WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            April 23, 2013 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 486

                 For:

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Martinez, Sandra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers Texas Chapter)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                 Against:

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Wilson, Wayne (HHSC resource Witness)

            HB 1058

                 For:

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Chandler, Robin (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Cormie, Duncan (Self; Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 DeWitt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Foster, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Child Placing Agencies)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

                                 LeBleu, Stephanie (Texas CASA)

                                 Panju, Arif (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Tafoya, Marcelo (League of United Latin American Citizens)

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Elizabeth "Liz" (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Rogers, James (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Villarreal, Rudy (HHSC Resource Witness)

            HB 1143

                 For:

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Bryant, Gigi edwards (Self)

                                 Chandler, Robin (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Dove, Deborah (Self)

                                 Harris, Ashley (Texans Care for Children)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Rosenbaum, Lisa (Self)

                                 Seay, Bronwyn (The settlement  home)

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Elizabeth "Liz" (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Blanke, Laura (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Clements, Irene (Self; Texas Foster Family Association)

                                 Conradt, Trish (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)

                                 Cormie, Duncan (Self; Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas Association for Infant Mental Health)

                                 Foster, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Child Placing Agencies)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

                                 LeBleu, Stephanie (Texas CASA)

                                 Martinez, Diana (Self; TexProtects, The Texas Association for the Protection of Children)

                                 Martinez, Sandra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers Texas Chapter)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 On:

                                 Rogers, James (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Villarreal, Rudy (HHSC Resource Witness)

            HB 1209

                 For:

                                 Spector, Sara (Self)

                                 Tunnell, Dawn (Self; Texas Baptist Home for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Acevedo, Fidel (Self; LULAC)

                                 Moreno, Dennis (Self)

                                 Moreno, Jesse (Self)

                                 Moreno, Mary (Self)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Tafoya, Marcelo (Self; LULAC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caselman, Jeanie (Self; Texas baptist home for children)

                                 Clements, Irene (Self; Texas Foster Family Association)

                                 Combs Boruff, Sarah (Texas alliance of child and family services)

                                 Hogan, Jami (Self; Texas Baptist Home for Children)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Prewitt, Jessica (Self; Texas Baptist Home for Children)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sapolio, Jessica (Self; Texas baptist home for children)

                                 Webster, Rachelle (Self; Spaulding for Children)

                                 Wright, Eric (Providence service corporation)

                 Against:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 DeWitt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Foster, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Child Placing Agencies)

                                 Harris, Ashley (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Elizabeth "Liz" (Department of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 1452

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 LeBleu, Stephanie (Texas CASA)

                 On:

                                 Shaw, Jean (Department of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 1633

                 For:

                                 Wilson, April (The Texas Association for the Protection of Children)

                                 Wilson, Columba (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Clements, Irene (Self; Texas Foster Family Association)

                                 Foster, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Child Placing Agencies)

                                 Harris, Ashley (Texans Care for Children)

                                 LeBleu, Stephanie (Texas CASA)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Perkins, Vicki (Children's Hospital of San Antonio)

                                 Schroeder, Rebekah (Texas Children's Hospital)

                 Against:

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Elizabeth "Liz" (Department of Family and Protective Services)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1740

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Mitchell, Beth (Disability rights texas)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 Against:

                                 Watkins, Sarah (Community Now)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 DeWitt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Robinson, Ileene (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Castillo, Consuelo (Texas advocates)

                                 Cranston, Ron (Self)

                                 Kafka, Bob (Self; ADAPT)

                 On:

                                 Engelking, Beth (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Vesowate, Joe (Department of Aging and Disability Services)

            HB 2111

                 For:

                                 Cole, Celia (Texas food bank network)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Self; Texans Care for Children & the Fresh Chefs Society)

                                 Gaines, Leslie (Self)

                                 Seay, Bronwyn (The settlement home)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Chandler, Robin (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Clements, Irene (Self; Texas Foster Family Association)

                                 Cooper, Rachel (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 DeWitt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Foster, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Child Placing Agencies)

                                 Hughes, Lisa (Texas Academy of Nutrition ans Dietetics)

                                 Johnson, McCall (Fresh Chefs Society)

                                 LeBleu, Stephanie (Texas CASA)

                                 Martinez, Diana (Self; TexProtects, The Texas Association for the Protection of Children)

                                 Olson, Anne (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)

                                 Rathbone, Marissa (Self; ACTIVE Life)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers Texas Chapter)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Elizabeth "Liz" (Department of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 2218

                 For:

                                 Acevedo, Fidel (LULAC)

                                 Chandler, Robin (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Dove, Deborah (Self)

                                 Moreno, Dennis (Self)

                                 Moreno, Jesse (Self)

                                 Moreno, Mary (Self)

                                 Tafoya, Marcelo (League of United Latin American Citizens)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Wade (Self)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Clements, Irene (Self; Texas Foster Family Association)

                                 Foster, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Child Placing Agencies)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

                                 LeBleu, Stephanie (Texas CASA)

                                 Martinez, Diana (Self; TexProtects, The Texas Association for the Protection of Children)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Richardson, Lionel (Self)

                                 Salazar, Laura michelle (Self)

                                 Smith, Erin (DePelchin Childrens Center)

                                 Wheat, Tina (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Elizabeth "Liz" (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Martinez, Jose (Department of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 2323

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Foster, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Child Placing Agencies)

                 On:

                                 Engelking, Beth (Department of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 3399

                 For:

                                 Foster, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Child Placing Agencies)

                                 Martinez, Diana (Self; TexProtects, The Texas Association for the Protection of Children)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Sparks, Andrea (Texas CASA)

                 On:

                                 Byrne, Darlene (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Chandler, Robin (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Cormie, Duncan (Self; Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas Association for Infant Mental Health)

                                 Harris, Ashley (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Elizabeth "Liz" (Department of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 3845

                 For:

                                 Cole, Celia (Texas food bank network)

                                 Cooper, Rachel (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Olson, Anne (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)

                                 Rathbone, Marissa (Self; ACTIVE Life)

                                 Seay, Bronwyn (The settlement home)

                                 Widrow, Woody (RAISE Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Rose, Cathy (HHSC Resource Witness)

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