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Legislative Update: 3-13-2020
Update on TSEA OfficePower was restored Monday 3/9 to the TSEA office, but we continue to be without phones due to damage sustained during last week’s tornado in Downtown Nashville. [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: 3-6-2020
TSEA Lobby Day disrupted by Nashville tornado State employees in town for TSEA’s 2020 Lobby Day had their plans disrupted when a major tornado passed through downtown Nashville in the [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: 2-28-2020
Lobby Day TSEA’s 2020 Lobby Day is next week on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. TSEA’s annual Lobby Day on the Hill is an opportunity for our members to meet with [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: 2-21-2020
The most significant news from the week was Governor Bill Lee’s announcement on Wednesday to work toward paid family leave for state employees through the legislative process instead of an [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: 2-14-2020
Highlights from the week: TSEA met this week with House Speaker Cameron Sexton to discuss TSEA legislative agenda items and important state employee issues and concerns. We are encouraged by [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: 2-7-2020
The legislative bill filing deadline has now passed (Wednesday, Feb. 5), so we can begin looking over the hundreds of bills filed to determine those that would impact state employees. [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: 1-31-2020
Middle TN Legislative Dinner Thursday’s Legislative Dinner in Nashville was a great success. We had a great turnout of TSEA members who showed up to express their concerns, speak to [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: 1-24-2020
Health Insurance Premium HolidayThe State Group Insurance Committee today approved an insurance premium holiday for May 2020 for active state and higher education employees. What this means for State Employees: [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update: 1-17-2020
The first week of the 2020 Legislative Session was action-packed! We started the week with hearings affecting both the Department of Correction and the Department of Human Services. As the [&hellip
Read More »Statement on Comptroller audit findings in TDOC
The findings included in the recent Comptroller’s audit of TDOC raise serious concerns for the safety of the state employees and inmates in our state prison system. TSEA believes Commissioner [&hellip
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