TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Aug 1, 2023

A three-judge panel declined Friday to issue a temporary injunction on a new law banning teacher advocacy organization dues from being voluntarily deducted from paychecks, reports the Tennessean. The law will go into effect amid an ongoing lawsuit filed by the Tennessee Education Association, three local teacher associations and two Tennessee teachers. The dues provision was included in a general assembly budget bill aimed at raising the statewide teacher pay rate. Friday's ruling held that including the payroll deductions prohibition in the teacher pay bill does not violate the single-subject requirement for legislation under the Tennessee Constitution.