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House Finance Subcommittee passes Contract Accountability Bill
Earlier today (2/14/18) the House Finance Ways & Means Subcommittee passed an amended version of HB944, now known as the Contract Accountability and Responsible Employment (CARE) Act. There was no discussion on the bill.
Read More »Senate State and Local Gov Committee passes Contract Accountability Bill
Earlier this week (2/6/18) the Senate State and Local Government Committee passed an amended version of SB1047, now known as the Contract Accountability and Responsible Employment (CARE) Act. To view Tuesday’s discussion on this
Read More »Lawmakers reauthorize Department of Correction for one year
Today the members of the Judiciary and Government Joint Subcommittee of Government Operations reauthorized the Tennessee Department of Correction for a period of one year. The committee’s decision came after TDOC Commissioner Tony Parker
Read More »IMPORTANT UPDATE: State Insurance Committee Election
Reminder – Late in the day on Tuesday Oct. 24, due to an error, the state had to restart the State Insurance Committee Election. Employees who voted in the election on Monday, October 23rd
Read More »TDOC announces changes to assault definitions
The Tennessee Department of Correction during a hearing Thursday announced changes in how assaults are defined in Tennessee’s prisons. Tuesday afternoon the Corrections Subcommittee of the Senate State and Local Government Committee requested testimony
Read More »Statement by TSEA President Bryan Merritt supporting Chairman Bill Sanderson
For Immediate Release: Statement by TSEA President Bryan Merritt in support of Chairman Bill Sanderson’s actions regarding longevity While we continue the fight to defeat Governor Haslam’s proposal to end longevity for future
Read More »Legislative Update – March 28, 2014
Proposed TEAM Act Changes TSEA Bill: HB1940 (Dunn) / SB2045 (Southerland) DOHR Bill: HB1420 (Dunn) / SB1624 (Johnson) Both TEAM Act revision bills passed the full House and Senate this week. The successful passage
Read More »Fiscal Review Committee hears TSEA members
State employees and their dependents have now had a little over two years under the ParTNership PPO as their health insurance plan. During this time, TSEA members have voiced concerns from their experiences attempting to
Read More »Senator Kyle and Senator Ketron take a stand for Higher Education employees
This week, the Tennessee General Assembly adopted a $32.8 billion 2013-2014 state budget that includes a 1.5% raise for state employees, higher education employees, and K-12 teachers. During Tuesday night’s Senate Finance, Ways, &
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