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Gov. Bill Lee includes raises and additional benefits in proposed budget
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Lee delivered his State of the State address on February 6, 2023, proposing significant funding for Tennessee’s state employees. Here are a few highlights from Gov. [&hellip
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2023 Pay for Performance Bonuses Announced
The state has released information about the state employee Pay-for-Performance cash bonus rewards for the 2021-2022 performance cycle. According to a December 21, 2022 communication from DOHR, employees with performance [&hellip
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Congratulations TEAM-PAC endorsed candidate winners!
The most important thing Tennessee’s state and higher education employees can do to impact their future positively is vote for candidates that support TSEA and state employees. We are grateful [&hellip
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TSEA Childcare Survey
Updated 9/1 – The survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated. In 2020, TSEA advocated for working state employees’ childcare assistance and a law was passed that [&hellip
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DOHR Announces July 1 Raises for State Employees
The Tennessee Department of Human Resources today announced Pay for Performance (P4P) and Expanded Pay Benefits rewards to eligible state employees effective July 1, 2022. According to a communication from [&hellip
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2022 Key Legislative Highlights – Terry Carroll
TSEA Government Affairs Director Terry Carroll details some key items included in the state budget in what was a historic year of funding for state employees
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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 2-25-2022
This week, years of hard work by TSEA and our sponsors of the Burden of Proof bill over several general assemblies finally have realized the result of passage through all standing committees. [&hellip
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Legislative Update Week Ending 2-18-2022
Tuesday our TEAM PAC leadership during their Day on the Hill had very productive meetings with all four caucus chairman in the House and Senate. Senate Chairman Ken Yager (Kingston) [&hellip
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Legislative Update Week Ending 2-11-2022
TSEA had a productive week on the hill. We ended the week Thursday evening with the Shelby County and Memphis Higher Education Chapter Legislative Dinner. We are very grateful to [&hellip
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