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WITNESS LIST
Education
March 29, 2007 - 09:00 AM
SB  1506
 
FOR:
 
Aguirre, Robert B.  Chairman  (Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options),  Helotes, TX
 
Alonso, Alejandro  Parent  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Aymond, Bishop Gregory  Bishop  (Catholic Diocese of Austin),  Austin, TX
 
Bryant, Rev. Dr. William Raymond  Pastor  (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Del Aguila, Ruben    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Espinoza, Rosa D.    (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Flores, Emilio  Student  (Em),  Austin, TX
 
Fossey, Richard  Professor  (Univ of North Texas),  Denton, TX
 
Franklin L.S., Tom  Pastor of New Mt. Calvary  (our Children of Tarrant.),  Ft Worth, TX
 
Garcini, Marcela  mom  (myself),  Dallas, TX
 
Guel, Cecilia    (Self),  Katy, TX
 
Guel, Dr. David  Executive Vice President  (National Coalition of Latino Clergy - Conlamic),  Katy, TX
 
Jackson, Pat  Chair  (Coalition Enabling Our Children),  Austin, TX
 
Ledbetter, Tatiana    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Loewe, PhD. Phys., B.S. Phys. B.S. Chem., Mark    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
McGettrick, Margaret  Director of Education  (Texas Catholic Conference),  Austin, TX
 
Moore, Bishop Gene  Bishop  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Nations, Neal    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Noble, PHD., Rev. Johnny Ray  Pastor, St. John M.B.C.  (ELM Grove Dist. Association),  Euless, TX
 
Ordonez, Sineria    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Paige, Rod  None  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Peterson, C.P.M., Dr Arthur D.    (Self and AFP),  Houston, TX
 
Saenz, Johnathan  Director of Legislative Affairs  (Free Market Foundation),  Plano, TX
 
Schoolfield, Dr. Robert  President  (Austin CEO Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Story, Jamie  Education Policy Analyst  (Texas Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Tatum, Sr, Pastor Kyev P.  President and CEO  (Ministers for Education of America),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Trotter, Clayton  General Counsel/Justice Foundation  (Self/and Organization RCT),  San Antonio, TX
 
Venable, Peggy  Director Americans for Prosperity - TX  (Americans for Prosperity - TX),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Anthony, David  Superintendent - Cypress-Fairbanks ISD  (Texas School Alliance),  Houston, TX
 
Canaday, Jennifer M.  Lobbyist  (Association of Texas Professional Educators),  Austin, TX
 
Espinoza, Miguel (aka Mike) A.  Parent  (Edgewood ISD),  San Antonio, TX
 
Garza, Elizabeth Pompa  Deputy Superintendent  (Edgewood Independent School District San Antonio, TX),  San Antonio, TX
 
Hansen, Christine  GT Support Teacher Bastrop ISD Region 13 Director ATPE  (Self),  Cedar Creek, TX
 
James, Dr. Leslie  Assistant Superintendent  (Fort Worth Independent School District),  Fort Worth, TX
 
John P., O'Sullivan  Secretary - Treasurer  (Texas Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
Paynter, Susan (Suzii)  Director,  (Christian Life Commission, Baptist General Convention of TX),  Austin, TX
 
Ratliff, Bill    (Raise Your Hand Texas),  Mt Pleasant, TX
 
Thompson, David  Partner, Bracewell and Giuliani LLP  (Texas Assn of School Administrators),  Houston, TX
 
Tounget, Craig  Coordinator  (Coalition for Public Schools),  Austin, TX
 
Whitsett, Jo-Hannah  Political Director  (Tx Freedom Network),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Forster, Greg  Senior Fellow  (Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation),  Indianapolis, IN
 
McTeer, Robert "Bob"  Distinguished Fellow  (Nation Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA)),  Frisco, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Acevedo Rdz., Mo. A Hogracio    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Aguilar, Fernando    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Aguirre, Toni    (Self),  Del Valle, TX
 
Albiter, Maribel    (self.),  Bastrop, TX
 
Alcala, Maria    (Self),  Cedar Creek, TX
 
Aldaz, Patricia    (Self),  SA, TX
 
Alderete, Sandra  Mrs. Alderete  (My Family),  San Antonio, TX
 
Alvarez-Saldano, Maricela    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Arriaga, Michael H.    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Arzato, Silvia    (Self),  Del Valle, TX
 
Aviles, Yuridia    (Self),  austin, TX
 
Baez, Jose Ramon    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Baez, Roberto C.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Barajas, Maricuz    (Fell),  Austin, TX
 
Benitez, Maria Raquel    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Blancas Jr, Simon    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Brena, Patricia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Busteed, Vanessa    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Calivto, Alicia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Camarillo Avalos, Anayelic    (Self),  Del Valle, TX
 
Cantu, Aimee    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Cantu, Maria    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Carr, Jennifer    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ceballos-Flores, Martha    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Chavez, Filo    (self.),  Austin, TX
 
Chavez, Francisca    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Cisneros, Maria    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Conejo, Elia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Coronado, Marlene    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Cortez, Patricia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
De La Fuente, Sharon E.    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
de la Luz Ruiz, Maria    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
De La Rosa, Bianca Irene    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
De Loera Esparza, Juana    (my self.),  Austin, TX
 
Del Aguila, Patricia    (my self),  Austin, TX
 
Del Rosario Luna G., Maria    (Fell),  Austin, TX
 
Des Bazielles, Debbie S.    (Self),  SA, TX
 
DeWitt, Cathy  Government Affairs  (Texas Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Diaz, Rocio    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Doroteo, Juana    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Duran de Leon, Olga Susana    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Escamilla, Clementina    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Escamilla, Fidencia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Espino, Luz Maria    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Espinoza, Blanca A.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Espinoza, Juanis    (Fell),  Austin, TX
 
Espinoza, Maria    (self.),  Austin, TX
 
Estrada, Maribel    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Estrada, SanJuana    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Fernandez, Maria Victoria    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Fields Ph. D., APR, Donald  Prinicipal and Mgr. Gen. Director - Millican Group  (Texas Black Clergy network),  Houston, TX
 
Flores, Rafael    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Flores, Rafael    (self),  Austin, TX
 
Flores, Sylvia    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Garces, Eleazar N.    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Garcia-Proctor., Gabriela  Account Executive, Univision Radio  (myself.),  Austin, TX
 
Garza, Patricia  Parent  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
German, Estela San    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Gonzalez, Maria    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Guerra-Campos, Lucinda    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Guerrero, Dora E.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Gutierrez, Maria C.    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Henderson, Lourdes B.    (SELF),  Austin, TX
 
Hernandez, Sara    (my self),  Austin, TX
 
Herrera Saldivar, Blanca    (Self),  Del Valle, TX
 
Houston, Toures    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Huerta, Andrea    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ibarra, Brenda    (my self),  Manor, TX
 
Jenkins, Keith T  Chief Design Officer-L and J Technologies  (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Jimenez, Leonor    (Self),  Cedar Creek, TX
 
Juarez, Cassandra    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Kaman, Bahman    (Self),  Cedar Park, TX
 
Kaman, Lourdes B.    (Self),  Cedar Park, TX
 
Labastida, Georgina L.    (Self),  Pflugerville, TX
 
Lands, II, Sterling  CCBC Senior Pastor and Bishop Calvary Bible Church Int.  (CABC),  Austin, TX
 
Lara, Jaqueline    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Leon, Fabian    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Lopez, Florencio    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Lopez, Mario    (self.),  Austin, TX
 
Lopez, Rosa    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Lopez-Acosta, Eloina    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Lozano Corona, Hilda    (self.),  San Antonio, TX
 
Maneillas, Irma    (Self),  SA, TX
 
Manrique, Michael    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Martinez, Joe    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Martinez, Martha    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Martinez, Perviter    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Martinez, Ruth C.  ESL teacher.  (Austin Learning Academy/Hispanic Creo),  Austin, TX
 
Mata, Maidel Socorro    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mayorga, Analilia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
McCray, Michael  Attorney  (E. K. Bailey Ministries),  Houston, TX
 
McCutchen, Dianne    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Medellin, Rosa Elena    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mendez, Adela    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mendez, Luciano    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mendiola, Genoveva    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mendoza, Cristina    (Self),  Cedar Creek, TX
 
Mendoza, Modesta    (my self),  Pflugerville, TX
 
Mora, Enedina    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mora, Maria Magdalena    (Self),  Pflugerville, TX
 
Morales, Cristina    (Self),  Cedar Creek, TX
 
Morales, Mildred    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Munoz, Alejandra    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Munoz, Olga    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Munoz Resendiz, Marcela    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Neave, Alfredo    (self.),  Austin, TX
 
Ochoa, Lizbeth    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Olivares, Enrique    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Olivares, Graciela    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Orozco, Miguel    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ortega, Minerva    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Pena, Mary C.    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Penalver, Elizabeth M.    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Perea L., Hottencia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Perez, Beatris Adriana Montano    (Self),  Cedar Creek, TX
 
Perez, Carmelita    (CREO),  Austin, TX
 
Poitan, Rene    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Pola, Fanny C  House Wife  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Proctor., Chad  Sals.  (my self.),  Austin, TX
 
Puente., Liliana.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Resendiz., Margarita    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Reyna, Sandra Veronica    (self.),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Carita    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Elena    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Elisa    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Elvira    (Fell),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Gabriela    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Humberto    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Lourdes    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Romo, Fidelia    (Represent Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Rosales, Clementina    (Clementina Rosales),  Austin, TX
 
Rosales, Martha P.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ruiz, Antonio C.    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Ruiz, Francisco    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ruiz, Leticia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ruiz., Claudia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Ruvalcaba, Hilda    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Salazar, Maria Elvia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Sanchez, Jessica Rae    (Self),  SA, TX
 
Sanchez, Jonathan    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Sanchez, Ludy H.    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Sanchez, Marie  n/a  (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Sanchez, Sylvia D.    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Sanchez O., Oliva    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Schoolfield, Anna    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Shepard, Janelle  Executive Director  (Texans for Texas),  Weatherford, TX
 
Shepard, Robert K.  none  (Self),  Weatherford, TX
 
Solana, Marsha  Assistant Director of Education  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Sosa Jaramillo, Isabel    (Self),  del valle, TX
 
Soto, Rosalia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Swan, Hilda Ana  mother  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Vargas, Maria Dolores    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Vega, Adela    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Vega, Mike    (Self),  Bastrop, TX
 
Velasco, Catalina    (my self),  Austin, TX
 
VillaToyo, Jose Y Deysi    (self.),  Austin, TX
 
Y. Ruiz, Laura    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Yanez, Valerie    (Self),  S.A., TX
 
Zavaleta, Edgar    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Barron, Alex  Retired.  (Edgewood Community),  San Antonio, TX
 
Barron, Janie  Retired EISD.  (Edgewood Community),  San Antonio, TX
 
Bishop, Sara  Teacher-elementary  (Self),  Rockwall, TX
 
Briones, Tina  teacher (attendance auditor)  (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Brown, Mike  Former Teacher (Married to School Teacher)  (Self),  Lamesa, TX
 
Brown, Monica Gay  2nd grade teacher in public school  (ATPE),  Lamesa, TX
 
Calderon, Diana    (Edgewood ISD),  San Antonio, TX
 
Collins, Robby  Legislative Consultant  (Dallas I.SD),  Dallas, TX
 
Duenes, Barbara  Secretary  (E.I.S.D. (Edgewood Independent School District)),  San Antonio, TX
 
Fierros, Jose A.    (ISD Edgewood Dist.),  S.A., TX
 
Fierros, Mary Helen    (Edgewood Sch. Dist.),  S.A., TX
 
Flores, Rebecca  Director, Governmental Relations  (Houston ISD),  Houston, TX
 
Franks, Ginger    (self/teacher/ATPE member),  Woden, TX
 
Graham, Debbie  Teacher/V-Pres ATPE of Local Unit  (self/teacher/ATPE),  Nacodoches, TX
 
Gustafson, Lindsay  Director of Public Affairs  (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Harris, Cathy  Teacher Secondary  (Self),  Rockwall, TX
 
Holzapfel, Malinda    (self/teacher/ATPE member),  Nacodoches, TX
 
Isaacson, Nathanael  Legislative Analyst  (People For the Americay Way),  Austin, TX
 
Kriegel, Kim  teacher  (/self),  Red Oak, TX
 
Lambert, Kay  Education Policy Analyst  (Advocacy, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Latus, Loretta  Teacher, Middle School  (Self),  Rockwall, TX
 
Leath, Janie    (self/teacher-ATPE member),  Woden, TX
 
Lee, Deann  State/Federal Programs Coordinator  (Self),  Paris, TX
 
Manahan, Loyce  Teacher  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
McCraw, Ken  Executive Director  (TX Association of Community Schools),  Austin, TX
 
Meno, Karen R  Teacher  (Self,),  Rockwall, TX
 
Miller, Kathy  President  (Texas Freedom Network),  Austin, TX
 
Moreno, Margaret Ann  Parent  (EI.S.D.),  S.A, TX
 
Nichols, Sherri E.  Teacher-Secondary  (Self),  Rockwall, TX
 
Noble, Shannon  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Counseling Association),  Austin, TX
 
Ponce, Glenna  Parent in EISD Community  (Edgewood ISD Community),  SA, TX
 
Puente, Esperanza C.    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Reyna, Mary Lee  Retired Educator  (Edgewood-Community),  San Antonio, TX
 
Reynolds, Elizabeth S.  Teacher-Secondary  (Self),  Bridgeport, TX
 
Rogers, Don  Legislative Liaison  (Texas Rural Education Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
Shaddix, Julian  Staff Assistant  (Texas Association of Secondary School Principals),  Austin, TX
 
Statman, Rona  Director of Family Support Services  (The Arc of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Voorhees, Mary Lou  Sp. Ed. Teacher  (Self),  Grand Prairie, TX
 
Wilbur-Byrnes, Caroljean  Teacher Frenship, ATPE Region 17 President,  (Self),  Lubbock, TX
 
Zambrano, Mary  Parent  (Edgewood),  San Antonio, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Brosnan, Msgr. Dermot    (Archdiocese San Antonio),  San Antonio, TX
 
Culotta, Dr. Stanley  President  (Holy Cross and Archdiocese San Antonio),  San Antonio, TX
 
Frederick, Maria    (Dr. Sheila Bailey, President of E.K. Bailey Ministries, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Patterson, Alice    (Dr. Sheila Bailey, Dallas and Pastor Dwight McKissic, Arlington),  San Antonio, TX
 
Rivas, Andrew    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Figueroa, Luis  Legislative Staff Attorney  ((MALDEF) Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund),  San Antonio, TX
 
Kelly, Jack  Legislative Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Needham, Judy G.  Fort Worth ISD Trustee  (Texas Assn. of Schl. Boards),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Weinberg, Tracy  Associate Director/Executive Director  (TAGT),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Komer, Richard  Senior Litigation Counsel  (Institute for Justice),  Falls Church, VA