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Burden of Proof passes House and Senate
The Burden Of Proof bill, HB2172/SB2422 passed both the TN House and Senate unanimously on Monday, February 28, 2022. This bill, which we’ve worked to advance for several years, is one of [&hellip
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Legislative Update Week Ending 3-12-2021
This week saw movement on some important legislation for state employees. The big news was the Senate State & Local Government Committee’s passing of SB0361, the Burden of Proof bill. [&hellip
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Burden of Proof Bill Passes important Senate committee
Today, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, SB0361, the Burden of Proof bill, passed the Senate State & Local Government Committee, a crucial first hurdle. The vote was unanimous, 9-0. We appreciate Senate [&hellip
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BREAKING: 2020 Pay for Performance rewards announced
Today the state announced state employee Pay-for-Performance “rewards” for the 2018-2019 performance cycle. Employees with performance ratings of valued, advanced, or outstanding will receive a 3 percent increase in their [&hellip
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Speaker Pro Tempore Bill Dunn not seeking re-election
Speaker Pro Tempore Bill Dunn has announced that after 26 years of service to the residents of House District 16 in the Knoxville area, he will not seek reelection in [&hellip
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Pay For Performance Raises included in state budget
TSEA has verified that the 2018-2019 state budget, passed last week by the House and Senate, includes funding for pay-for-performance raises of 2.5 percent for state employees with evaluation scores [&hellip
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Veterans Preference Bill passes Senate, heads to Governor
The Senate today (4-4-18) substituted an amended version of HB2006 for SB2192 and passed the bill. This legislation clarifies that a hiring preference for a state service position must be [&hellip
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Bill to clarify Veteran’s Preference in Hiring passes House
The House today (3-22-18) passed an amended version of HB2006; a bill which clarifies that a hiring preference for a state service position must be given to a veteran on [&hellip
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Burden of proof bill passes House State Gov Subcommittee
The House State Government Subcommittee today (3-21-18) passed an amended version of HB2595, the Burden of Proof bill, on to the full House State Government Committee. To view the subcommittee’s [&hellip
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Bill to restore Subsequent Probation passes Senate State & Local Gov Committee
The Senate State and Local Government committee today (3-21-18) passed an amended version of SB2443 on to the Senate Calendar Committee. To view the committee’s discussion on the bill, including [&hellip
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