WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4938

By Delegate Caputo

[Introduced February 11, 2020; Referred to the Committee on Government Organization]

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.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 6.  CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.

§29-6-29.  Leave for child’s education.

(a) Employees covered under this article may use 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 12; 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 include reasonable travel time between his or her place of employment and the meeting location.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow state employees to take paid leave to attend parent-teacher conferences for their children.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.