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DOHR Announces 2024 Pay for Performance Awards
The Tennessee Department of Human Resources has announced the pay for performance (P4P) increases for eligible state employees. According to a communication from DOHR, “Effective September 1, 2024, eligible employees with a Meets Expectations,
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Legislative Update – Week Ending 2/23/2024
The legislature is moving about their business swiftly, and we anticipate they will conclude by mid-April. As the legislative session progresses, we continue to monitor and participate in the discussions that impact our members.
Read More »TSEA Legislative Update – Week Ending 2/16/24
It’s been another busy week on the hill with routine departmental budget hearings making their way through various committees. Here are a few links to select hearings. On Monday, the House Finance Committee welcomed
Read More »TSEA Legislative Update – Week Ending 2/9/24
This week focused on Gov. Bill Lee’s State of the State and his proposed FY 24-25 budget. TSEA published a full recap of the governor’s speech and proposed budget on our website here. Below are a
Read More »TSEA Legislative Update – Week Ending 2/2/24
This week, Cordell Hull was busy as legislators worked to file legislation by the bill filing deadline. We will publish a list of bills we are monitoring in future updates and on our website
Read More »TSEA Legislative Update – Week Ending 1/12/24
The Tennessee General Assembly reconvened for the 113th legislative session on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The hill has been active as bills are filed and the general business of legislative session gets underway. So
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DOHR provides Employee Proficiency Assessment update – more details to come in Jan 2024
This week, DOHR Commissioner Juan Williams sent a communication to all Executive Branch employees providing next steps for the Employee Proficiency Assessment program, including some insight into who might be considered for pay raises
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Gov. Bill Lee’s Fiscal 2024-25 Budget Hearings
In early November 2023, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee held important budget meetings for the 2024-25 fiscal year. During these meetings, various state departments presented their budget requests and plans, covering everything from education to
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2023 Raises for Higher Education Employees
TSEA has closely monitored the Board of Trustees meetings of all universities since the legislative session concluded. Our aim is to inform our members about how the 5 percent salary pool, which was approved
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Legislative Update – Week Ending 3/31/23
We are making good progress on the hill, and it’s looking like session will come to a close by early May. The pace has been rapid, but we’re keeping up and moving forward. We
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