Important Dates for 2026
Below are key dates and deadlines for TSEA events, scholarships, elections, and the Representative Assembly.
TSEA Legislative Summit
Nashville, TN | February 4–5, 2026
TSEA will hold an in-person Legislative ⇨










Important Dates for 2026
Below are key dates and deadlines for TSEA events, scholarships, elections, and the Representative Assembly.
TSEA Legislative Summit
Nashville, TN | February 4–5, 2026
TSEA will hold an in-person Legislative ⇨
Did you know TSEA helped make the long Thanksgiving weekend possible?
In 1988, after hearing members’ concerns about limited leave during Thanksgiving, TSEA drafted legislation allowing the Governor to swap Columbus Day for the Friday after Thanksgiving.
When ⇨
As of Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, the 2025 United States federal government shutdown has officially ended. After the United States Senate approved a funding bill on Monday, Nov. 10, the United States House of Representatives passed it on Wednesday evening, ⇨
The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration will host Governor Bill Lee’s Public Budget Hearings for Fiscal Year 2027 on November 4, 5, 6, and 10, 2025.
These hearings provide an important look at each state agency’s proposed budget ⇨
Open Enrollment: August 1 – October 31. Eligible employees can join in Edison:
Navigator → HCM → Self Service → Time Reporting → Sick Leave Bank → Enrollment.
Sick Leave Bank
Purpose of the Sick Leave Bank
In 1988, after sustained ⇨
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TSEA is an Association founded by state employees over 40 years ago to protect, advocate for, and represent the rights of Tennessee’s state employees. Established in 1974 as a non-profit association, TSEA is one of the largest independent state employee organizations in the country, and one of the most successful at improving the salaries, rights and benefits of state employees.
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