,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hidd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,meng introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,education and ,labor1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on      
,house ,administration1 ,oversight and  
,reform1 and ,ways and ,means1 for a    
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,family and ,medical ,leave   
,act of #aiic and the ,emergency ,paid  
,sick ,leave ,act to include leave for  
employees who are unable to work due to 
minor children in optional virtual or   
hybrid learning1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,access ,to ,health-based  
,options and ,more ,ease with ,learning 
,act or the ,,at ,,home ,learning ,act4 
#b4 ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of 

#aiic  7a7 ,emergency leave extension   
,section #ajb7;a77#a77;,f7 of the       
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a77;,f77
 is amended by striking ,december #ca1  
#bjbj and inserting ,june #be1 #bjba4   
7b7 ,qualifying need related to a public
 health emergency ,section              
#aaj7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,family and    
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfbj7;a77#b77;,a77 is amended
 to read as follows3  7,a7 ,qualifying  
need related to a public health         
emergency ,the term qualifying need     
related to a public health emergency1   
with respect to leave1 means the        
employee is unable to work 7or telework7
 due to a need for leave to care for the
 son or daughter of such employee if1   
due to ,,covid-#ai-- 7i7 the child care 
provider of such son or daughter is     
unavailable2  7ii7 the school or place  
of care of such son or daughter is      
closed2 or  7iii7 the school of such son
 or daughter-- 7,i7 requires or makes   

optional a virtual learning instruction 
model2 or  7,,ii7 requires or makes     
optional a hybrid of in-person and      
virtual learning instruction models4  4 
#c4 ,emergency ,paid ,sick ,leave ,act  
7a7 ,paid sick time requirement ,section
 #eajb7;a77#e7 of the ,emergency ,paid  
,sick ,leave ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja  
note7 is amended to read as follows3    
7#e7 ,the employee is caring for a son  
or daughter of such employee if1 due to 
,,covid-#ai-- 7,a7 the child care       
provider of such son or daughter is     
unavailable2  7,b7 the school or place  
of care of such son or daughter is      
closed2 or  7,c7 the school of such son 
or daughter-- 7i7 requires or makes     
optional a virtual learning instruction 
model2 or  7ii7 requires or makes       
optional a hybrid of in-person and      
virtual learning instruction models4  4 
7b7 ,allowing employees ,to access the  
balance of their emergency paid sick    
leave entitlement ,section #eajb of the 
,emergency ,paid ,sick ,leave ,act 7#bi 

,u4,s4,c4 #bfja note7 is amended by     
striking subsection 7b77#c74  7c7       
,emergency paid sick leave extension    
,section #eaji of the ,emergency ,paid  
,sick ,leave ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja  
note7 is amended by striking ,december  
#ca1 #bjbj and inserting ,june #be1     
#bjba4  #d4 ,tax credits for paid sick  
and paid family and medical leave  7a7  
,paid sick leave ,section #gjja7;g7 of  
the ,families ,first ,coronavirus       
,response ,act 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #caaa     
note7 is amended by striking ,december  
#ca1 #bjbj and inserting ,june #be1     
#bjba4  7b7 ,paid family leave ,section 
#gjjc7;g7 of the ,families ,first       
,coronavirus ,response ,act 7#bf        
,u4,s4,c4 #caaa note7 is amended by     
striking ,december #ca1 #bjbj and       
inserting ,june #be1 #bjba4