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WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services
February 20, 2007 - 08:30 AM
SB  21
 
FOR:
 
Fox, Avonda  Legal Assistant  (Self),  Murphy, TX
 
Williams, Randy  President  (Williams Simpson Management Corporation),  Not Specified, TX
 
ON:
 
Chick, Nancy  Owner, Bluebonnet School of Cedar Park  (Texas Licensed Child Care Association),  Cedar Park, TX
 
Klein, Angie  Criminal History Processing Bureau Manager  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  Austin, TX
 
Kyser, Margie  Manager, Access & Dissemination Bureau  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  Austin, TX
 
Spiser, Diana  Assistant Commissioner, Child Care Licensing  (Texas Department of Family & Protective Services),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Davis, Keith    (National Child Care Coalition),  Bedford, TX
 
Little, Gene  Child Care Owner  (Self),  Bedford, TX
 
Saxton, Josette    (Texans Care for Children),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Little, Jean  Child Care Owner  (Self),  Bedford, TX
 
On:
 
Marshall, Karen    (Texas Workforce Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Miller, Reagan    (Texas Workforce Commission),  Austin, TX
SB  27
 
ON:
 
Waller, Barry    (Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Graves, Tim  President  (Texas Health Care Association),  Austin, TX
 
Gunn, Cindy  Government Relations  (Memorial Hermann Healthcare System),  Houston, TX
 
Herzog, Greg  Lobbyist  (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Hooser, Greg  Attorney  (Self; Texas Advance Directive Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
O'Brien, Sister Michele  Registered Nurse/Government Relations  (Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare),  San Antonio, TX
 
Thomason, David  Vice President  (Texas Association of Homes & Services for the Aging),  Austin, TX
 
Welsh, Dinah  Senior Director, Advocacy & Public Policy  (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Henderson, Don    (Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services),  Austin, TX
SB  28
 
FOR:
 
Nuckols, Beverly  Physician  (Self),  New Braunfels, TX
 
Sjoberg, Elizabeth  Associate General Counsel  (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Kafka, Bob  Organizer  (Institute for Disability Access),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Emick, Stacey  Legislative Director  (Texas Right to Life),  Houston, TX
 
Graham, Elizabeth  Director  (Texas Right to Life),  Houston, TX
 
Harvey, Jay  President/Attorney  (Texas Trial Lawyers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Hooser, Greg  Attorney  (Self; Texas Advance Directive Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Miller, Suze    (Texas Partnership for End of Life Care),  Not Specified, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cain, Randy  Attorney  (Texas Fire Chiefs Association),  Austin, TX
 
Herzog, Greg  Lobbyist  (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
O'Brien, Sister Michele  Registered Nurse/Government Relations  (Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare),  San Antonio, TX
 
Pojman, Joe  Executive Director  (Texas Alliance for Life, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Thomason, David  Vice President  (Texas Association of Homes & Services for the Aging),  Austin, TX
 
Vasek, Heather  Director of Public Policy  (Texas Association for Home Care),  Austin, TX
 
Willmann, James  Attorney  (Texas Nurses Association),  Austin, TX
 
Woolbert, Lynda  Pediatric Nurse Practitioner  (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Durden, Veronda  Assistant Commissioner of Regulatory Services  (Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services),  Austin, TX
 
Guerrero, Jane  Manager, Facility Licensing  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX
 
Henderson, Don    (Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Capelo, Jaime  Lobbyist  (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants),  Austin, TX
SB  29
 
ON:
 
Gunn, Bruce  Manager, Health Professions Resource Center  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX
 
Peterson, Debbie  Manager, Professional Licensing  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herzog, Greg  Lobbyist  (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Wall, Matthew  Associate General Counsel  (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Willmann, James  Attorney  (Texas Nurses Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Kloeris, Chris  Executive Director  (Texas Optometry Board),  Austin, TX
 
Monk, John  Administrative Officer  (Health Professions Council),  Austin, TX
SB  37
 
ON:
 
Wick, Beth  Manager, 2-1-1 Texas Information & Referral Network  (Texas Health & Human Services Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
DeWitt, Lauren  Medical Director  (Citizens Commission on Human Rights),  Austin, TX
 
Herzog, Greg  Lobbyist  (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Saxton, Josette    (Texans Care for Children),  Austin, TX
SB  205
 
ON:
 
Greene, Ryan  Assistant Attorney General  (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
O'Brien, Sister Michele  Registered Nurse/Government Relations  (Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare),  San Antonio, TX
 
Vasek, Heather  Director of Public Policy  (Texas Association for Home Care),  Austin, TX
 
Wall, Matthew  Associate General Counsel  (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
SB  218
 
FOR:
 
Fincher, David  Child Care Owner  (National Child Care Coalition),  Rowlett, TX
 
Gray, Kim  Child Care Owner  (National Child Care Coalition),  Mesquite, TX
 
Little, Gene  Child Care Owner  (Self),  Bedford, TX
 
Little, Jean  Child Care Owner  (Self),  Bedford, TX
 
Simpson, Rusty    (National Child Care Coalition),  Rowlett, TX
 
Williams, Randy  President  (Williams Simpson Management Corporation),  Not Specified, TX
 
ON:
 
McGettrick, Margaret  Director of Education  (TEPSAC),  Buda, TX
 
Spiser, Diana  Assistant Commissioner, Child Care Licensing  (Texas Department of Family & Protective Services),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Chick, Nancy  Owner, Bluebonnet School of Cedar Park  (Texas Licensed Child Care Association),  Cedar Park, TX
 
Davis, Keith    (National Child Care Coalition),  Bedford, TX
 
Eaton, Holly  Attorney/Lobbyist  (Texas Classroom Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Gray, Larry  Child Care Owner  (National Child Care Coalition),  Wylie, TX
 
Lincoln, Elena  Lobbyist  (Association of Texas Professional Educators),  Austin, TX
 
Little, Alex    (National Child Care Coalition),  Bedford, TX
 
Pewitt, Bill  Lobbyist  (Professional Early Care & Education Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Saxton, Josette    (Texans Care for Children),  Austin, TX
SCR 1
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herzog, Greg  Lobbyist  (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Kroll, Carrie  Director, Advocacy & Health Policy  (Texas Pediatric Society),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Berry, Connie  Manager  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX