WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            March 14, 2017 - 12:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 21

                 For:

                                 Colbert, Paul (Self)

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

                                 Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)

                                 Velky, David (Rocksprings ISD)

                 Against:

                                 Torres, Sophie (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Abbott, Terry (Leander Independent School District)

                                 Abbott, Terry (Leander Independent School District)

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Jones, Max (The Greater Houston Partnership)

                                 Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Sparks, Chad (Parents for Full and Fair Funding (in Texas Public Schools))

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Velma, Ybarra (Self; Texas State LLULAC)

                                 Ybarra, Velma (Self; Texas Hispanics Organized for Political Education)

                                 York, Dwain (Self; Wimberley ISD)

                 On:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Deason, Ray (Self; Ore City ISD. Ore City, Tx)

            HB 69

                 For:

                                 Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                 On:

                                 Parrish, Melody (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                               1


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Martinez, Louann (Dallas ISD)

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The arc of texas)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 On:

                                 Hanson, Terri (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 136

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Joe (Texas Chemical Council, Texas Association of Manufacturers, BASF)

                 On:

                                 Suffren, Quentin (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Vaughn, Greg (Texas Association of Workforce Boards)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

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

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation, BASF Corporation, Texas Workforce Coalition)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Association)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Industrial Vocational Association)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Saldivar, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufactuers)

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

                                 Stokes, Jeff (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow chemical company)

            HB 264

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

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

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Tea)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 357

                 For:

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alvarado, Aidan (Self)

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Ayala, Jesse (Greater Houston Partnership)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                                 Bryant, Heather (Momentous Institute)

                                 Burk, Megan (Texas Association for the Education of Young Children)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Caldwell, Deborah (Self; North East Independent School District)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

                                 Ewing, Diane (Self; Texans Care for Children)

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

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Hillin, Ted (Self)

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

                                 Jones, Max (The Greater Houston Partnership)

                                 Jones, Mike (Burleson Professional Firefighters Association)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Mace, Stephanie (United Way of Metropolitan Dallas)

                                 Martinez Schaefer, Virginia (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Mcmahan, Joseph (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids)

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Romo, Joel (Association of Texas EMS Professionals)

                                 Rubin, Melanie (Dallas Early Education Alliance)

                                 Saldivar, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Solis, Rolando (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Glaser, Marnie (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 367

                 For:

                                 Arredondo, Jennifer (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Chavez, Jesus (South Texas Association of Schools)

                                 Eyer, Jenny (Children at Risk)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Glosson, Sharon (Self; North East Independent School District)

                                 Swanson, Steve (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Caldwell, Deborah (Self; North East Independent School District)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Ewing, Diane (Self; Texans Care for Children)

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

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Green, Kathy (Feeding Texas)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Joiner, Caroline (TechNet)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Communities In Schools of Texas)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Border Coalition)

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

                                 Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Obledo, Mario (San Antonio Food Bank)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Puente, Jaime (Self; Texas Graduate Student Diversity)

                                 Saldivar, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Torres, Sophia (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Tower, Houston (Texas Aspires)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Wilson, Columba (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 404

                 For:

                                 Brockman, David (Self)

                                 Countryman, Edward (Self)

                                 Valentine, Ryan (Texas Freedom Network)

                                 Wetherington, Ronald (Self)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Zamora, Emilio (National Association of Chicano and Chicana Studies - Tejas)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Paredes, Raymund (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)

                                 Puente, Jaime (Self; Texas Graduate Student Diversity)

                                 Saldivar, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Valenzuela, Angela (Texas Center for Education Policy)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 Against:

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

            HB 441

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                 Against:

                                 Saldivar, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Saldivar, Raul (Self)

                                                                                               6


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            HB 452

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

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

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 539

                 For:

                                 Hossfeld, Marie (Self; Texas Virtual Academy)

                                 Jones, Juliet (Self; Publicachooloptions.org)

                                 Mackin, Shea (Self; Public School Options.org)

                                 Robinson, Sarah (K12)

                                 Slamcik, Rosetta (Self; Public School Options Dot Org)

                                 Steinhaus, Adriana (Self; K12)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Tea)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Gomez, Addie (Texans for quality public charter schools)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 List, Amanda (ResponsiveEd)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Matthews, Matt (Self; Connections Education)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation, BASF Corporation, Texas Workforce Coalition)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Association)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufactuers)

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

                                 Stewart, Scott (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 620

                 For:

                                 Exter, Monty (Self; The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Moebius, Carrolyn (Self; Plano ISD Board & TASB)

                 Against:

                                 Eastland, Dick (Self; Camp Mystic)

                                 Eastland, Tweety (Self; Camp Mystic)

                                 Harris, Ashley (Visit San Antonio)

                                 Prosapio, Winter (Schlitterbahn)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 Against:

                                 Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                 Harris, John (Houston First)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Association of Campground Owners)

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Camping Association for Mutual Progress (CAMP))

                                 Lucero, Homero (Texas Travel Industry Association)

                                 Lucero, Homero (San Antonio Tourism Council)

                                 Reyes, Stephanie (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Smith, Clint (City of South Padre Island)

                                 Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 White, David (Q, Investments)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 639

                 For:

                                 Bland, Scott (Self; Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Taylor, Paul (Texas Association of School Boards Risk Management Services)

                 On:

                                 Adams, Will (Self; TTLA)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Suffren, Quentin (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 De Leon, Marty (Career & Technical Association of Texas)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 Martinez, Louann (Dallas ISD and the Texas Urban Council)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation, BASF Corporation, Texas Workforce Coalition)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Association)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufactuers)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

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

                                 Tower, Houston (Texas Aspires)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 710

                 For:

                                 Burk, Megan (Texas Association for the Education of Young Children)

                                 Ewing, Diane (Self; Texans Care for Children)

                                 Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)

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

                                 Torres, Sophie (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                                                                               9


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

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

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

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

                                 Puente, Jaime (Self; Texas Graduate Student Diversity)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                 On:

                                 Glaser, Marnie (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 728

                 For:

                                 Garcia, Teclo (Mission Economic Development Corporation)

                                 Garza, Cristina (Mission EDC)

                                 Lentz, Andrew (CodeRGV, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Arbour, Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Caldwell, Deborah (Self; North East Independent School District)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Jones, Erin (The College Board)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

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

                                 Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation, BASF Corporation, Texas Workforce Coalition)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufactuers)

                                                                                              10


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

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

                                 Velky, David (Rocksprings ISD)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                 On:

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 729

                 For:

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Exter, Monty (Self; The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Zachary, Fred (Self)

                 On:

                                 Swanson, Steve (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                                 Brooks, Pat (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Saldivar, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Saldivar, Raul (Self)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 Against:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                 On:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 878

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Fowler, Meredyth (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                                                                              11


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Motheral, Mike (Small Rural School Finance Coalition)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                 On:

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1270

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

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

                                 Motheral, Mike (Small Rural School Finance Coalition)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Saldivar, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Tower, Houston (Texas Aspires)

                 Against:

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Puente, Jaime (Self; Texas Graduate Student Diversity)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1291

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Brooks, Pat (Self)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Saldivar, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Saldivar, Raul (Self)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 Against:

                                 Valentine, Ryan (Texas Freedom Network)

                                                                                              12


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Davis, Aicha (Self)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1389

                 For:

                                 Burk, Megan (Texas Association for the Education of Young Children)

                                 Ewing, Diane (Self; Texans Care for Children)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Ayala, Jesse (Greater Houston Partnership)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Bryant, Heather (Momentous Institute)

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

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Mace, Stephanie (United Way of Metropolitan Dallas)

                                 Martinez Schaefer, Virginia (Dallas regional chamber)

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

                                 Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)

                                 Rubin, Melanie (Dallas Early Education Alliance)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Saldivar, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)

                 On:

                                 Glaser, Marnie (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1645

                 For:

                                 Larsen, Margaret (Special Olympics Texas)

                                 Van Nostrand, Nathan (Self)

                                                                                              13


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

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

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Tower, Houston (Texas Aspires)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

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