WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
May 7, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For:
Arnold, Ashley (Self; Texas Assessment of School Psychologists)
Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Dallas Eagle Forum)
Hull, Lacey (Self; We the Parents Coalition)
Malone, Rachel (Self; Gun Owners of America)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Fowler, Rebecca (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
Gulley, Annalee (MHA HOUSTON)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Harkleroad, Rebecca (Self)
Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)
Joiner, Caroline (Sandy Hook Promise)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
List, Amanda (Texas Appleseed)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Against:
Burke, Ashley (Self; We the Parents)
Nierop, Samantha (Self)
Wadhwani, Savita (Self)
Whittier, Eric (Self)
Wood, Richard (Self)
On:
Aghazadian, Megan (Texas Education Agency)
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On:
Cross, Elizabeth (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Palmer, David (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Puls, Charles (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA))
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)
Joiner, Caroline (Desmos)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Bigenho, Chris (Self; Lewisville ISD Virtual Learning Academy)
Against:
Adams, Bryce (Self; Connections Education)
Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Public Schools)
Mackin, Shea (Self; National Coalition for Public School Options)
Nelson, Elizabeth (Self; K12, inc)
Shopoff, Jessica (Self; K12)
Sohm, Janette (Self)
Sohm, Noah (Self)
On:
Anderson, David (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA))
Carey, Tiffany (Frisco ISD)
Colbert, Paul (Self)
Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Sass, Emily (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Against:
Bearse, Eric (National Coalition for Public School Options)
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Against:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)
Jessup, Kim (National Coalition of Public School Options)
Lopez, Carisa (Texas Freedom Network)
Matthews, Chester (National Coalition of Public School Options)
Norman, Tiffany (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Mauze, Heather (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Lindsay, Thomas (Self; Tppf)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carroll, Jamie (Self; Civics 4 Yall)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Dallas Eagle Forum)
Castle, Mary (Texas Values)
Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values)
Against:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Norris, Meredith (Generation Citizen)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA))
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Edmonson, David (TechNet)
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Scheberle, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Harkleroad, Rebecca (Self; Lake Travis ISD)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Norman, Tiffany (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Person, Maria (Self)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Curry, Tania (Project Lead The Way)
Fletcher, Carol (Self; Pflugerville ISD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA))
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Edmonson, David (TechNet)
Joiner, Caroline (Code.org)
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For:
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Scheberle, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
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