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Legislative Update – Week Ending 3/24/23
Good news, Senate Bill 0276, which would provide 12 weeks of paid leave for state employees for the birth or adoption of a child, passed the Senate on Thursday, 3-23-23. Now [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 4-22-2022
Legislative Update Late last week, the Tennessee Legislature passed the FY22/23 state budget, which invests heavily in state employees. TSEA is grateful to the members of the General Assembly and [&hellip
Read More »Burden of Proof passes House and Senate
The Burden Of Proof bill, HB2172/SB2422 passed both the TN House and Senate unanimously on Monday, February 28, 2022. This bill, which we’ve worked to advance for several years, is one of [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 3-12-2021
This week saw movement on some important legislation for state employees. The big news was the Senate State & Local Government Committee’s passing of SB0361, the Burden of Proof bill. [&hellip
Read More »Burden of Proof Bill Passes important Senate committee
Today, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, SB0361, the Burden of Proof bill, passed the Senate State & Local Government Committee, a crucial first hurdle. The vote was unanimous, 9-0. We appreciate Senate [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: Week Ending 2-12-2021
“I said at the start how proud I am of my staff and cabinet, and I am just as proud of all of our fellow co-workers, the best state employees [&hellip
Read More »House passes amended state budget; Senate and House to negotiate differences
Today the Tennessee House passed an amended version of the state budget. The House version of the budget differs significantly from the Senate’s budget, which means the two legislative bodies [&hellip
Read More »House passes 401k match, bill moves to Senate
Yesterday, under the guidance of our dedicated bill sponsor Chairman Gary Hicks and bill co-sponsor Leader William Lamberth, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed HB2045, our 401(k) bill. This bill, [&hellip
Read More »Gov. Haslam signs bill extending Maternity and Paternity leave for State Employees
Yesterday (5-3-18) Governor Haslam signed into law legislation which allows state and higher education employees to use their sick leave and annual leave for maternity or paternity leave for a [&hellip
Read More »Gov. Haslam signs bill to provide employees with evidence prior to disciplinary hearings
Governor Haslam yesterday (5/3/18) signed into law legislation which deals with the handling of evidence for hearings, representation at Step I hearings, and time calculations. This legislation took effect immediately [&hellip
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