul 23, 2020 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Aug 4, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 16, 2020 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Nov 12, 2020 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2020 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2020 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jul 23, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2020Introduced in House
- 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 130, July 23, 2020, page H3838.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1401 | ESP Family Leave Act | Identical bill | May 9, 2019 |
| HR 5348 | ESP Family Leave Act | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 23, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ESP Family Leave Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
