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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            April 18, 2011 9:00 AM

            SB 23

                  ON:

                                 Bearden, Chase   Director of Advocacy (CTD / Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Borel, Dennis   (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin

                                 Hammon, Rachel   Nurse / Association  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 Association for Homecare & Hospice)

                                 Murphree, Susan   Disability Policy Specialist  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Disability Rights TX), Austin, TX

                                 Traylor, Chris   Commissioner (Dept. of Aging & Disability Services)

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Connett, Brent   Policy Analyst (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin

                  On:

                                 Millwee, Billy   Associate Commissioner (HHSC), Austin, TX

            SB 1004

                  FOR:

                                 Cole, Celia   Senior Policy Analyst  (also providing written testimony) (Center for Public

                                 Policy Priorities), Austin

                                 Dimitry, Lauren   Health Policy Coordinator  (also providing written testimony) (Texans

                                 Care for Children), Austin

                                 Pont MD, MPH, Stephen   Pediatrician  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Pediatric

                                 Society ; Seton Family of Hospitals), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Cardenas III, Joe   Teacher (Texas LULAC - Public Organization), Louise, TX

                                 Chavez, Genaro   Retired (LNES Centers TX LULAC Educational Service Centers)

                                 McManus, William "Bill"   Govt. Aff. Director  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (American Beverage Assn / Texas Beverage Assn), Mechanicsville, MD

                                 Morin, Guadalupe   Exe Director (Hispanic Women's Network of TX)

                                 Perez, Javier S.   (NHPO National Hispanic Professional Org.), Houston, TX

                                 Poinsett, Royce   Attorney (North American Theatre Owners), Austin

                  ON:

                                 Brown, Henry Shelton   Associate Professor (UT Health)

                                 Kelder, Steven   Professor of Epidemiology (Univ TX, School Public Health), Austin, TX

                                 McAlister, Alfred   Professor  (also providing written testimony) (UT Health School of

                                 Public Health)

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Berger, Ed   VP, Advocacy & Govt Relations (Seton Family of Hospitals), Austin, TX

                                 Briones, Dolores   Vice President, Advocacy & Govt Relations (Texas Health Institute)

                                 Gamez, Erin   (TX Parent Teacher Association (PTA))

                                 Milam, Susan   Dir. of Govt. Relations (Natl. Association of Social Workers / Texas

                                 Chapter), Austin

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            April 18, 2011 9:00 AM

                                 Partida, Nef   Government Affairs - Locke Lord (Greater Houston Partnership), Austin, TX

                                 Sperry, Bryan   President, Trade Association (Children's Hospital Association of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Ashley, Price   Leg. Coordinator (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Curtner, Walker   Warehouse Initiatives Manager (Coca-Cola), Round Rock, TX

                                 DuBois, Doug   Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Assoc. (Texas Petroleum

                                 Marketers & Convenience Store Assoc.), TX

                                 Fuccello, Frank   Distribution Center Manager (Coca-Cola Refreshments - Austin), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Goyette, Irma   Sales Admin (Coca Cola Refreshment)

                                 Hanson, Chris   Supervisor (Coca Cola Refreshment), Austin, TX

                                 Kang, Wendell   Warehouse Supervisor (Austin Coca Cola Refreshments)

                                 Koebele, Steve   Attorney (Greater Austin Merchants Association), Austin, TX

                                 Salinas, Nelson   Govt. Affairs Manager (The Texas Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Seaton, Michael   Distribution Manager (Coca-Cola Refreshment), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Kendall   Vice President Accent Food Services (Texas Merchandise Vendors

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Volkening, Ronnie   President (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Wheeler, Glenda   Office Admin (Coca Cola Refreshments)

                  On:

                                 Dwyer, DC, Sister Jean Thomas   Advocacy Consultant (Seton Family of Hospitals),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Puckett, Leslie   Attorney (BikeTexas, a member of the Partnership for a Healthy Texas)

                  Providing written testimony:

                  For:

                                 Clark, Isabel   Public Health Registered Dietitian  (Self), Austin

            SB 1335

                  FOR:

                                 Barnett, Michael   Chief Appraiser (Smith County Appraisal District), Tyler, TX

                                 Porter, Scott   Johnson County Tax Assessor-Collector (Tax Assessor Collectors

                                 Association), Cleburne, TX

                                 Russell, Brenda   Central Appraisal Johnson County  (Self), Cleburne, TX

                                 South, Brent   Chief Appraiser  (also providing written testimony) (Hunt County Appraisal

                                 District), Greenville, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Jackson, Chris   Attorney (Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP), Austin, TX

                                 Mintz, David   VP, Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin

                                 Robinson, Jim   Chief Appraiser, Harris Co. Appraisal Dist. (Texas Assn. of Appraisal

                                 Districts), Houston, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            April 18, 2011 9:00 AM

                  On:

                                 Kuntz, William H.   Executive Director (Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1589

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Crawford, Joseph V.   Attorney (Wright & Greenhill P.C.)

                                 VanderBurg, Michael   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Winter, Raymond   Chief, Civil Medicaid Fraud (Office of Attorney General)

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