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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            April 27, 2017 - 8:00 AM

            HB 356

                 Against:

                                 Briscoe, Rick (Self; Open Carry Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Lennon, Jim (Self; Kingwood TEA Party)

                                 Russell, Ginger (Texans For Homeschool Freedom)

                 Against:

                                 Baron, Catherine (Self)

                                 Cavazos, C. LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Chatelle, Melody (Texas Gun Sense)

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

                                 Mirto, Sophia (Self)

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

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

            HB 674

                 On:

                                 Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Stoltz, Candace (TEA)

            HB 867

                 For:

                                 Colangelo, Laura (Texas Private Schools Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Chatelle, Melody (Texas Gun Sense)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                               1


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Helenberg, John (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)

                                 Stoltz, Candace (TEA)

            HB 930

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Fisher, Tracy (Self; Tasb)

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

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

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

            HB 1261

                 For:

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Cavazos, C. LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Davis, Dixie (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Self)

                                 Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

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

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

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Austin Independent School District)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Weeks, Allen (Self; Austin Voices for Education and Youth)

                                 Zarifis, Ken (Education Austin)

                 Against:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Garcia, Veronica (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                 List, Amanda (Texas League of Community Charter Schools)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1323

                 For:

                                 Allen, Erin (Self)

                                 Allen, Jackson (Self)

                                 Black, Julie (Self; The group of homeschoolers)

                                 Chapa, Jana (Self)

                                 Chapa, Johnny (Self)

                                 Kim, Kloie (Self)

                                 Kim, Rachel (Self)

                                 King, Laura (Self)

                                 Lambert, Tim (Self; Tx Home School Coalition)

                                 Law, Scott (Self)

                                 McGray, Ryvers (Self)

                                 McGray, Shawna (Self)

                                 McGray, Shawna (Self)

                                 Musselman, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Ortiz, Angel (Self)

                                 Ortiz, Bernadette (Self)

                                 Trujillo-Garcia, Sandra (Self)

                                 Ure, Alycia (Self)

                                 Ure, Andrew (Self)

                                 Ure, Benjamin (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bussey, Faith (Self; Texans for Homeschool Freedom)

                                 Jumes, Julie (Self)

                                 Prior, Andy (Self)

                                 Russell, Ginger (Texans For Homeschool Freedom)

                                 Sellers, Ashley (Self)

                 On:

                                 Davis, James (Self)

                                 Huffman, M. Nicole (Self; Freedom Bound Academy and James Davis Minor Child)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Collie, Bergyn (Self)

                                 Collie, Branson (Self)

                                 Collie, Bruce (Self)

                                 Collie, Calyn (Self)

                                 Collie, Cameron (Self)

                                 Collie, Daltyn (Self)

                                 Collie, Dennison (Self)

                                 Collie, Denton (Self)

                                 Collie, Devyn (Self)

                                 Collie, Hadyn (Self)

                                 Collie, Hansen (Self)

                                 Collie, Holly (Self)

                                 Collie, Jadyn (Self)

                                 Collie, Jensen (Self)

                                 Collie, Jordyn (Self)

                                 Collie, Jordyn (Self)

                                 Collie, Peyton Marie (Self)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Self)

                                 Garcia, Mario (Self)

                                 Garcia, Roman (Self)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)

                                 Howsley, Emma (Self)

                                 Howsley, Stephen (Self)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)

                                 Lennon, Jim (Self; Kingwood TEA Party)

                                 Lennon, Robin (Self; Kingwood TEA Party, Inc.)

                                 Little, Anna (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Little, Emma (Self; Texas Home School Coailtion)

                                 Long, Matt (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                                 Mata, Vida (Self)

                                 Newman, Joshua (Self)

                                 Newman, Josiah (Self)

                                 Parker, Allan (Self)

                                 Sayre, Chilton (Self)

                                 Sayre, Cooper (Self)

                                 Sayre, Michael (Self)

                                 Schultz, Karen (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Stroud, Don (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Culwell, Curtis (Texas High School Coaches Association)

                                 Davidson, Nita (Self)

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

                                 Linahan, Alice (Self)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Tipton, Sam (Texas Girls Coaches Association)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Wright, Howell (Texas Association of School Adiministrators, Huntsville ISD, Texas

                                 Association of Community Schools, Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 York, Ruth (Self)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Harrison, Jamey (UIL)

            HB 1335

                 For:

                                 Bodenger, Melissa (Self)

                                 Cloud, Michael (Self)

                                 Giordano, Alicia (Self)

                                 Hockenyos, Jon (Self)

                                 McDonald, Dana (Self)

                                 Smith, Jamie (Self)

                                 Thibodeaux, Agatha (Self)

                                 Wise, Summer (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Beeson, Ann (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Bussey, Faith (Self; Texans for Homeschool Freedom)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Self)

                                 Johnson, Dana (Johnson City ISD)

                                 Jumes, Julie (Self)

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

                                 Linahan, Alice (Self)

                                 Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Public Schools)

                                 Prior, Andy (Self)

                                 Russell, Ginger (Texans For Homeschool Freedom)

                                 Smisko, Ann (Raise your hand texas)

                 On:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Fernandez, Linda (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Fernandez, Linda (Comptroller)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Henricksen, Aaron (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 MacLaurin, Andy (LBB)

                                 Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Erin (Self)

                                 Ashton, Marc (Self)

                                 Birk, Carla (Self)

                                 Booker, James (Self)

                                 Castillo, Ezzard (Self; River City Christian School)

                                 Covo, Amanda (Self)

                                 Delgado, Charles (Self)

                                 Franks, Ronald "Chip" (Self)

                                 Geary, Michael (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Greener, Jerome (Self; Americans for prosperity texas)

                                 Greener, Jerome (Self; Concerned veterans for america)

                                 Greener, Jerome (Self; Libre Initiative texas)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)

                                 Hock, Stacy (Self)

                                 Howsley, Stephen (Self)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)

                                 Kim, Rachel (Self)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Lambert, Tim (Self; Tx Home School Coalition)

                                 Lennon, Jim (Self; Kingwood TEA Party)

                                 Lennon, Robin (Self; Kingwood TEA Party, Inc.)

                                 Lennon, Robin (Self; Kingwood TEA Party, Inc.)

                                 Little, Anna (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Little, Emma (Self; Texas Home School Coailtion)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Marvin, Tod (Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 McGray, Shawna (Self)

                                 Moore, Julia (Texans for Education Opportunity)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Newman, Joshua (Self)

                                 Nicholson, Emily (Self)

                                 Panju, Arif (Self; Institute for Justice)

                                 Parker, Allan (Self; The Justice Foundation)

                                 Peshek, Adam (Foundation for Excellence in Education)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Prewett, Matt (Self; Texas Parents Union)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self)

                                 Thibodeaux, Paul (Self)

                                 Whatley, Kyle (Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Wilson, Columba (Self)

                                 Withers, Russell (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Canales, Ramiro (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Cavazos, C. LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Davis, Dixie (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Duggins, Paige (Texas Latino Education Coalition (TLEC))

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Faulkner, Christine (Self)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Litzinger, Amy (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Marques, Rebecca (Aclu of Texas)

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

                                 Miller, Katherine (Texas Freedom Network)

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Austin Independent School District)

                                 Tassin, Kristin (Self; Fort Bend ISD)

                                 York, Ruth (Self)

                 On:

                                 Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1516

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Good, Rebecca (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

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

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

            HB 1577

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Harrison, Jamey (UIL)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1687

                 Against:

                                 Linahan, Alice (Self)

                                 Russell, Ginger (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Babin, Madisen (Self)

                                 Broadnax, Iyana (Self)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Gallardo, Raul (Self)

                                 LaStrappe, Terry (Self)

                                 Tan, Olivia (Self)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Cotera, Sophia (Self)

                                 Decuir, Divine (Self)

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals central texas)

                                 Teamer, Ramzes (The Rhodes school)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Leassears, Anihya (Self)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

            HB 1692

                 For:

                                 Briscoe, Rick (Self; Open Carry Texas)

                                 Perez, Noe (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

                                 Russell, Ginger (Texans For Homeschool Freedom)

                 Against:

                                 Chatelle, Melody (Texas Gun Sense)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Stoltz, Candace (TEA)

            HB 1759

                 For:

                                 Fisher, Tracy (Self; Tasb)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and CommissionersAssociation of Texas)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                               9


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2093

                 For:

                                 Fisher, Tracy (Self; Tasb)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Masey, Chris (Self)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 2159

                 For:

                                 Dwyer, JC (Feeding Texas)

                                 Williams, Mark (Central Texas Food Bank)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beeson, Ann (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Self)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Dozier Gonzales, Melissa (Texas Department of Agriculture)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

            HB 2329

                 Against:

                                 Burd, J P (Dallas County Schools)

                                 King, Paul (Self; Dallas County Schools)

                                 Mullins, Leatha (Dallas County Schools)

                                 Murzin, Chris (Self)

                 On:

                                 Hinojosa, Michael (Dallas ISD)

                                 Layne, Scott (Dallas isd)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                                                                              10


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

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

                                 Wood, Ron (Self)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Taylor, Gordon (Region 10 Education Service Center)

            HB 2730

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Davis, Dixie (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Border Coalition)

                                 Swank, Amy (Texas Economic Development Councik)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Wright, Felicia (Texas Assn. of Builders)

                 Against:

                                 Linahan, Alice (Self)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Suffren, Quentin (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 3244

                 For:

                                 Maurer, Wendy (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Cavazos, C. LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Cook, Deborah (Self)

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Self)

                                 Fogle, Jordan (The coalition of texans with disabilities)

                                                                                              11


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Gerken, Lauren (Self; Easterseals central texas)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Maurer, Carter (Self)

                                 Maurer, Jonathan (Self)

                                 Maurer, Nancy (Self)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals central texas)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 3270

                 For:

                                 Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

            HB 3437

                 For:

                                 Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

                                 Shepherd, Suzanne (Self; Down syndrome association central texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; National ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

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

                                                                                              12


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals central texas)

                 Against:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

            HB 3472

                 Against:

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Sikes, Chloe (Texas Latino Education Coalition (TLEC))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                 Against:

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

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

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Cook, Marilyn (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 3684

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

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

                 Against:

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                              13


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3800

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Corte, Frank (Texas League of Community Charter Schools)

                                 Garcia, Veronica (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                 Good, Rebecca (Self; Legacy Preparatory Charter)

                 Against:

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

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

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

            HB 3861

                 For:

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Weeks, Allen (Self; Austin Voices for Education and Youth)

                                 Zarifis, Ken (Education Austin)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT/Texas Community School Coalition)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)

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

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Ridgeway, Lizette (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 4027

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

                 On:

                                 Wood, Lucille (Self)

                                                                                              14


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Cavazos, C. LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Davis, Dixie (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Self)

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

                                 Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Gerken, Lauren (Self; Easterseals central texas)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

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

                                 Litzinger, Amy (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Amy (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Self; Disability Rights Texas)

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

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Reed, Mary Christine (Self)

                                 Reed, Mary Christine (Self)

                                 Reed, Mary Christine (Self)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals central texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Wilson, Columba (Self)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Clark, Victoria (UT INCLUDE Clinic)

                                 Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Van de Kop, Andrew (Self; INCLUDE program)

            HB 4193

                 Against:

                                 Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Public Schools)

                 On:

                                 Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Colangelo, Laura (Texas Private Schools Association)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)

                                                                                              15


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 McDonald, Dana (Self)

                                 Prewett, Matt (Self; Texas Parents Union)

                                 Wilson, Columba (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Canales, Ramiro (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Cavazos, C. LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Davidson, Nita (Self)

                                 Davis, Dixie (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Duggins, Paige (Texas Latino Education Coalition (TLEC))

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Self)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

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

                                 Linahan, Alice (Self)

                                 Marques, Rebecca (Aclu of Texas)

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

                                 Miller, Katherine (Texas Freedom Network)

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Smisko, Ann (Raise your hand texas)

                                 Smisko, Ann (Raise your hand texas)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Tassin, Kristin (Self; Fort Bend ISD)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Henricksen, Aaron (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 MacLaurin, Andy (LBB)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

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