NYC Council Introduction 973

intro.nyc/0973-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Use of safe time for parental involvement in school-related events.
Status: Committee Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Sponsored by Farah N. Louis
Introduced: July 16, 2026

This bill would amend the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act by adding a new permitted use of such time for parents attending or participating in their child’s school-related events. An employee covered by the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act would be authorized to use such leave to attend or participate in their child’s school events, which would include parent-teacher meetings.