WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            May 20, 2015 8:30 AM

            HB 699

                  FOR:

                                 Kaiser, Chris  Staff Attorney (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers (TX-American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

            HB 700

                  AGAINST:

                                 Clark, Caren  Self  (Self), Round Rock, TX

                                 Ramos, Elsa   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Fowler, Rebecca   (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX

                                 Hillesheim, Alexandra  Student  (Self), Round Rock, TX

                                 Sanchez, Jose   (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Martin, Ken  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            HB 1054

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Johnson, Steven  Vice President (Texas Association of Community Colleges), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin  Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Kramer, Kristen  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            HB 1287

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Chaparala, Praveen  Texas Exes Life Member  (Self), Lewisville, TX

                                 Fowler, Rebecca   (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX

                                 Sanchez, Jose   (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX

                                 Wells, Jonathan   (Self), Cedar park, TX

                  ON:

                                 Brown, Susan  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 Downey, Veronica  Director Bureau Labor Statistics Program (Texas Workforce

                                 Commission), Austin, TX

            HB 1300

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cardenas, Melva V  Executive Director (Texas Association of School Personnel

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            May 20, 2015 8:30 AM

                                 Ford, Victoria  (Iteachtexas, llp), Austin, TX

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate  (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Meroney, Mike  Consultant (Coalition for Effective Educator Preparation (CEEP)), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Bunker-Henderson, Nichole  Deputy General Counsel (TEA), Austin, TX

                                 Miller, Tim  Director of Educator Preparation (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                                 Peebles, Rex  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            HB 1583

                  FOR:

                                 Sugar, Tom  Sr VP Complete College America  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Complete College America), Indianapolis, IN

                  AGAINST:

                                 Williams, Gregory  President, Odessa College  (also providing written testimony)  (Self;

                                 Texas Association of Community Colleges), Odessa, Texas, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Brooks, Jeffrey  Policy Analyst (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Hammond, Bill  CEO (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin  Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Floyd, Beaman  (Texas Community College Teachers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Ford, Ralph  (Central Texas College), Killeen, TX

                  ON:

                                 Peebles, Rex  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            HB 1613

                  FOR:

                                 Scheberle, Drew  SVP (Greater austin chamber of commerce), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers (TX-American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Whitsett, Maria  Dr. (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Kramer, Kristen  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            HB 1807

                  FOR:

                                 Jimenez, Gerard   (Self; Access College Texas), Austin Texas, TX

                                 Lilly, Janna  Texas Council for Adm. of Special Education (Texas Council of

                                 Administrators of Special Education), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            May 20, 2015 8:30 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers (TX-American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Sanders, Jolene   (Self; Easter Seals Central Texas), austin, TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Statman, Rona  (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Brown, Susan  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 Martinez, Monica  Associate Commissioner, Standards and Programs (Texas Education

                                 Agency), Austin, TX

            HB 1887

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Contreras, Sergio  External Affairs  (Self; City of Pharr), Pharr, TX

                  ON:

                                 Reyna, Mario  Dean  (Self; South texas college), Mcallen, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Valdez, Victor  Program Chair  (Self; South Texas College), McAllen, TX

            HB 2205

                  FOR:

                                 Meroney, Mike  Consultant (Coalition for Effective Educator Preparation (CEEP)), Austin,

                                 TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate  (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Lund, John-Peter  Attorney (Texas Teachers), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cardenas, Melva V  Executive Director (Texas Association of School Personnel

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Ford, Victoria  (Iteachtexas, llp), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bunker-Henderson, Nichole  Deputy General Counsel (TEA), Austin, TX

                                 Miller, Tim  Director of Educator Preparation (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

            HB 2396

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Moller, Lesa  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            May 20, 2015 8:30 AM

            HB 2472

                  ON:

                                 Powers, William  President (The University of Texas At Austin), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Lavergne, Gary  Program Manager (UT Austin), Austin, TX, TX

            HB 2568

                  FOR:

                                 Mayfield, Destiny  Student, UHVictoria  (Self), Victoria, TX

                  ON:

                                 Morgan, Raymond Victor  Interim President, UHV (University of Houston- Victoria),

                                 Victoria, TX

            HB 2621

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Fuelberg, Curtis   (Self), Austin, TX

            HB 2629

                  FOR:

                                 Wigtil, Brad  Chief of Police  (Self), Waco, TX

            HB 2812

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas naacp), Austin, TX

                                 Hammond, Bill  CEO (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Meroney, Mike  Consultant (Huntsman Corp., BASF Corp., and Sherwin Alumina, Co.),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Simpson, Stephanie  Vice president (Texas Assn of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Whitsett, Maria  Dr. (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 Womack, Daniel  (Dow Chemical Company), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin  Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Martinez, Monica  Associate Commissioner, Standards and Programs (Texas Education

                                 Agency), Austin, TX

                                 Peebles, Rex  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            HB 2921

                  ON:

                                 Staples, William  President, UH Clear Lake (University of Houston-Clear Lake), Houston,

                                 TX

            HB 3027

                  FOR:

                                 Grube, Jennifer   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Stidvent, Veronica  Chancellor, WGU Texas (WGU Texas), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            May 20, 2015 8:30 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Fowler, Rebecca   (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX

                                 Hammond, Bill  CEO (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Martinez, Ray  President (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT)), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Sanchez, Jose   (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin  Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Martin, Ken  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            HB 3348

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Fowler, Rebecca   (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX

                                 Sanchez, Jose   (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Peebles, Rex  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            HB 3577

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Johnson, Steven  Vice President (Texas Association of Community Colleges), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Martin, Ken  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 McMichael, Marlene  Associate Vice Chancellor (Texas State Technical College),

                                 Georgetown, TX

            HB 3748

                  ON:

                                 Edelen, Loretta  Director, community outreach (Austin Community College), Austin, tx, TX

                                 Kromrei, Liz  DFPS (Texas department of family and protective services), Aystin, TX

                                 Roper, Tiffany  Assistant Director  (also providing written testimony) (Permanent Judicial

                                 Commission for Children, Youth & Parents), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Berry, Traci  Sr. VP, Community Engagement & Education (Goodwill Central Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

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

                                 Garcia, Eileen  CEO (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Henning, Lori  (Texas Association of Goodwills), Austin, TX

                                 Homer, Andrew  Director of Public Affairs  (Self; Texas CASA), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            May 20, 2015 8:30 AM

                                 Kimberly, Knox  VP - Government and Corporate Relations (Upbring (the new Lutheran

                                 Social Services of the South)), Austin, TX

                                 McPeters, Pamela  Director of Public Policy (TexProtects (Texas Association for the

                                 Protection of Children)), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers (TX-American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Booker, Jerel  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 Martinez, Monica  Associate Commissioner, Standards and Programs (Texas Education

                                 Agency), Austin, TX

                                 Perez, Gina  (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX

            HB 4046

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hammond, Bill  CEO (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Brown, Susan  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 Bunker-henderson, Nichole  Deputy General Counsel (TEA), Austin, TX

                                 Gordon, Justin  Open Records Division Chief (Office of Attorney General), Austin, TX