Introduced Version
House Bill 2319 History
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H. B. 2319
(By Delegates Caputo, Longstreth and Iaquinta)
[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §29-6-29, relating to
allowing state employees to take paid leave to attend
parent-teacher conferences for their children
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-6-29, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 6. CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.
§29-6-29. Paid leave for child's education.
_____(a) Beginning July 1, 2013, employees covered under this
article are eligible each year to use not more than four hours of
paid leave during normal work hours to attend either:
_____(1) A mutually-scheduled parent-teacher conference for the employee's child attending a public or private school in grades
kindergarten through twelve; or
_____(2) A mutually-scheduled parent caregiver conference for the
employee's preschool-aged child attending a licensed group child
care center.
_____(b) The employee may take paid leave for no more than two
mutually-scheduled conferences per child each year. Travel time
may be included in the four hours of paid leave permitted each
year.
_____(c) The time taken is not to be credited against an employee's
annual or sick leave benefits if the employee makes a reasonable,
good-faith effort to schedule the time off so as to not unduly
interfere with the operations of the work unit or require the
applicable agency to incur additional human resources or overtime
costs.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow state employees to
take paid leave to attend parent-teacher conferences for their
children.
This section is new; therefore, it has been completely
underscored.