SRC-MAX H.B. 1177 75(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 1177 By: Hochberg (Armbrister) State Affairs 4-30-97 Engrossed DIGEST Currently, the state does not expressively allow state employees to use sick leave for parent-teacher conferences. Occasionally teachers ask parents to meet with them to address the educational and developmental needs of their children. This bill allows state employees to use eight hours of sick leave per year to attend parent-teacher conferences for their children. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 1177 allows state employees to use eight hours of sick leave per year to attend parent-teacher conferences for their children. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 661, Government Code, by adding Subchapter F, as follows: SUBCHAPTER F. OTHER CATEGORIES OF LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES Sec. 661.151. PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE LEAVE. Provides that this section applies to a state employee (employee) who is a parent of a child who is a student attending a grade from prekindergarten through 12th grade. Authorizes an employee to use up to eight hours of sick leave each calendar year to attend parent-teacher conference sessions for the employee's children. Requires an employee to give reasonable advance notice of the employee's intention to use the sick leave to attend a parent-teacher conference. Defines "employee" and "parent." SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.