text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical Leave Enhancement 
  Act of 2009''.
  
  SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.
  
      Section 101(2)(B)(ii) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
  (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``less than 50'' each 
  place it appears and inserting ``fewer than 25''.
  
  SEC. 3. ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE UNDER THE FMLA FOR PARENTAL 
                INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY WELLNESS.
  
      (a) Leave Requirement.--Section 102(a) of the Family and Medical 
  Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
  the following new paragraph:
              ``(5) Entitlement to additional leave for parental 
          involvement and family wellness.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and 
                  section 103(g), an eligible employee shall be entitled 
                  to leave under this paragraph to--
                              ``(i) participate in or attend an activity 
                          that is sponsored by a school or community 
                          organization and relates to a program of the 
                          school or organization that is attended by a 
                          son or daughter or a grandchild of the 
                          employee; or
                              ``(ii) meet routine family medical care 
                          needs, including for medical and dental 
                          appointments of the employee or a son, 
                          daughter, spouse, or grandchild of the 
                          employee, or to attend to the care needs of 
                          elderly individuals who are related to the 
                          eligible employee, including visits to nursing 
                          homes and group homes.
                      ``(B) Limitations.--
                              ``(i) In general.--An eligible employee is 
                          entitled to--
                                      ``(I) not to exceed 4 hours of 
                                  leave under this paragraph during any 
                                  30-day period; and
                                      ``(II) not to exceed 24 hours of 
                                  leave under this paragraph during any 
                                  12-month period.
                              ``(ii) Coordination rule.--Leave under this 
                          paragraph shall be in addition to any leave 
                          provided under any other paragraph of this 
                          subsection.
                      ``(C) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
                              ``(i) School.--The term `school' means an 
                          elementary school or secondary school (as such 
                          terms are defined in section 9101 of the 
                          Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                          (20 U.S.C. 7801)), a Head Start program 
                          assisted under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
                          9831 et seq.), or a child care facility.
                              ``(ii) Community organization.--The term 
                          `community organization' means a private 
                          nonprofit organization that is representative 
                          of a community or a significant segment of a 
                          community and provides activities for 
                          individuals described in subparagraph (A) or 
                          (B) of section 101(12), such as a scouting or 
                          sports organization.''.
      (b) Schedule.--Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) 
  is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following new 
  sentence: ``Leave under subsection (a)(5) may be taken intermittently 
  or on a reduced leave schedule.''.
      (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.--Section 102(d)(2) of such Act (29 
  U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
  subparagraph:
                      ``(C) Parental involvement leave and family 
                  wellness leave.--An eligible employee may elect, or an 
                  employer may require the employee, to substitute any of 
                  the accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave, or 
                  family leave of the employee for any leave under 
                  subsection (a)(5). In addition, an eligible employee 
                  may elect, or an employer may require the employee, to 
                  substitute any of the accrued paid medical or sick 
                  leave of the employee for leave provided under clause 
                  (ii) of subsection (a)(5)(A) for any part of the leave 
                  under such clause, except that nothing in this title 
                  shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or 
                  paid medical leave in any situation in which such 
                  employer would not normally provide any such paid 
                  leave. If the employee elects or the employer requires 
                  the substitution of accrued paid leave for leave 
                  provided under subsection (a)(5)(A), the employer shall 
                  not restrict or limit this substitution or impose any 
                  additional terms and conditions on such leave that are 
                  more stringent on the employee than the terms and 
                  conditions set forth in this Act.''.
      (d) Notice.--Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)) is 
  amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
              ``(4) Notice relating to parental involvement and family 
          wellness leave.--In any case in which an employee requests 
          leave under paragraph (5) of subsection (a), the employee 
          shall--
                      ``(A) provide the employer with not less than 7 
                  days' notice or as much notice as is practicable before 
                  the date the leave is to be taken, of the employee's 
                  intention to take leave under such paragraph; and
                      ``(B) in the case of leave to be taken under 
                  subparagraph (A)(ii), make a reasonable effort to 
                  schedule the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the 
                  operations of the employer, subject to the approval of 
                  the health care provider involved (if any).''.
      (f) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is 
  amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
      ``(g) Certification Related to Parental Involvement and Family 
  Wellness Leave.--An employer may require that a request for leave under 
  section 102(a)(5) be supported by a certification issued at such time 
  and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.''.
      (g) Definition of Grandchild.--Section 101 of the Family and 
  Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at the 
  end the following new paragraph:
              ``(14) Grandchild.--The term `grandchild' means a son or 
          daughter of an employee's son or daughter.''.
  
  SEC. 4. ENTITLEMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO LEAVE FOR PARENTAL 
                INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY WELLNESS.
  
      (a) Leave Requirement.--Section 6382(a) of title 5, United States 
  Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
      ``(5)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B)(i) and section 6383(f), an 
  employee shall be entitled to leave under this paragraph to--
              ``(i) participate in or attend an activity that is 
          sponsored by a school or community organization and relates to 
          a program of the school or organization that is attended by a 
          son or daughter or a grandchild of the employee; or
              ``(ii) meet routine family medical care needs, including 
          for medical and dental appointments of a son, daughter, spouse, 
          or grandchild of the employee, or to attend to the care needs 
          of elderly individuals who are related to the eligible 
          employee, including visits to nursing homes and group homes.
      ``(B)(i) An employee is entitled to--
              ``(I) not to exceed 4 hours of leave under this paragraph 
          during any 30-day period; and
              ``(II) not to exceed 24 hours of leave under this paragraph 
          during any 12-month period.
      ``(ii) Leave under this paragraph shall be in addition to any leave 
  provided under any other paragraph of this subsection.
      ``(C) For the purpose of this paragraph--
              ``(i) the term `school' means an elementary school or 
          secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 9101 of 
          the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), a Head 
          Start program assisted under the Head Start Act, and a child 
          care facility licensed under State law; and
              ``(ii) the term `community organization' means a private 
          nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or 
          a significant segment of a community and provides activities 
          for individuals described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
          6381(6), such as a scouting or sports organization.''.
      (b) Schedule.--Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended--
              (1) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
          new sentence: ``Leave under subsection (a)(5) may be taken 
          intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.''; and
              (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``involved,'' and 
          inserting ``involved (or, in the case of leave under subsection 
          (a)(5), for purposes of any 30-day or 12-month period),''.
      (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.--Section 6382(d) of such title is 
  amended--
              (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after the subsection designation; 
          and
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
      ``(2) An employee may elect to substitute for leave under 
  subsection (a)(5), any of the employee's accrued or accumulated annual 
  or sick leave under subchapter I. If the employee elects to substitute 
  accumulated annual or sick leave for leave provided under subsection 
  (a)(5), the employing agency shall not restrict or limit this 
  substitution or impose any additional terms and conditions on such 
  leave that are more stringent on the employee than the terms and 
  conditions set forth in this subchapter.''.
      (d) Notice.--Section 6382(e) of such title is amended by adding at 
  the end the following new paragraph:
      ``(3) In any case in which an employee requests leave under 
  paragraph (5) of subsection (a), the employee shall--
              ``(A) provide the employing agency with not less than 7 
          days' notice, before the date the leave is to be taken, of the 
          employee's intention to take leave under such paragraph; and
              ``(B) in the case of leave to be taken under subparagraph 
          (A)(ii), make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as 
          not to disrupt unduly the operations of the employer, subject 
          to the approval of the health care provider involved (if 
          any).''.
      (e) Certification.--Section 6383(f) of such title is amended by 
  striking ``6382(a)(3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3) or (5) of section 
  6382(a)''.
      (f) Definition of Grandchild.--Section 6381 of title 5, United 
  States Code, is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
              (2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end 
          and inserting ``; and''; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
              ``(12) the term `grandchild' means a son or daughter of an 
          employee's son or daughter.''.
target: Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to cover employees at worksites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. Continues to exempt from FMLA coverage employees at worksites that employ fewer than 25 employees (currently 50), if the total number of employees employed by that employer within 75 miles of that worksite is fewer than 25 (currently 50).
  
  Allows an employee covered by FMLA to take up to 4 hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend activities that are sponsored by a school or community organization; and (2) relate to a program of the school or organization that is attended by the employee's child or grandchild.
  
  Permits the use of such parental involvement leave to meet routine family medical care needs, including: (1) such employee's medical and dental appointments, or their spouse, child, or grandchild; and (2) the care needs of their related elderly individuals, including visits to nursing homes and group homes.
  
  Allows an employee to elect, or an employer to require, substitution of any of the paid or family leave or paid medical or sick leave of the employee for any leave provided under this Act.
  
  Declares that nothing in this Act shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or paid medical leave in situations where such employer would not normally provide any such paid leave.
  
  Imposes on the employee requesting leave certain notification requirements. Allows an employer to require certification supporting such requests.
  
  Applies the parental involvement and family wellness leave allowance to federal employees.
feat_title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities, and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes.