+$100 million for inflationary increases for health care services and corrections. The Budget reflects $912 million of supplemental spending in FY 2022, the current fiscal year including the $884 million already allocated to Ford and the West Tennessee Megasite (Figure 5). Kyle is a 2017 (Class IV) graduate of Leadership Tennessee. 0000004978 00000 n The FY 2023 recommended budget totals $52.5 billion from all revenue sources, an increase of 2.5% (or $1.3 billion) above estimates for the current fiscal year. April 29, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. | Updated April 29, 2021 at 8:07 p.m. Phone Directory. All rights reserved. The budget also reflects an increase of $2.1 billion in federal dollars for this purpose. The State Funding Board recommended a range of 2.0-2.4% growth in the recurring state tax revenues based on expert estimates that ranged from 1.9-5.5%. Another 27% went to K-12 and higher education to respond to the needs and effects of the pandemic. In this capacity he is responsible for Belmonts legal affairs as well as its government and community relations, risk management, regulatory compliance, and campus security functions. Gov. P4P was only a percentage of total funding for state employee salary adjustments. All rights reserved. State-funded salary increases havent always translated to the teacher raises policymakers hoped to provide. Local school districts make all decisions about teacher salaries so long as they meet the states floor for teacher pay (currently set at $38,000). Having staffed campaigns in various positions since age 11, Leslie is native to the world of election analysis, political insight, booth-manning, and issue advocacy. Recipients of the traditional HOPE Scholarship can receive up to $3,500 as freshmen/sophomores and $4,500 as juniors/seniors for 4-year universities or $3,000 at 2-year schools. in public relations/marketing from Murray State University. Grace Graves serves as the Communications & Engagement Manager at the Sycamore Institute, an independent, nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee. Gov. At 16%, balances from prior fiscal years play a much larger role than usual in funding the recommended budget (Figure 7). He also serves on corporate boards including Consol Energy, W.M. She also coordinated a patient navigation program for metastatic breast cancer patients at Emory Universitys Winship Cancer Institute and Grady Hospital. $154 million for higher education (excluding capital and career and technical education), most of which will support the University of Memphis and a partnership between the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratories. TSEA will continue to analyze the figures and meet with your department leadership to learn additional details about the funding headed your way. The trick is that handling those raises will require a few methods. %%EOF 0000003269 00000 n Pay for Performance is an important investment to recognize employee results and commitment to serving Tennessee citizens, DOHR Commissioner Juan Williams said. All eligible employees will see the increase on their last paycheck of July 2022. In 2009 and 2015 respectively, he was awarded Community Service Awards by the Mother Liberty CME Church in Jackson and the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation. These dollars will bring in an additional $6 million in federal funds. Meanwhile, General Fund revenues are expected to grow by over 30% during that same time period. 0000000798 00000 n The FY 2023 recommended budget includes unprecedented new spending levels fueled by multiple years of significantly better-than-expected state revenue collections. Senators also advanced $2,300 pay raises for state employees. One, Senate Bill 423, was passed Saturday by senators. endstream endobj 20996 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[283 20691]/Length 373/Size 20974/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream One, Senate Bill 423, was passed Commerce and Insurance TLETA Commissioned Officers Salary The Budget projects state tax revenues will grow by 2.5% in FY 2022 including 2.25% growth in General Fund revenues. The governor is expected to unveil a proposal soon to change how Tennessee distributes state funds to local school districts. TSEA is an Association founded by state employees over 40 years ago to protect, advocate for, and represent the rights of Tennessees state employees. Employees who received a performance rating of Meets Expectations, Exceeds Expectations, or Exceptional for the 2020-2021 performance cycle will receive a one-time bonus of 1.5, 2.5, or 4 percent, respectively, in January 2022. 8MORGANTOWN The House of Delegates approved the Senate's state employee pay raise bill on Monday with an extra boost for state troopers. The program is key to employee engagement and higher performance, as well as the recruitment and retention of new talent.. In many states, lawmakers view raising pay as critical to holding on to employees wooed by private companies. WebThe Budget, Fiscal Year 2022-2023 The complete recommended budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 (PDF format, 9.9MB) Expenditures by Object and Funding by Source, Fiscal Testimony and Statements before the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee on February 4, 2020 and February 9, 2021. She is passionate about reducing political polarization by making complex ideas accessible to a wide audience. (1) Recurring General Fund revenues which make up about 86% of all Department of Revenue state tax collections are expected to grow by 2.25% in FY 2023 (Figure 1). WebKingston Springs dfinch@kingstonsprings-tn.gov Yes 1 Yes 3 La Vergne progers@lavergnetn.gov No Yes 6 Lakeland mwalker@lakelandtn.org Yes 2 Yes 3 Lebanon stuart.lawson@lebanontn.org Yes 1.5 Yes 3 We capped the merit raises this year at 1.5%. Employees who received a performance rating of Meets Expectations, Exceeds Expectations, or Exceptional for the 2020-2021 performance cycle will receive a 0000001679 00000 n $71 Million BEP Funding -Fully funds state share of BEP for K-12 education, $200 Million Broadband Expansion -Combined with private investment, ensures every Tennessean has access to high speed broadband, $120 Million Increase State Funding of Teacher Salaries -Includes 2% increase in addition to 2% increase passed during Special Session, $50 Million Rainy-Day Fund Deposit -Includes highest reserves in history to prepare for uncertainty ($1.5B in RDF and $500M in TennCare reserve), $150 Million COVID Relief & Support -Provides testing, vaccine supports, hospital andschool assistance, PPE and more, $931 Million Capital Maintenance & Improvements -Preserves current assets and creates jobs, $2 Million Health Care Safety Net -Provides additional access to care for the uninsured, $7 Million Postpartum Care for TennCare Population -Extends coverage to 12 months, $21 Million Rural Opportunity Site Grants -Invests in attracting top business to rural Tennessee, $200 Million Local Infrastructure Grants -Supports reinvestment and improving assets, $30 Million State Parks -Eliminates deferred maintenance and improves accessibility, $8 Million Tourism Initiatives -Improves marketing to reattract visitors, Fully funds state share of BEP for K-12 education, Combined with private investment, ensures every Tennessean has access to high speed broadband, Includes 2% increase in addition to 2% increase passed during Special Session, Includes highest reserves in history to prepare for uncertainty ($1.5B in RDF and $500M in TennCare reserve), Provides testing, vaccine supports, hospital andschool assistance, PPE and more, Preserves current assets and creates jobs, Provides additional access to care for the uninsured, Invests in attracting top business to rural Tennessee, Supports reinvestment and improving assets, Eliminates deferred maintenance and improves accessibility. 0000011416 00000 n He presently serves as chairman of the Tennessee Economic Partnership. It is now the job of the legislature to consider and act on this recommendation. To date, revenues have significantly exceeded their cautious estimates leading to large surpluses and mid-year budget increases (Figure 1). Employees who meet the eligibility requirements for performance-based pay or the expanded pay benefit and are currently compensated at their positions maximum salary range will also receive an increase to their base salary. 0000012655 00000 n After suspending the program in 2020 due to the economic effects of COVID-19, the program was reinstated in May 2021. $100 million of the subsidy is specifically to expedite projects approved as part of the 2017 IMPROVE Act. $761 million to expand access to career and technical education in both K-12 and post-secondary. Brian Straessle is the Executive Director of the Sycamore Institute, an independent, nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee. $1.4M marked for Correctional Teacher Pay from the FY23 Market Salary Funding equivalent to a 12% increase. (1) Budgets reflect policymakers goals, the public goods and services intended to help meet those goals, and detailed plans to finance them. Yet a survey of U.S. companies found employers now are budgeting an overall average salary increase of 3.4% in 2022, which is less than half the current Malone is a former broadcast journalist. In college, Brian pursued a broad liberal arts education at the University of Florida and came out the other side with a degree in history, French, and business administration. Matt is the recipient of the David Hallock Award for Outstanding Non-profit Leadership, The William H. Graves Humanitarian Award, the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Jim Pryor Award, the WestStar Emerging Leader Award, the Jackson Madison County Branch NAACP Race Relations Award, and the Broadman & Holman Ministerial Award, among others. Another $250 million transfer to TCRS has already been approved for the current year. However, they still expect overall taxable spending to rise (Figure 3) a trend reflected in the governors projections (Figure 4). The direction and degree of expected change varies by revenue type (Figure 19): The FY 2023 Budget reflects the historically high levels of federal funding the state has received in recent years from multiple rounds of coronavirus relief and other federal aid. New Hire Reporting. Established in 1974 as a non-profit association, TSEA is one of the largest independent state employee organizations in the country, and one of the most successful at improving the salaries, rights and benefits of state employees. The organization represents 1100+ business members in Jackson/Madison County and parts of West Tennessee. Jason joined Belmont University in 1998 after ten years of practicing law in Nashville. $4.3 billion for infrastructure, capital, technology and equipment investments across state government (excluding those related to career and technical education), including $2.8 billion for the states capital outlay program, a $623 million transfer to the Highway Fund, and $200 million to replace public schools located in flood zones. She has worked in both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly, most recently as chief policy officer to the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives, Beth Harwell. . Once the proposed appropriations become actual expenditures in future years, the apparent spike shown in Figure 9 will likely smooth out. Her work has supported the goals of countless businesses and nonprofits and impacted the use of millions of dollars in tax revenue. Kerrys career as a communicator and strategist includes senior leadership roles in agencies large and small, experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, and successful consulting engagements for scrappy start-ups and venerable institutions alike. Mandy Spears Pellegrin is the Deputy Director of the Sycamore Institute, an independent, nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee. Malone is a founding member of the Tennessee Public Relations Alliance with MP & F Strategic Communications in Nashville, Moxley Carmichael Public Relations in Knoxville, Q Strategies in Chattanooga, and Hispanic Marketing in Nashville. State employee questions regarding 2021 P4P rewards may be submitted to DOHR at Performance.Pay@tn.gov or Performance.Management@tn.gov. The median salary earned by U.S. governors was $129,962. The budget also includes record investments in broadband, teacher salaries, increasing reserves, and local infrastructure. 4% salary pool for Non-TEAM Act state employees (July 2022) 4% salary pool for each of the higher education institutions (Available July 2022) $120 million funding for the new market study currently being conducted. Lees proposal would increase HOPEs coverage of average public university costs from 35-45% in the current academic year to about 51% for 2022-2023. (19) State policymakers have long expressed frustration that past increases for salary increases did not always translate to an equivalent boost in pay for all classroom teachers. The recommendation includes $67 million in new recurring state spending and $124 million in additional federal dollars to expand home and community-based services. Gov. 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