Proposed TPEA Legislative Agenda for 2009
62nd Annual Professional Development Conference
June 26 - 28, 2008 • Houston, Texas
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TPEA November 2007 Survey Results
TPEA thanks all employees who participated in the online survey we sent out in November. TPEA sent an email with a link to the survey to approximately 75,000 state employees. Over 18,500 employees opened the email, and nearly 16,700 completed the survey. This response far exceeded our expectations. TPEA hopes that the information garnered from survey results will enable us to do a better job representing the interests of state employees in the legislative process.
TPEA wishes a happy and healthy 2008 to all state employees and retirees and their families. With the beginning of the new year, TPEA is beginning work in preparation for the next legislative session, which will convene in about a year, on January 13, 2009.
In This Issue
Press Release (11-12-2007)
Texas Public Employees Association Seeks Benefit Increase for State Retirees
Texas Public Employee - October 2007
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Each year TPEA offers scholarships to assist state employees in furthering their education. The $500 Liberty Mutual Scholarship and two $500 BlueCross BlueShield Scholarships are available to both TPEA members and relatives of TPEA members. The R. Jennings "Jay" Bohner TPEA Scholarship is available to TPEA members only.
In This Issue
- 80th Regular Session of the Legislature Adjourns
- Overview of Legislative Action
- State Employee Pay
- Employee and Retiree Health Insurance Benefits
- Retirement Issues
- Don Green Leads Runoff for ERS Board
- Other Legislation of Interest
House Bill 1269 by Rep. Myra Crownover has been scheduled for debate in the House for Thursday, May 3. HB 1269 would establish an option at ERS for a high deductible health plan (HDHP) coupled with a Health Savings Account (HSA). TPEA, along with every other state employee group, opposes HB 1269. HB 1269 will not save the state money or lower costs at ERS, as the Fiscal Note prepared by the LBB confirms. But proponents of this legislation have tried to portray it as an innocuous health care option. Read More.
In This Issue
- Progress of 80th Regular Session
- Budget Conferees Named
- Get Involved—Contact Your State Legislators
- Update on Employee Pay Issues
- Health Insurance Issues
- Retirement Issues
- Legislation of Interest
In This Issue
- Progress of 80th Regular Session
- Get Involved - Contact Your State Legislators
- Update on Employee Pay Issues
- Health Insurance Issues
- Retirement Issues
- Re-elect Don Green to ERS Board of Trustees
- Legislation of Interest
In This Issue
- 80th Texas Legislature Convenes, Committees Appointed
- Comptroller Releases Biennial Revenue Estimate, Fiscal Picture Complicated
- TPEA Pay Raise Proposal
- Health Care Issues
- Retirement Issues
- Don Green Running for Re-election to ERS Board of Trustees
- State Employee Events in Austin March 6
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