WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            May 18, 2017 - 8:00 AM

            SB 801

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Miller, Katherine (Texas Freedom Network)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (TEA)

            SB 1177

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garcia, Veronica (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (TEA)

                                 Mauze, Heather (TEA)

            SB 1278

                 For:

                                 Lund, John-Peter (Texas Teachers)

                                 Meroney, Mike (ACT San Antonio; and ACT Houston/Dallas/Austin)

                 Against:

                                 Frandsen, Barbara (Self; League of Women Voters in Texas)

                                 Hawkins, Taylor (Self)

                                 Stoebe, Stephanie (Self)

                                 West, Sandra (Self; Science Teachers Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Fitzpatrick, John (Educate Texas/Communities Foundation of Texas)

                                 Franklin, Ryan (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Caldwell, Deborah (North East ISD)

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Frandsen, Chris (Self)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                                                                               1


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

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

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

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

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Sobel, Lindsay (Self)

                                 Watts, Jenna (Deans for Impact)

                                 Wiggins, Mark (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (TEA)

                                 Miller, Tim (Texas education agency)

            SB 1659

                 Against:

                                 Swanson, Steve (Self)

                 On:

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

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (TEA)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Self)

            SB 1981

                 For:

                                 Overby, Shannon (Self; Experience BCS)

                 On:

                                 Harrison, Jamey (Uil)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caldwell, Deborah (North East ISD)

                                 Eichler, Dan (Self; Brazos vally lodging assn)

                                 Sturm, Carolyn (Self)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Self)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            SB 2095

                 Against:

                                 Oakley, Cathryn (Human Rights Campaign)

                                 Smith, Chuck (Equality Texas)

                                 Stevens, Karen (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Miller, Katherine (Texas Freedom Network)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Self)

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