WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education-S/C on Post-Secondary & Workforce Readiness Committee

            April 2, 2015 - 8:00 AM

            Workforce Readiness

                 On:

                                 Alcantar, Andres (Texas Workforce Commission)

                                 Paredes, Raymund (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 1287

                 For:

                                 Chaparala, Praveen (Self)

                                 Wells, Jonathan (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fuchs, Doyle (Texas Workforce Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Brown, Susan (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 1712

                 On:

                                 Mendez, Trey (Texas southmost college)

                                 Rendon, Francisco (Texas Southmost College)

                                 Tercero, Lily (Texas Southmost College)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garcia, Buddy (Self; Exelon Government Relations)

                                 Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Border Coalition)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corp., and Sherwin Alumina, Co.)

                                 Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Association)

                                 Poteat-Phelps, Jennifer (Community college association of texas trustees)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)

                 On:

                                 Lewis, Chet (Texas Southmost College)

            HB 2402

                 For:

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 On:

                                 Leslie, Bruce (Self; Alamo colleges)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hammond, Bill (Texas association of business)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas assoc of business)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Martin, Ken (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 2628

                 For:

                                 Barrow, Dan (Zachry Group)

                                 Lindsay, David (Self; NCCER - National Center for Construction Education and Research)

                 On:

                                 Henderson, Melissa (Educate Texas)

                                 Leslie, Bruce (Self; Alamo Colleges and Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Joe (Self)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Border Coalition)

                                 Matz, Sarah (TechAmerica)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corp., and Sherwin Alumina, Co.)

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas assoc of business)

                                 Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 3062

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Joe (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fitzpatrick, John (Educate Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Findeisen, Les (Texas Trucking Association)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Border Coalition)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corp., and Sherwin Alumina, Co.)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas assoc of business)

                                 Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

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