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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 25, 2013 8:00 AM

            SB 38

                  FOR:

                                 ALLEN, NANCY  (Self), Bastrop, TX

                                 McKay, Kristen  (Texas Assoc. of Parents or VI Children TAPVI), Leander, TX

                                 McKay, Meghan  (Self), Leander, TX

                                 Murrell, Mrs. Marty  Past-Chair  (also providing written testimony) (Alliance of + for

                                 Visually Impaired Texans (AVIT) Also: Sara Barnes, Parent; Beth Freeborn, Parent;

                                 Belinda Fayard, Parent), Austin, TX

                                 Nguyen, Peter  (self), Austin, TX

                                 Pineda-Allen, Minerva  (Self), Bastrop, TX

                                 Whitty, Christopher  (Myself), Austin, TX

                                 Whitty, Karen  (Myself), Austin, TX

                                 Wood, Marjie  Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (Self, Texas Chapter -

                                 AERBVI - Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually

                                 Impaired), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Daugherty, William  Superintendent (Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Shields, Julie  Asst. Director of Governmental Relations (Texas Assoc. of School Boards),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Anderson, Whitney  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Beaman, Margarine G.  Project Chair (Austin Jr - Women Fed. Sight Through Helping

                                 Hands Braille Project), Austin, TX

                                 Bellah, Edgenie  Member (CTPVI) Vice President (NFADB) (Central Texas Professionals

                                 in Visual Impaired National Family Association for Deaf-Blind), Leander, TX

                                 Borel, Dennis  Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Canaday, Jennifer M.  Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas Professional

                                 Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Holt-Reuter (Royter), Jillana  Member at Large (Deaf Multi Handicapped Association of

                                 Texas), San Marcos, TX

                                 Litzinger, Linda  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Miller, Jeff  Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Statman, Rona  Dir. Family Support (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Toelle, Nancy  (Tx Association for Education + Rehab of Visually Impaired (TAER)),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Williams, Pat  (Myself), Austin, TX

                                 Willson, Paula R.  (self), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Lilly, Janna  Director of Governmental Relations (TCASE Texas Council of Administrators

                                 of Special Education), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 25, 2013 8:00 AM

            SB 39

                  FOR:

                                 Becerra, Jr., Rodolfo  Self (Self), Nacogdoches, TX

                                 Holt-Reuter (Royter), Jillana  Member at Large (Deaf blind Multi handicapped Association

                                 of Texas), San Marcos, TX

                                 Lilly, Janna  Director of Governmental Relations  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (TCASE Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Daugherty, William  Superintendent (Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 ALLEN, NANCY  (Self), Bastrop, TX

                                 Anderson, Whitney  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Beaman, Margarine G.  Project Chair (AJWF Sight Through Helping Hands Braille

                                 Project), Austin, TX

                                 Bellah, Edgenie  Vice President (NFADB) Member (CTPVI) (Nat. Family Association for

                                 Deaf-Blind Central Texas Professionals in Vis.Impaired), Leander, TX

                                 Borel, Dennis  Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Canaday, Jennifer  Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas Professional

                                 Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Litzinger, Linda  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 McKay, Kristen  (Texas Assoc. of Parents of the Visually Impaired), Leander, TX

                                 McKay, Meghan  (Self), Leander, TX

                                 Miller, Jeff  Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Murrell, Mrs. Marty  Past-Chair (Alliance of + for Visually Impaired Texans), Austin, TX

                                 Pineda-Allen, Minerva  (Self), Bastrop, TX

                                 Statman, Rona  Dir. Family Support (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Toelle, Nancy  (Tx Assoc. for Education + Rehabilitation of Visually Impaired (TAER)),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Whitty, Christopher  (Myself), Austin, TX

                                 Whitty, Karen  (Myself), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, Pat  (Myself), Austin, TX

                                 Willson, Paula  (self), Austin, TX

                                 Wood, Marjie  Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Smith, Ava  Director (Talking Book Program), Austin, TX

            SB 783

                  FOR:

                                 Culberson, Amy  high school counselor (Klein Forest High School, Klein ISD), Spring, TX

                                 Grey, John  Gov't. Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Jackman, Melanie  Youth Violence Prevention Educator (Northwest Assistance Ministries -

                                 Family Violence Center), Houston, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 25, 2013 8:00 AM

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel (TX - AFT), Austin, TX

                                 Setliff, Aaron  Policy Director (Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX

                                 White-Mosley, Carolyn  CEO Ortralla Lu Wone Mosley Foundation (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Brauer, Andrea  Early Opportunities Coordinator (Texans Care For Children), Austin, TX

            SB 1608

                  FOR:

                                 Garibay, Montserrat  Teacher Bilingual Pre-K, VP for Certified Employees (Education

                                 Austin & Texas AFT), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel (TX - AFT), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Brauer, Andrea  Early Opportunities Coordinator (Texans Care For Children), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Canaday, Jennifer M.  Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas Professional

                                 Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Gustafson, Lindsey  (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc.), Austin, TX