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Legislative Update Week Ending 2-18-2022
Tuesday our TEAM PAC leadership during their Day on the Hill had very productive meetings with all four caucus chairman in the House and Senate. Senate Chairman Ken Yager (Kingston) [&hellip
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Legislative Update Week Ending 1-21-2022
The 112th Tennessee General Assembly reconvened on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Livestreams and videos of legislative meetings and activities are accessible on the legislative calendar page at this link: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/schedule/ [&hellip
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Winter Pay Adjustments and Bonuses 2021-2022
On Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, state employees received excellent news about upcoming pay adjustments. Some details of those announcements are included below. “We are grateful to the Lee administration and [&hellip
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TSEA concerned about funding for 2022 Pay for Performance rewards
The 2021 Pay for Performance rewards email sent by DOHR to all state employees on May 11, 2021, included a sentence that concerned TSEA and which may have been overlooked [&hellip
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UTHSC abruptly announces layoffs for 70 employees
TSEA has recently learned the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is laying off 70 employees effective today, Friday, March 12. UTHSC notified affected employees this morning that they would [&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
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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
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TSEA urges Gov. Lee to prioritize state employees
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association urges Gov. Bill Lee to include funding for State and Higher Education salary and market adjustments in his proposed FY21/22 state budget. “Our [&hellip
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Governor Lee’s Upcoming State of the State Address
On Monday, February 8, 2021, Gov. Lee will give his third State of the State address before a joint session of the Tennessee General Assembly. For more information about the [&hellip
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Coping with pandemic anxiety
By Gayle Robb TSEA Comp & Benefits Assistant [email protected] This is a stressful and difficult time for state employees and the State of Tennessee as a whole. COVID-19 has brought [&hellip
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