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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            County Affairs Committee

            July 17, 2012 - 10:00 AM

            Charge 1: County-related issues arising from population growth.

                 For:

                                 Velasquez, Sally (County of Frio)

                 On:

                                 Avery, Cliff (State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

                                 Daigh, Robert (Williamson County)

                                 Hobby, Danny (Self)

                                 Manilla, Steven (Transportation and Natural Resources Travis County)

                                 Mathews, Adam (IESI)

                                 Perez, Gil (Safe-d)

                                 Wilson, Don (Texas commission on fire protection)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Redington, Penny (Texas Association of Regional Councils)

            Charge 2: Consolidation of county services.

                 For:

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Brown, Ryan (Dallas county)

                                 Jordan, Chad (Self; Justice of The Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Kerbow, Becky (Justice of the Peace constable Association)

                                 Rowe, Don (Dallas coUnty)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kitson, Carol (Self)

                                 Wilson, Floreence (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Lane, Mary (Self)

                 On:

                                 Gutierrez, Bobby (Self; Justice of peace and constables association of texas)

                                 Hobby, Danny (Self)

                                 Williams, Roy (Justice of the Peace and Constables Association)

            Charge 3: Issues facing county jails.

                 For:

                                 Glass, Jackson (Self; Travis county veterans court)

                 On:

                                 Carmona, Mark (CHCS)

                                 Carswell, Sarah (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

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                 On:

                                 Claitor, Diana (Texas Jail Project)

                                 Denton, Mike (Self)

                                 Diaz, Aaron (Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)

                                 Lozito, Mike (Bear county)

                                 Munoz, Adan (Texas commission on jail standards)

                                 Seale, Michael (Self; Harris County Sheriffs Office)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health America of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Diaz, Aaron (CHCS)

                                 Marrufo, Jose (Self; El Paso County Sheriffs Officers Association)

                                 Simpson, Matthew (ACLU of Texas)

            Charge 4: Medicaid 1115 Waiver.

                 On:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Kirsch, Lisa (Health and Human Services Commission Services)

                                 Pearson, David (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)

                                 Suehs, Tom (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health America of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Redington, Penny (Texas Association of Regional Councils)

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