,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjba,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mr4   
,coons7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
establish eligibility requirements for  
education support professionals under   
the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of 
#aiic1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,esp ,family ,leave ,act4  #b4     
,eligibility for education support      
professionals ,section #aja7b7 of the   
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,f7 ,education support     
professionals  7i7 ,determination ,for  
purposes of determining whether an      
employee who is an education support    
professional meets the hours of service 

requirement specified in subparagraph   
7,a77ii71 the employee will be          
considered to meet the requirement if   
the employee has worked a number of     
hours equal to not less than #fj percent
 of the applicable total monthly hours  
expected for the employee's job         
description and duties1 as assigned for 
the previous school year4  7ii7 ,file   
,each employer of an education support  
professional shall maintain on file with
 the ,secretary 7in accordance with such
 regulations as the ,secretary may      
prescribe7 information specifying the   
total monthly hours expected for the    
employee's job description and duties   
for each school year4  7iii7            
,definitions  7,i7 ,education support   
professional ,in this subparagraph1 the 
term education support professional     
means an employee within a public school
 or public institution of higher        
education1 which may include-- 7aa7     
paraeducators that provide instructional
 and non-instructional support2  7bb7   

secretarial1 clerical1 and              
administrative support staff2  7cc7     
custodians and maintenance service      
workers that provide building and       
grounds maintenance and repair2  7dd7   
skilled trade workers that provide      
services in schools1 such as            
electricians1 carpenters1 and workers   
who operate machinery2  7ee7 workers who
 provide food service1 including        
preparation and serving of food2  7ff7  
workers who provide school              
transportation and delivery services2   
7gg7 computer1 audiovisual1 and language
 technical support staff2  7hh7 security
 staff2  7ii7 nursing1 health1 and      
therapy support staff1 who may also     
provide community1 family1 parent and   
welfare services2 and  7jj7 other staff 
that may serve public education         
students4  7,,ii7 ,public school ,in    
this subparagraph1 the term public      
school means a school that is maintained
 at public expense for the education of 
the children of a community or district 

and that constitutes a part of a system 
of free public education commonly       
including primary and secondary schools1
 including special education            
cooperatives1 alternative schools1 and  
other similar facilities4  7,,iii7      
,public institution of higher education 
,in this subparagraph the term public   
institution of higher education means an
 institution of higher education1 as    
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja71 that is funded1 at least partly1
 by ,state taxpayers4  4  #c4           
,entitlement to leave ,section #ajb7;a7 
of the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act 
of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#f7 ,calculation of leave  
for education support professionals ,the
 ,secretary may provide a method for    
calculating the leave described in      
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to employees
 described in section #aja7b77;,f74  4