WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Border Security

            March 15, 2017 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 27

                  FOR:

                                 Barnett, Romaine   (Self; Women Veteran Services of Catholic Charities of Houston

                                 Galveston), Houston, TX

                                 Bremmer, Norma   (Self; Catholic charities), Houston, TX

                                 Bush, Olivia   (Self; Catholic Charities Women Veteran Services), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Hupp, Suzanna  (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Keesling, Tim  Director, veterans mental health program (Texas veterans commission),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Ahlstrand, Jason   (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Anthony Harrell, Yvonne  Officer, Women Army Corp veteran Association (Women Army

                                 Corp Veterans Association, Army Women United), Killeen, TX

                                 Owens, Trey  Policy Analyst (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Rosales-Elkins, Deborah  Peer Policy Fellow  (Self; NAMI Texas), Manor, TX

                                 Thurston, James  Director of Policy and Community Engagement (United Ways of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Whitehurst, Darren  (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Ita, Trina  (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Jones, Lashondra  (Catholic Charities), Houston, TX

            SB 578

                  FOR:

                                 Jones, Lashondra  (Catholic Charities), Houston, TX

                                 Switzer, Gyl  (Mental health america of texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Hupp, Suzanna  (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Ita, Trina  (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Keesling, Tim  Director, veterans mental health program (Texas veterans commission),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Ahlstrand, Jason   (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Anthony Harrell, Yvonne  Officer, Women Army Corp veteran Association (Women Army

                                 Corps Vetrans Association- Army Women United), Killeen, TX

                                 Chatelle, Melody  Legislative Consultant (Texas Gun Sense), Austin, TX

                                 Garcia, Elizabeth  Ms  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Owens, Trey  Policy Analyst (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Rosales-Elkins, Deborah  Peer Policy Fellow  (Self; NAMI Texas), Manor, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Border Security

            March 15, 2017 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Thurston, James  Director of Policy and Community Engagement (United Ways of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 588

                  FOR:

                                 Bush, Olivia   (Self; Catholic Charities Women Veteran Services), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Gear, Bob  Director, Texas Veterans Leadership Program (Texas Workforce Commission),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Adrienne, Evans-Quickley  President,WACVA Chapter 97 (Womens Army Corps Veterans

                                 Association), Belton, TX

                                 Garcia, Elizabeth  Ms  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Gibson-Smith, Stephanie  (The Geo Group), Austin, TX

                                 Jones, Lashondra  (Catholic Charities), Houston, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Ahlstrand, Jason   (Self), Georgetown, TX

            SB 840

                  FOR:

                                 Bresnen, Steve  (AT&T), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Ellis, John  General Counsel Division (Office of Attorney General), Austin, TX

                                 Ruocco (Rocko), Thomas  Assistant Director (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Owens, Trey  Policy Analyst (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Pacheco, Michael  Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Ahlstrand, Jason   (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Simpson, Stephanie  Vice President (Texas association of manufacturers), Austin, TX