WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
May 2, 2017 - 8:00 AM
For:
Dow, Pauline (North East Independent School District)
Hall, Trenton (Self; TCEA Computer Science SIG)
Joiner, Caroline (TechNet)
Joiner, Caroline (TechNet)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Pflugerville ISD)
Rodgers, Randy (Self; Texas Computer Education Association)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Chiodo, Dana (Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA))
Clay, Camille (Self)
Garcia, Michael (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Jones, Erin (The College Board)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Workforce Coalition, BASF Corporation, and Huntsman Corporation)
Nichols, Colby (Austin ISD)
Noble, Shannon (Texas Industrial Vocational Association)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Scheberle, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerece)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Utzman, Aidan (United Ways of Texas)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williford, Jordan (Project Lead the Way)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Regal, Tim (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Long, Matt (Self)
Maynard, Tom (Self)
Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Against:
Allen, James (Self)
Frandsen, Barbara (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Nelson, Judy (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Ra, Aron (Self)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas education agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)
Hodges, Dana (Self)
Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Mayo, Franklin (Self; Texans for Superior Education)
Mccauley, Ronda (Self)
Murphy, Joseph (Self)
Putnam, Terry (Self; Texans4Truth)
Putnam, Wilma joy (Self)
Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)
Spraggins, Doris (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Bradford, Trayce (Self; Texas eagle Forum)
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Dow, Pauline (North East Independent School District)
Fay-Stindt, Zoe (Self; Literary Women in Action)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)
Hugg, Hillery (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Miller, Katherine (Texas Freedom Network)
Miller, Kathy (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Moore, Jacob (Self)
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Richards, Joanne (Self)
Savelli, Nicholas (Self)
Sherman, Joshua (Self)
Shortnacy, Stephen (Self)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
On:
Morath, Mike (TEA)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Ruiz, Alberto (Texas A&M University-Kingsville)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Canales, Ramiro (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Frandsen, Barbara (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)
Garcia, Michael (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Meroney, Mike (Texas Workforce Coalition, BASF Corporation, and Huntsman Corporation)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Smith, Michelle (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Combe, Laurie G (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Fogle, Jordan (Self)
Reichek, Starla (Self; Texas AFT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)
Kingsley, Bernadette (Self; Texas School Nurse Organization)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities for Recovery)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; Nasw-tx)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Byer, Von (Texas education agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Lacey, Steven (Self; American Industrial Hygiene Association)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Courreges, Erin (PHCC Texas)
Garcia, Michael (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Workforce Coalition, BASF Corporation, and Huntsman Corporation)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Stewart, Scott (Texas Chemical Council)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)
Wright, Felicia (Texas Assoc. of Builders)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Villanueva, Chandra (Self; Center for Public Policy Priorities)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)
Garbutt, Liz (Self; Children's Defense Fund-Texas)
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)
Dow, Pauline (North East Independent School District)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Frandsen, Barbara (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
McPeters, Pamela (TexProtects (Texas Association for the Protection of Children))
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Olse, Katie (TX Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Rubin, Stephanie (Texans Care for Children)
Utzman, Aidan (United Ways of Texas)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
O'Neil, Ted (Self; Keene ISD)
Potts, Ronald (Self; Keene ISD)
Against:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
On:
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Embrey, Ty (City of Garland)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)
Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)
Hinojosa, David (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Against:
Fernandez, Martha (Texas Charter Schools Association)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
On:
Parkerson, Mark (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chavez, Melissa (The University Of Texas at Austin)
Fernandez, Martha (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Against:
Smisko, Ann (Raise your hand texas)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Bella, Peter (Self; Neighborhood)
Kelly, Gene (Self; Neghborhood)
Trevino, JR (Self; City of Castle Hills)
Van De Walle, Curt (Self; City of Castle Hills)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Fogle, Jordan (CTD)
Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Litzinger, Linda (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; Nasw-tx)
Against:
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Crabill, AJ (TEA)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Against:
Weiseman, Ryan (Texas Cable Association)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Teller, Mary Ellen (TEA)
For:
Gulley, Annalee (Self; Mental Health America of Greater Houston)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; Nasw-tx)
On:
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)
Garbutt, Liz (Self; Children's Defense Fund-Texas)
Gerken, Lauren (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Litzinger, Linda (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Rubin, Stephanie (Texans Care for Children)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities for Recovery)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Utzman, Aidan (United Ways of Texas)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
White, David (Texas Psychological association)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Ayres, Monica (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Brown, Anthony (Self; Galveston ISD)
Moulton, Kelli (Galveston ISD)
Against:
Sanderson, Josh (Equity center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Nichols, Colby (Austin ISD)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
List, Amanda (Self)
Pierce, Denise (Self)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Byer, Von (Texas education agency)
For:
Anderson, David (Texas School Alliance)
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Johnson, Julea (Self; Bryan ISD)
Rios, Roland (Self; Ft. Sam Houston ISD and TCEA)
Against:
Swanson, Steve (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chiodo, Dana (Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA))
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Joiner, Caroline (TechNet)
Joiner, Caroline (TechNet)
Wurzel, Geoff (Apple, Inc)
Against:
Massingill, Gavin (Edgenuity)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Elvrum, Tillie (Self; PublicSchoolOptions.org)
Mackin, Shea (Self; Publicschooloptions.org)
Rollert, Amanda (Texas Virtual Academy)
Smith, Leslie (Texas Online Preparatory School)
Stegner, Kaitlyn (Self; PublicSchoolOptions.org)
Stegner, Lora (Self; Public school options.org)
Against:
Smisko, Ann (Raise your hand texas)
Smisko, Ann (Raise your hand texas)
Smisko, Ann (Raise your hand texas)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)
Frandsen, Barbara (League of Women Voters of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)
Against:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Hinojosa, David (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Rubin, Stephanie (Texans Care for Children)
Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Dow, Pauline (North East Independent School District)
Walker, Tyra (Texas School Alliance, TASA, Alief ISD)
Williams, Mary (Texas School Alliance, TASA, & Alief ISD)
On:
Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)
Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Garcia, Michael (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Workforce Coalition, BASF Corporation, and Huntsman Corporation)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Webster, Richard (Spring Branch ISD)
White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)
On:
Belew, Kara (Texas Education Agency)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
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