WITNESS LIST

            Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee

            May 6, 2015 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 1144

                 For:

                                 Gravens, Josh (Self; Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE))

                                 Rauls, Joy (CACTX)

                                 Sessions, Christi (Self)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kreager, John (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Marana, Peter (Self)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for children)

                                 Winkles, Anita (Self)

            HB 1470

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chatelle, Melody (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Wolfe, Mike (Office of Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel)

            HB 2159

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

            HB 2233

                 For:

                                 McConnell, Katie (Children At Risk)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Ray (Self)

                                 Chatelle, Melody (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Chimene, Grace (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Rasco, Sasha (Department of Family and Protective Services)

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            HB 2723

                 On:

                                 Roper, Tiffany (Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth & Families)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Wolfe, Mike (Office of Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel)

            HB 3128

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Setliff, Aaron (The Texas Council on Family Violence)

            HB 3575

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Caron (Grandparent Support Group)

                                 Dickerson, Deborah (Grandparent Support Group)

                                 Giles, Florence (Government Support Group)

                                 Montgomery, Cindy (Grandparent Support Group)

                                 Washington, Xavier (Grandparent Support Group)

                 On:

                                 Perez, Gina (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Chatelle, Melody (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring (the new Lutheran Social Services of the South))

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 McClure, Madeline (TexProtects (Texas Association for the Protection of Children))

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for children)

            HB 3852

                 For:

                                 Kreager, John (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                 On:

                                 Singer, Kaci (TJJD, resource only)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for children)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

            HB 3967

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Chatelle, Melody (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring (the new Lutheran Social Services of the South))

                                 Kreager, John (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 McClure, Madeline (TexProtects (Texas Association for the Protection of Children))

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for children)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 On:

                                 Black, Lisa (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Schneider, David (Department of Family and Protective Services)

            SB 106

                 For:

                                 Brooks, Tom (Harris County Juvenile Probation)

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Gravell, Bill (Self; Texas Justice of the Peace and Constables Assc.)

                                 Henry, James (Self; Midland County JP , Judge David M Cobos)

                                 Kreager, John (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                 Against:

                                 Barrington, Johnny (Self; Texas Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention)

                                 Brazil, Gary (Self)

                                 Kelly, John (Self; Pearland ISD)

                                 Payton, John (Self; Collin county justice of the peace)

                                 Steeg, Susan (Self)

                 On:

                                 Nishimura, Christine (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Singer, Kaci (TJJD, resource only)

                                 Wood, Ted (Office of Court Administration)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Ray (Self; Texas Probation Association)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Boyett, Wes (Self)

                                 Bull, John (San Antonio Municipal Court)

                                 Bull, John (San Antonio Municipal Court)

                                 Chatelle, Melody (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Gravens, Josh (Self; Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE))

                                 Gutierrez, Bobby (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring (the new Lutheran Social Services of the South))

                                 Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justices of the peace and constables association of texas)

                                 McClure, Madeline (TexProtects (Texas Association for the Protection of Children))

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Needham, Judy (Fort Worth ISD)

                                 Negovetich, Marisha (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Paz, Ashley (Self; Fort Worth Independent School District)

                                 Ramos, Jr, Jacinto (Fort Worth ISD)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for children)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLu of Texas)

                                 Vinton, Victor (City of Sanantonio/Bexar County)

                                 Vinton, Victor (City of San antonio/Bexar County)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 Wolfe, Mike (Office of Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel)

                 Against:

                                 Lane, Leesa (Self)

                                 Wall, Anita (Self)

                 On:

                                 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)

                                 Kuykendall (pronounced: KIRK-en-doll), Deanna L. (Texas Municipal Courts Association

                                 (TMCA))

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

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