HB21 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Patrick Sellers

Democrat

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Employees, annual leave to attend school related activities authorized

Description

Existing law does not expressly permit employees to take time off to attend school-related activities.

This bill would establish the Parental Right to Participate in Schools Act.

This bill would permit employees who are parents or guardians of school-age children to take up to 48 hours of leave annually from employment to attend school-related activities.

This bill would permit employers to deny leave in certain circumstances.

This bill would require employers to post and maintain notice of this act, and provide a penalty for noncompliance.

This bill would also require enforcement of the act by the Alabama Department of Workforce.

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Subjects

Labor & Employment