2025 Legislative Agenda

  • Supporting 6 weeks of paid leave if an employee becomes a foster parent to a minor child.
  • Permanently increase the 401K match to $100.
  • Initiate clarifications to the TEAM Act.
  • Removing the TCRS cap of 3% to aid in more adequate COLA adjustments for retirees, when state funding is better.
  • Expand funding for students with intellectual disabilities.
  • Restore Longevity.

Additional items:

  • Higher Ed: Work with state higher education institutions to standardize definitions and ensure the inclusion of professional staff in grievance policies across all public colleges and universities.
  • Continue supporting the funding of market research/studies for employee pay increases.

Other Concerns Being Researched:

  • Compression from salary range movement.
  • Unfair hiring practices within some departments in state government.
  • Contracting Practices
  • Implementation of TDOT’s EPIC (Empowering People Influencing Culture) and hazardous pay via activity codes.