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Nashville Mayor issues “Safer at Home” order
BREAKING–Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced this morning the Executive Order No. 7, “Safer at Home,” effective Monday, March 23. Executive Order #7 orders all businesses not performing essential services to close for 14 days
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Legislative Update: 3-20-2020
Governor Bill Lee stated today in his budget and COVID-19 update “history remembers fondly when leaders do the right thing.” Earlier this week, Lt. Governor Randy McNally and Speaker Cameron Sexton announced the legislature
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TSEA Higher Education Lobby Day canceled
TSEA is taking every precaution to ensure the health and safety of our members. Considering the recent developments of Coronavirus (COVID-19), TSEA will cancel its Higher Education Lobby Day scheduled for April 1, 2020. The
Read More »Gov. Lee’s amended Budget Update: 3-18-2020
Adjustments are being made to the budget. As of right now, TCRS and Health Insurance are funded. The Pay for Performance adjustments (for Jan. 2021) were reduced from 2.5 to 1.5 percent. The situation is
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Insurance committee waives cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing
Staff Report With concerns of COVID-19 spreading across Tennessee, many state employees are not only worried about exposure to the virus but how will testing for it be covered. State, local education, and local
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TSEA: Cancels March chapter meetings
Protecting the health, safety, and well-being of our members is paramount. The current concerns regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) warrant our attention. Acting with an abundance of caution TSEA will cancel all chapter meetings through the end
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Gov. Bill Lee issues guidance for state employees
Staff Report Gov. Bill Lee issued a statement today advising certified state employees to work from home effective immediately until March 31, 2020, as more confirmed cases of COVID-19 surface in Tennessee. “COVID-19 is
Read More »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. In the meantime, calls
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Join ParTNers for Health: #4Mind4Body Lunch and Learn Sessions
ParTNers for Health has joined Optum, our behavioral health/EAP vendor, and ActiveHealth, our wellness program vendor, to host a series of lunch and learn sessions on a variety of topics, ranging from changing eating
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 their district legislators and
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