HB 1753 - DIGEST

     Provides that an employee is entitled to forty-eight hours of family health and education leave during any twenty-four-month period to:  (1) Accompany the employee's child under eighteen years old during an appointment for routine or preventive medical or dental care; or

     (2) participate in educational activities involving the employee's child in a primary or secondary public school program including, but not limited to, parent-teacher conferences, classroom and sports activities, and educational enrichment programs.

     Declares that the leave provided under this section:  (1) May be unpaid;

     (2) may be taken on a reduced leave schedule subject to the approval of the employer; and

     (3) is in addition to family leave provided under RCW 49.78.030.