WITNESS LIST
Appropriations - S/C on Article II Committee
February 19, 2019 - 8:00 AM
Behavioral Health
On:
Butler, Gordon (Self; Pavilion)
Gaines, Somja (HHHS)
Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hoffman, Shannon (The Hogg Foundation)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Self; Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Johnson, Windy (Texas conference of urban counties)
Lavelle, Tanya (Hogg foundation for mental health)
Mares, Bryan (Texas casa)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Sinclair, Ed (HHSC)
Speasemaker, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Young, Kurtis (Parkland Hospital)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Bennett, Michaela (Children's Health System of Texas)
Collins (Self)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Nafziger, Mia (Legislative Budget Board)
Quereau, Jennifer (Legislative Budget Board)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Stieg, Claire (Legislative Budget Board)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Vickery, Bobbie (Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Vickery, Bobbie (Self; Sheriff Associaton of Texas)
Wilson, Dennis (Self; Texas Council of Community Centers)
Community Based Care at DFPS
On:
Biera, Anais (The Childrens Shelter)
Blackstone, Kristene (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)
Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Buff, Gary (Our Community, Our Kids)
Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Ramirez, Angelica (State Auditor's Office)
Redden, Michael (New Horizons)
Scoggins, Kristyn (State Auditor's Office)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Collins (Self)
Coverstone, Kirk (Self; Stonebridge Behavioral Health)
Elliott, Verma (State Auditor's Office)
Olse, Katie (Tx alliance of c)
Early Childhood Intervention
On:
Aleman, Heather (CACOST Project Ninos Early Childhood Intervention Services)
Cantu, Jennifer (Self; Project Grow ECI)
Durden, Veronda L. (Self; Any Baby Can of Austin)
Gerken, Lauren (The arc of texas)
Linnell, Marjan (Self; Texas pediatric society, texas medical association, texas academy of
family physicians)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Nunnery, Catherine (Self)
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
Roges, Lyndsey (HHSC)
Rubin, Stephanie (Texans Care for Children)
Shedd, Rhonda (Community Action Corp of South Texas)
Vera, Marivel (Self; Project Grow ECI)
Wood, Trey (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Collins (Self)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Heye, Jason (Self)
Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)
Family First Prevention Services Act
On:
Blackstone, Kristene (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)
Booher, Jesse (Texas alliance of child and family services)
Cooper, Rachel (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Fenner, Eric (Casey Family Programs)
Keefe, Rachael (Self; Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medical Association)
Lucy, Jennifer (Self; Texprotects)
Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Collins (Self)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Information Technology in Article II
On:
Blackmore, Lynn (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)
Buche, Steve (HHSC)
Corbell, Richard (Legislative Budget Board)
Flores, David (Texas Civil Commitment Office)
Ford, Victoria (HHSC)
Garcia, Imelda (Texas Dept. of State Health Services)
Kauffman, Sylvia (Office of Inspector General)
Kinsey, David (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)
Sheppard, Donna (Texas Department of State Health Services)
Thompson, Wanda (Texas Department of State Health Services)
Wood, Trey (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Hall, MD, Manda (Texas Dept. of State Health Services)
Lamprecht, Lara (Texas Dept. of State Health Services)
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