WITNESS LIST
Human Services Committee
March 12, 2001-2:00P
HB 966
For: Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bright, Mike (The ARC of Texas)
Cherry, Evelyn (Self)
Harting, Gretchen (Self)
Kafka, Bob (ADAPT of Texas)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy Inc.)
Against: Snyder, Ruth (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Acosta, Raul (Advocate for Persons with Disabilities)
Allen, Judy (The ARC of Texas)
Anderson, Patty (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas)
Bower, Bruce (Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition)
Carter, Candice (AARP)
Cranston, Ron (Self)
Greenbon, Karen (Self)
Hernandez, Leslie (National Association of Social
Workers)
Jaloway Gill, Norine (Self)
Johnson, Karen (United Ways of Texas)
Kelly, Roy (Self)
Kern, Diana (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Latimer, David (Texas Association for Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Marshall, Susan (The ARC of Texas and The Disability
Policy Consortium)
McClure, Spencer (Self and Community MHMR Centers of
Texas and Texas Council of CMHMRs, Inc.)
McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association in Texas)
Moyer, Martha (Self)
Redmond, Leigh (Texas Mental Health Consumers)
Robles Cranston, Catherine (Self)
Rushing, Linda (Texas Catholic Conference)
Vasek, Heather (Texas Association of Home Care)
Against: Cameron, Glenda (Self)
Seay, Lloyd (Self)
Snyder, Fred (Self)
Umfress-Seay, Joan (Self)
Williams, Sherry (Self)
HB 967
For: Acosta, Raul (Advocate for Persons with Disabilities)
Allen, Judy (The ARC of Texas)
Alley-Williard, Wendell (Self)
Anderson, Patty (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas)
Greebon, Karen (Self)
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.)
Herron, William (Self)
Jaloway Gill, Norine (Self)
Kafka, Bob (ADAPT of Texas)
Marshall, Susan (The ARC of Texas and The Disability
Policy Consortium)
McPhail, Jennifer (Self)
Moyer, Martha (Self)
Murphree, Susan (Children's Long-term Care Policy
Council)
Sampson, John (Self and Center on Independent Living)
Schwartz, Jonas (Advocacy, Inc.)
Templeton, James (Self)
Against: Cherry, Evelyn (Self)
Ferguson, Charles (Texans Supporting State Schools)
Ferguson, Cindy (Self)
Harris, Barbara (Self)
Miller, Jim (Self)
Snyder, Fred (Self)
Snyder, Ruth (Self)
Stephens, Mike (Self)
Ward, Nancy (Denton State School)
On: Denton, Ann (Enterprise)
Genco, Frank (Texas Council for Developmental
Disabilities, The ARC of Texas and Advocacy, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alley-Willard, Edward (Self)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bower, Bruce (Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition)
Carter, Candice (AARP)
Cranston, Ron (Self)
Hernandez, Leslie (National Association of Social
Workers)
Kelly, Roy (Self)
Kern, Diana (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Latimer, David (Texas Association for Homes and Services
for the Aging)
McClure, Spencer (Self and Community MHMR Centers of
Texas and Texas Council of CMHMRs, Inc.)
McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association in Texas)
Redmond, Leigh (Texas Mental Health Consumers)
Robles Cranston, Catherine (Self)
Rushing, Linda (Texas Catholic Conference)
Vasek, Heather (Texas Association for Home Care)
Against: Bradley, George (Self)
Cameron, Glenda (Self)
Cameron, Mitchell (Self)
Peggram, Robert (Self)
Seay, Lloyd (Self)
Stephens, Jean (Self)
Umfress-Seay, Joan (Self)
Williams, Sherry (Self)
On: Anderson, Sarah (Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs)
HB 1154
For: Bower, Bruce (Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition)
Moyer, Martha (Self)
Against: Cherry, Evelyn (Self)
On: Devin, Pat (Health and Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Jones, Susan (Texas Hospital Association)
Kafka, Bob (ADAPT of Texas)
Rushing, Linda (Texas Catholic Conference)
Against: Snyder, Fred (Self)
HB 1696
For: Cole, Tim (Self and Interagency Council on autism and
PDD)
Cowen, Margaret (Self and Interagency Council on Autism
and PDD)
Schleiss, Ronnie (Self and Autism Society of Greater
Austin)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Cohen, Sharon (Texas Department of Health)
HB 2227
For: Castillo, Rosemary (Bienvivir Senior Health Services)
Higgins, Carlos (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
Morrison, Terry (Mary E. Bivins Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bower, Bruce (Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition)
Latimer, David (Texas Association for Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Rushing, Linda (Texas Catholic Conference)
Thomas, Peggy (AARP)
On: Gibson, Linda (Comptroller's Office)
HB 2258
For: Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Acosta, Raul (Advocate for Persons with Disabilities)
Anderson, Patty (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bower, Bruce (Texas Senior Advocacy Center)
Jaloway Gill, Norine (Self)
Kelly, Roy (Self)
Kern, Diana (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Marshall, Susan (The ARC of Texas and The Disability
Policy Consortium)
McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association in Texas)
On: Gold, Marc (Texas Department of Human Services)
HB 2357
For: Ponder, Frederick E. (Little VIP Academy)
Spiller, Ruby (Self and Young Scholars)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Beckert, Andrea (Self and Texas Fort Bend ISD Wee Care
Teen Parent Program)
Conley, Laura (Texas Association for the Education of
Young Children)
Craven, Susan (Texans Care for Children)
Hernandez, Leslie (National Association of Social
Workers)
Johnson, Karen (United Ways of Texas)
Patterson, Nell (Self and Wee Care Fort Bend ISD and
Parents as Teachers)
Price, Angie (Honey Bee Day Care Center's)
Against: Pewitt, Bill (Texas Licensed Child Care Association)
On: Lutz, Judy (Texas Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services)