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Remembering Roderick Sharp
TSEA is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of TSEA Board Member Roderick Sharp, 45, who died Thursday, May 5, 2022. Rod is survived by his wife Heather and his son Owen. He worked
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 4-22-2022
Legislative Update Late last week, the Tennessee Legislature passed the FY22/23 state budget, which invests heavily in state employees. TSEA is grateful to the members of the General Assembly and Governor Lee for proposing
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 4-8-2022
TSEA members gathered this week in Nashville for our 2022 Lobby Day. This event concluded our 2022 Legislative Events which consisted of our regional legislative dinners, legislative breakfasts, TEAM PAC Day on the Hill,
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 4-1-2022
TSEA continues to watch to ensure the items important to state employees, higher ed, and retirees are safe. Some of those items include: 4% salary pool for pay for performance 4% salary pool for
Read More »DEADLINE EXTENDED – TSEA Scholarship Award
One of TSEA’s great membership benefits is the awarding of 21 – $750 scholarship awards to deserving high school seniors, college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are dependent children of active or retired TSEA
Read More »Sherry Koontz-Howell
It is with great sadness the Tennessee State Employees Association informs our members and fellow state employees of the passing of our District 4 Board Member Sherry Koontz-Howell, who passed away Wednesday, March 23,
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 3-25-2022
TSEA continues to watch to ensure the items important to state employees, higher ed, and retirees are safe. Some of those items include: 4% salary pool for pay for performance 4% salary pool for
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 3-18-2022
Legislative session continues along with only another week of department budget hearings. TSEA has been carefully watching to make sure the items important to state employees, higher ed, and retirees are continuing to be
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 3-11-2022
Things are in high gear at the legislature. See below for updated bill statuses. A few notes on this week: DCS Budget amendmentThe Senate Health and Welfare Committee Wednesday amended the DCS budget adding
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 3-4-2022
Activity is moving fast in this year’s Legislative session as sub committee’s in the House of Representatives begin to close in the coming week. The Burden Of Proof bill, HB2172/SB2422 passed both the TN
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