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Important Notice: Clarification on State Employee Pay for Performance raises and Benefit Improvements
Pay for Performance clarification We want to clarify a statement in our Legislative Update Week Ending 4-21-23. In the update, we mentioned that based on the budget which just passed [&hellip
Read More »TSEA Legislative Update – Week Ending 4/21/2023
The Tennessee General Assembly has passed the $56.2B state budget for 2024, and all legislative activity on bills we are working to advance has concluded. A few bills await signatures, [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 4/14/23
This year’s legislative session is nearing its end, and we are pleased to report that it has been an excellent year for state and higher education employees. The budget contains [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 4/7/2023
The Legislative Session is in the home stretch, and we anticipate another successful year for state employees, with significant investments supportive of state employees contained in this year’s budget, pending [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 3/31/23
We are making good progress on the hill, and it’s looking like session will come to a close by early May. The pace has been rapid, but we’re keeping up [&hellip
Read More »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 3/10/23
More details about the Governor’s state employee package (including proposed parental leave and benefits changes), progress on our legislative priorities, and continued budget hearings top the list for legislative activity [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 3/3/23
As the budget hearings progress, TSEA remains active and engaged on the hill, attending all relevant hearings related to department budgets or containing legislation we are either following or working [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 2/24/23
Legislative Session The legislative process is moving at a consistent pace, and TSEA is actively attending all budget hearings to stay informed on the latest developments. The Department of Human [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 2/17/23
Great news, TSEA members! The TSEA Board has unanimously approved our Legislative agenda for 2023, and we are moving ahead focused on those priorities. You can view our legislative priorities [&hellip
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