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WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
May  5, 2009  upon final adjourn./recess
HB  1273
 
    For:
FIGUEROA, LUIS (MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND (MALDEF))
 
 
LAVINE, DICK (CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
CASEY, DANIEL  (Self)
 
 
COX, JASON (STERLING CITY ISD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES VICE PRESIDENT)
 
 
CRAYMER, DALE (TEXAS TAXPAYERS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION)
 
 
CROMWELL, LAURIE  (Self)
 
 
HOOD, AARON (ROBERT LEE ISD)
 
 
ICKERT, DAVID (OLNEY ISD
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
MOAK, LYNN  (Self)
 
 
OHANLON, KEVIN  (Self)
 
 
SADLER, PAUL (THE WIND COALITION)
 
 
STODDARD, ERIC  (Self and LORAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
BASKIN, JJ (EDUCATION CAPITAL)
 
 
DAWN-FISHER, LISA (TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
BENESKI, AMY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
CHIODO, DANA (TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA)
 
 
DUTY, DAVID (TEXAS SCHOOL COALITION)
 
 
ERBEN, ANDREW (TX, ASSN. OF BUSINESS)
 
 
GAINES, JOSH  (Self)
 
 
GOLEMON, KINNAN (SHELL OIL COMPANY)
 
 
GREGG, MICHAEL (NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES)
 
 
HAYNES, ADAM (TIPRO)
 
 
HAZLEWOOD, STEVE (DOW CHEMICAL CO.)
 
 
KREJCI, RONNIE  (Self)
 
 
LeBAS, JAMES (TEXAS CHEMICAL COUNCIL)
 
 
LeBAS, JAMES (TEXAS OIL & GAS ASSOCIATION)
 
 
OLIVER, HAROLD (CITY OF STOCKTON)
 
 
PERRY, STEVE (CHEVRON USA)
 
 
SCHEBERLE, DREW (AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
 
 
SELLERS, TOM (CONOCO PHILLIPS)
 
 
VALDEZ, JERRY (GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP)
 
 
 
 
SB  33
 
    For:
TERRAZAS, ERICA (TEXAS APPLESEED)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
CRUZ, ROSE  (Self)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
GUNTER, SAMUEL (TEXAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE COALITION)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
    For:
MILLER, JEFF (ADVOCACY INCORPORATED)
 
 
SMITH, JODIE (TEXANS CARE FOR CHILDREN)
 
 
STATMAN, RONA (THE ARC OF TEXAS)
 
 
 
 
SB  283
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
ARNOLD, JAY (TEXAS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION)
 
 
BENESKI, AMY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
DUNSAVAGE, DOUGLAS (AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION)
 
 
ECKHART, HARLEY (TEXAS ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS & SUPERVISORS ASSN.)
 
 
KENDERDINE, MARSHALL (PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY TEXAS)
 
 
KENDERDINE, MARSHALL (TEXAS PEDIATRIC SOCIETY)
 
 
MARWITZ, DAVID (AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY)
 
 
SHIELDS, JULIE (TX ASSOC. OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
SMITH, JODIE (TEXANS CARE FOR CHILDREN)
 
 
STUART, CHARLES (BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS)
 
 
WILLMANN, JAMES (TEXAS NURSES ASSOCIATION)
 
 
WOOLBERT, LYNDA (COALITION FOR NURSES IN ADVANCED PRACTICE)
 
 
 
 
SB  300
 
    For:
MARTIN, ALEJANDRA (TX ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
ROBERTSON, KATE (ENVIROMENTAL DEFENSE FUND)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
BENESKI, AMY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
BROWNSON, AMANDA (TEXAS SCHOOL ALLIANCE)
 
 
BRYANT, KEITH (BULLARD ISD)
 
 
FLORES, REBECCA (HOUSTON ISD)
 
 
LAIN, JACKIE (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
ICKERT, DAVID (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
 
 
SB  451
 
    For:
MILLER, JEFF (ADVOCACY INCORPORATED)
 
 
STATMAN, RONA (THE ARC OF TEXAS)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
BOSSE, PORTIA (TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOC.)
 
 
CARPENTER, BILL (TEXAS COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION)
 
 
CRUZ, ROSE  (Self)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
LAIN, JACKIE (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
SMITH, JODIE (TEXANS CARE FOR CHILDREN)
 
 
 
 
SB  587
 
    For:
COLBERT, PAUL (EL PASO ISD)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
BOSSE, PORTIA (TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOC.)
 
 
BROWNSON, AMANDA (TEXAS SCHOOL ALLIANCE)
 
 
CARPENTER, BILL (TEXAS COUNCIL OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION)
 
 
CASEY, DANIEL  (Self and FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION)
 
 
LAIN, JACKIE (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
    For:
McCREARY, CASEY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
 
 
SB  635
 
     On:
ICKERT, DAVID (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
BENESKI, AMY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
BOSSE, PORTIA (TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOC.)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
 
 
SB  817
 
    For:
CULWELL, JULIA  (Self)
 
 
WUENSCHEL, PETER (COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TEXAS)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
ALOTTO, JOSEPH (COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF EAST & DEEP EAST TX INC)
 
 
ANGELINI, LAURA (BEXAR COUNTY JUVENILE DISTRICT COURTS)
 
 
BINDER, JILL  (Self)
 
 
BOSSE, PORTIA (TSTA)
 
 
CABALLERO, NATALIE  (Self)
 
 
CABALLERO, SUZANNA (WACHOVIA BANK)
 
 
CIVINS, JEFF  (Self)
 
 
CRUZ, ROSE  (Self)
 
 
DOCHEN, SANDY (IBM)
 
 
DOUGLAS, CHRISTINE (COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE)
 
 
DUNSAVAGE, DOUGLAS (AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION)
 
 
ECKHART, HARLEY (TEXAS ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS & SUPERVISORS ASSN.)
 
 
ERBEN, ANDREW (TX. ASSN. OF BUSINESS)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
FELLOWS, JULI  (Self)
 
 
FLORES, REBECCA (HOUSTON ISD)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
HANNA, MARK (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKER/TEXAS CHAPTER)
 
 
HARRIS, MARTHA (BASTROP ISD-ATT)
 
 
LAIN, JACKIE (THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
MATA, JILL (BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE)
 
 
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
NICHOLAS, LIBERTY (COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS)
 
 
PARKER, LAURA (BEXAR COUNTY JUVENILE BOARD AND DISTRICT JUDGES)
 
 
SABO, JASON (UNITED WAYS OF TEXAS)
 
 
SCHEBERLE, DREW (AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
 
 
SMITH, JODIE (TEXANS CARE FOR CHILDREN)
 
 
STEINHAUSER, SUKI (COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL TEXAS)
 
 
TAYLOR, WILLIAM  (Self)
 
 
TERRAZAS, ERICA (TEXAS APPLESEED)
 
 
 
 
SB  891
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
ARNOLD, JAY (TEXAS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION)
 
 
DUNSAVAGE, DOUGLAS (AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
    For:
HERZOG, GREG (TEXAS MEDICAL ASSN.)
 
 
KENDERDINE, MARSHALL (TEXAS PEDIATRIC SOCIETY)
 
 
McCREARY, CASEY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (TASA))
 
 
ROMO, JOEL (TEXAS PUBLIC HEALTH COALITION)
 
 
SHIELDS, JULIE (TX ASSOC. OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
SMITH, JODIE (TEXANS CARE FOR CHILDREN)
 
 
STUART, CHARLES (BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS)
 
 
WILLMAN, JAMES (TEXAS NURSES ASSOCIATION)
 
 
WOOLBERT, LYNDA (COALITION FOR NURSES IN ADVANCED PRACTICE)
 
 
 
 
SB  987
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
ARNOLD, JAY (TEXAS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION)
 
 
BOSSE, PORTIA (TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOC.)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
FLORES, REBECCA (HOUSTON ISD)
 
 
LAIN, JACKIE (THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
McCREARY, CASEY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (TASA))
 
 
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
MILLER, JEFF (ADVOCAY INCORPORATED)
 
 
SMITH, JODIE (TEXANS CARE FOR CHILDREN)
 
 
STATMAN, RONA (THE ARC OF TEXAS)
 
 
 
 
SB  1219
 
     On:
HAYES, MICHAEL (ATTORNEY GENERAL-CHILD SUPPORT DIVISION)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
HERZOG, GREG (TEXAS MEDICAL ASSN)
 
 
SABO, JASON (UNITED WAYS OF TEXAS)
 
 
SMITH, JODIE (TEXANS CARE FOR CHILDREN)
 
 
 
 
SB  1255
 
     On:
ANDERSON, DAVID (TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
BENESKI, AMY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
CASEY, DANIEL  (Self and FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION)
 
 
SHIELDS, JULIE (TX ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
 
 
SB  1364
 
    For:
FLOYD, ROBERT (TEXAS COALITION FOR QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
BROWNSON, AMANDA (TEXAS SCHOOL ALLIANCE)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
ARNOLD, JAY (TEXAS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION)
 
 
BOSSE, PORTIA (TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOC.)
 
 
CORNWELL, BETSY (TEXAS EDUCATIONAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
 
 
SB  1576
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
BENESKI, AMY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
BOSSE, PORTIA (TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOC.)
 
 
ERBEN, ANDREW (TX. INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION REFORM
TX. ASSN. OF BUSINESS)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
    For:
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
WARNDOF, DONNA (TIPRO-TX. INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS & ROYALTY OWNERS ASSN.)