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TSEA urges Gov. Lee to prioritize state employees
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association urges Gov. Bill Lee to include funding for State and Higher Education salary and market adjustments in his proposed FY21/22 state budget. “Our [&hellip
Read More »State Law Provides State Employees Time Off to Vote
As a reminder, State law provides that all state employees must be allowed time off from work to vote: “any person entitled to vote in an election held in this [&hellip
Read More »Gov. Haslam signs bill extending Maternity and Paternity leave for State Employees
Yesterday (5-3-18) Governor Haslam signed into law legislation which allows state and higher education employees to use their sick leave and annual leave for maternity or paternity leave for a [&hellip
Read More »Gov. Haslam signs bill to provide employees with evidence prior to disciplinary hearings
Governor Haslam yesterday (5/3/18) signed into law legislation which deals with the handling of evidence for hearings, representation at Step I hearings, and time calculations. This legislation took effect immediately [&hellip
Read More »Gov. Haslam Vetoes proton therapy cancer treatment option for state employees
Governor Haslam has vetoed legislation which would have provided state employees coverage under the state group insurance plan for physician prescribed hypofractionated proton therapy for cancer treatment as an alternative [&hellip
Read More »Subsequent Probation Restored; Governor Signs Bill into Law
Earlier today (4-20-18) Governor Haslam signed into law legislation which restores subsequent probation for preferred service state employees who accept another preferred service position within the same state agency. This [&hellip
Read More »Subsequent Probation Bill passes House and Senate, heads to Governor
Earlier today (4-5-18) the Senate and House both unanimously passed an amended version of SB2443. This legislation as amended restores subsequent probation for preferred service state employees who accept another preferred [&hellip
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »Bill to provide employees with evidence prior to disciplinary hearings passes House
The House today (3-22-18) unanimously passed an amended version of HB2469; a bill which deals with the handling of evidence for hearings, representation at Step I hearings, and time calculations. [&hellip
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