WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            February 24, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 66

                 For:

                                 Guzman, Rogelio (Del Valle ISD)

                                 Guzman, Sheila (Elgin ISD)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE))

                                 Vail, Ruth (Self; School District)

                 Against:

                                 Hinojosa, David (MALDEF)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas association of business)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Cowan, Julie (Self)

                                 Exter, William (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Hund, Kirsten (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA))

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Whitsett, Maria (Texas School Alliance)

            HB 181

                 For:

                                 Twardowski, Danny (Waller ISD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Cowan, Julie (Self)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corporation & Sherwin Alumina Co.)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Schneider, Robert (Self; Board of Trustees, Austin xISD)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Whitsett, Maria (Texas School Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 256

                 On:

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Confeence of Bishops)

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Chatelle, Melody (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Cowan, Julie (Self)

                                 Exter, William (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Hund, Kirsten (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA))

                                 Kreager, John (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Pate, Gardner (The Equity Center)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas association of business)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Schneider, Robert (Self; Board of Trustees, Austin xISD)

                                 Whitsett, Maria (Texas School Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 370

                 On:

                                 Beauchamp, John (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)

                                 Vickers, Kim (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Canales, Ramiro (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 440

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Exter, William (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 456

                 For:

                                 Dunnington, Joel (Self; Texas Medical Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Craft, Lon (Tmpa)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Lindley, Julie (Self; Texas school Nurses Organization)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas association of business)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 505

                 For:

                                 Painovich, Robin (Career and Technology Association of Texas)

                                 Reece, Pam (Self)

                 On:

                                 Rosser, Aubrey Wynn (Self; Greater Texas Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Cowan, Julie (Self)

                                 Giarratani, Dominic (Texas association of school boards)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas assoc of business)

                                 Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)

                                 Schneider, Robert (Self; Board of Trustees, Austin xISD)

                                 Whitsett, Maria (Texas School Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

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