HF 2068

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/21/2019 03:49pm

A bill for an act
relating to employment; modifying school conference and activities leave to include
an employee's grandchild; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.9412,
subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.9412, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Leave of 16 hours.

An employer must grant an employee leave of up to a total
of 16 hours during any 12-month period to attend school conferences or school-related
activities related to the employee's child new text begin or grandchild new text end , provided the conferences or
school-related activities cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours. If the employee's child new text begin
or grandchild new text end receives child care services as defined in section 119B.011, subdivision 7, or
attends a prekindergarten regular or special education program, the employee may use the
leave time provided in this section to attend a conference or activity related to the employee's
child new text begin or grandchild new text end , or to observe and monitor the services or program, provided the
conference, activity, or observation cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours. When the
leave cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours and the need for the leave is foreseeable,
the employee must provide reasonable prior notice of the leave and make a reasonable effort
to schedule the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of the employer.