,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #i1 
#bjbe,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,coons1     
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 
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  
covered educational employees under the 
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,esp1 ,paraprofessional1 and       
,education ,support ,staff ,family      
,leave ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility for      
education support professionals and     
school support staff ,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 ,paraprofessionals and 
education support staff  7i7            

,determination ,for purposes of         
determining whether a covered           
educational employee meets the hours of 
service requirement specified in        
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the covered      
educational 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 a covered educational employee 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 ,in this      
subparagraph3 7,i7 ,covered educational 
employee ,the term covered educational  
employee means a paraprofessional or an 
education support staff member employed 

by an educational agency or institution4
  7,,ii7 ,paraprofessional ,the term    
paraprofessional has the meaning given  
the term in section #haja7cg7 of the    
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja7cg774
  7,,iii7 ,education support staff ,the 
term education support staff member     
7also known as a classified school      
employee1 education support             
professional1 or ,,esp7 means an        
employee of an educational agency or    
institution who provides clerical and   
administrative services1 transportation 
services1 food and nutrition services1  
custodial and maintenance services1     
health and student services1 technical  
services1 or services related to skilled
 trades4  7,,iv7 ,educational agency or 
institution ,the term educational agency
 or institution has the meaning given   
the term in section #ddd7;a77#c7 of the 
,general ,education ,provisions ,act    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g7a77#c774  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 covered educational employees ,the  
,secretary shall provide methods for    
calculating the leave described in      
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to covered  
educational employees1 in accordance    
with section #ajh1 as applicable4  4