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Administration Bills to be heard next week in House Committee
The House State Government subcommittee today passed an amended longevity bill on to the full committee. The bill will be heard by the full House State Government committee on April [&hellip
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TSEA Legislative Update – March 27, 2015
The legislative pace moved into high gear this week, as committees met for hours to work through their calendars and others held multiple meetings for a committee in the same [&hellip
Read More »TSEA Legislative Update – March 20, 2015
Legislative activity began again this week with the Pension and Insurance Council considering the State Employee Insurance bill SB607/HB648. The Council added five amendments and then moved the bill forward [&hellip
Read More »Subcommittee defers Longevity and Health Insurance bills
The House State Government Subcommittee today deferred HB647 and HB648. HB647, the bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay for the majority of state employees was rolled to the final calendar [&hellip
Read More »Bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay rolled two weeks
The House State Government Subcommittee today was scheduled to discuss HB647, the bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay for the majority of state employees, however that discussion was postponed. Rep. Bill [&hellip
Read More »TSEA argues against eliminating longevity pay
TSEA Executive Director John Summers Tuesday made a presentation during a public hearing before the full House State Government Committee to outline our concerns and opposition with HB647, the bill that would [&hellip
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TSEA Board votes to oppose legislation eliminating longevity and reducing health benefits
The TSEA Board of Directors on Saturday voted to oppose legislation that would eliminate longevity pay for all executive branch state employees and make significant reductions to the state health [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – April 21, 2014
Important Bills for State Employees Pass in final days of session Grandfathering TDOT Employees without a GED SB1705 (Niceley) / HB1542 (Bailey) As amended, this bill passed without opposition, requiring [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – April 7, 2014
As referenced in our recent Call to Action, the Tennessee General Assembly will be reviewing the Governor’s supplemental budget this week for final budget passage by the end of the [&hellip
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Legislative Update – March 28, 2014
Proposed TEAM Act Changes TSEA Bill: HB1940 (Dunn) / SB2045 (Southerland) DOHR Bill: HB1420 (Dunn) / SB1624 (Johnson) Both TEAM Act revision bills passed the full House and Senate this [&hellip
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