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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 upon being signed into
Read More »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 of valued, advanced, or
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 service position within the same
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 given to a veteran
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 the list of eligible
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. We appreciate all the
Read More »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 discussion on the bill,
Read More »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 testimony from TSEA, visit
Read More »Bill to clarify Veteran’s Preference in Hiring passes Senate State & Local Gov Committee
The Senate State and Local Government committee today (3-21-18) passed an amended version of SB2192 on to the Senate Calendar Committee. To view the committee’s discussion on the bill, visit this link: https://goo.gl/3PUaZt During the
Read More »Bill to restore Subsequent Probation passes House State Gov. Committee
The House State Government Committee today (3-20-18) passed an amended version of HB2589 on to the House Calendar and Rules Committee. To view the committee’s discussion on the bill, visit this link: https://goo.gl/HXYFcU SB2443/HB2589 is
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