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Legislative Update: 4-12-19
We are very close to the end of the legislative session, and many committees have already wrapped up their business for the year. Burden of Proof Update: Next Tuesday, April [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: 4-5-19
As the general assembly begins working toward winding down legislative session for the year, this coming week will see the last scheduled meetings for many of the legislative committees. This [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Lobby Day ’19
“I am going to do everything I can in leadership to make certain that you know how much you are appreciated for what you do and can live in a [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update 3-22-19
After weeks of working with our sponsors and following the leadership of House Children’s committee chairman Mary Littleton, an agreement has been reached to address the caseload issue for all [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – 3-15-19
The voices of state employees were heard loud and clear this week in two important committees on the Longevity Pay bill and the DCS Caseload bill, two major bills in [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – 3-8-19
It was a busy week for TSEA and state employees. On Monday, Governor Bill Lee gave his first state of the state address outlining the priorities of his proposed state [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 3-1-19
Governor Bill Lee will present his State of the State speech Monday March 4, 2019 at 6 p.m. Central. We expect Governor Lee to announce a couple of initiatives that [&hellip
Read More »State Revenues for January 2019
The state has announced revenues for January totaled $1.4 billion, which is $28.8 million more than budgeted and 2.81 percent greater than revenues received in January 2018. Year-to-date revenues for [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 2-22-19
TSEA this week met with the new commissioner of DOHR Juan Williams and his staff. We had a good discussion about the longevity and burden of proof bills which are [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 2-15-19
TSEA representatives met with key House and Senate Chairmen and sponsors of our bills to begin moving our Legislative Agenda through the committee process. Below is a list of bill [&hellip
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