Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §843, sub-§4, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 661, is amended to read:

C. The placement of a child 16 years of age or less with the employee in connection with the adoption of the child by the employee; or

Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §843, sub-§4, ¶D, as amended by PL 1997, c. 546, §1, is further amended to read:

D. A child, parent or spouse with a serious health condition.; or

Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §843, sub-§4, ¶E is enacted to read:

E.__Attending parent-teacher conferences in a child's school.

Sec. 4. 26 MRSA §844, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 515, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Family medical leave entitlement. Every employee who has been employed by the same employer for 12 consecutive months is entitled to up to 10 consecutive work weeks of family medical leave in any 2 years unless employed at a permanent work site with fewer than 15 employees and except as otherwise provided in this subsection. Such an employee is entitled to no more than a total of 24 hours of family medical leave in each calendar year for attending parent-teacher conferences in a child's school. The following conditions apply to family medical leave granted under this subchapter:

A. The employee must give at least 30 days' notice of the intended date upon which family medical leave will commence and terminate, unless prevented by medical emergency from giving that notice by medical emergency or any other circumstances related to section 843, subsection 4, paragraph E for which a 30-day notice could not reasonably be provided;

B. The employer may require certification from a physician to verify the amount of leave requested by the employee, except that an employee who in good faith relies on treatment by prayer or spiritual means, in accordance with the tenets and practice of a recognized church or religious