WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 14, 1999-1:30P
HB 811
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cernoch, Jennifer M. (Texas Respite Resource Network)
Holtermann, John H. (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
Vasek, Heather (Texas Association for Home Care)
On: Saldivar, Nora (Texas Department of Health)
HB 1019
Against: Wall, Matthew T. (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
HB 1155
For: Sekula, M.D., Shelley (Texas Medical Association, Texas
Dermatological Society)
On: Culmo, Cynthia (Texas Department of Health)
HB 1452
For: Raab, Ted Melina (Texas State Employees Union)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
On: Hale, Karen (Texas Department of Mental Health Mental
Retardation)
Sanchez, Juan (State Auditor's Office)
Schmitt, Cyndie (Texas Council of Community MHMR
Centers)
HB 1486
For: Childress, Terry (Private Providers Association of
Texas)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas State Employees Union)
On: Graham, Larry (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Marshall, Susan (The ARC of Texas)
Schmitt, Cyndie (Texas Council of Community MHMR Center)
Smith, Carole L. (Private Providers Association of
Texas)
Against: Cherry, Evelyn (Self)
On: Bleier, Terry Faye (Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse)
HB 1486 Committee Substitute (Gray)
For: Greer, Patricia (Self and Texas Association of Addiction
Professionals)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse
Programs)
HB 1589
On: Hale, Karen (Texas Department of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
On: Schmitt, Cyndie (Texas Council of Community MHMR
Centers)
HB 1797
For: Barton, Melanie (Dallas County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
HB 2013
For: Cooke, John (Self and TBWA)
Ferguson, Roy (Self and TBWA)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Lattimore, John (Texas Department of Health)
HB 2651
Against: King, Karen (Self)
On: Pettigrew, Karen (Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
HB 2811
For: Cherry, Evelyn (Self)
Conner, Ben F. (Self)
Conner, Gladys I. (Self)
Ferguson, Charles R. (Self and Texans Supporting State
Schools)
Gordon, Bee Berry (Austin State School Parents
Association)
Hall, Betty (Self)
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas State Employees Union)
Snyder, Ruth (Self and Parent Association for the
Retarded of Texas)
Against: Allen, Judy (The ARC of Texas)
Hernandez, Richard (Self)
Horton, Colleen (Self and Texas Advocates Supporting
Kids with Disabilities)
Marshall, Susan (The ARC of Texas)
Metcalfe, Rand (Self)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Spahn, Wayne Albert (Self and Texas Advocates and ADAPT
and VCP)
Vesquez, Norberta (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Barnes, Carolyn A. (Self)
Donelson, Olivia (Self)
Hall, James T. (Self)
Hedrick, Mary M. (Self)
Snyder, Fred L. (Self)
Ward, Nancy (Self)
Westmoreland, Bill (Self)
Westmoreland, Jackie (Self)
Against: Bozant, Lavern (Self and Texas Advocates)
Cernoch, Jennifer M. (Texas Respite Resource Network)
Elrod, Susanne (Texas Disability Policy Consortium)
Galarza, Virginia (The ARC of Texas)
Genco, Frank (Texas Planning Council for Developmental
Disabilities)
King, Karen (Self)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Martin, Diane (Self)
Mitchell, Beth (Self)
Schwartz, Jonas (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas)
Smith, Carole (Private Providers Association of Texas)
Westbrook, Redge (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
HB 2892
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
HB 2892 Committee Substitute (Maxey)
For: Williams, Christie (Dallas County Criminal District
Attorney)
HB 2911
On: Carmona, Paul (Office of the Attorney General)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
HB 3083
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Vasek, Heather (Texas Association for Home Care)
HB 3126
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Gibson, Mary Lou (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
On: Winters, Clint (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
HB 3145
For: Baker, Rex (Justice of the Peace, Constables Association
of Texas)
Beggs, Susan (Self)
Byers, Cynthia J. (Self)
Greer, Patricia (Self and Texas Association of Addiction
Professionals)
Laughlin, Martha (Self)
Mizell, Greg (Self)
Summers, Barbara J. (Self)
Summers, James (Self)
On: Bleier, Terry Faye (Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: King, Karen (Self)
HB 3223
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Gilchrist, Alfred (Texas Medical Association)
Stone, Sam (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Willmann, James H. (Texas Nurses Association)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced
Practice)
HB 3565
For: Boyle, Marti (Self and Family)
Dixon, Candyce (Self and Family, Priesmyer Foundation
Board of Directors)
Koller, Daniel (Self)
Against: King, Karen (Self)
Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association in Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
On: Bayless, Marilyn (Self)
HB 3606
For: Flores, David (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Pettigrew, Karen (Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse)
SB 93
For: Aguirre, Teresa (Texas Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Deaton, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Harris, Lauralee (Mental Health Association of Tarrant
County)
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.)
Mathews, C.W. "Mat" (Texas Organization of Residential
Care Homes)
Reyna, Mauro (AARP)
Against: Ford, Bill (Self)
Laine Jr., W.N. (Self)
Nelson, Pat (Self and Unlimited Care of Texas, Inc.)
Pace, Kay (Self and Unlimited Care of Texas, Inc.)
Rich, Sid (Texas Association of Residential Care
Communities)
St. Clair, Johnny I. (Self)
On: Gold, Marc (Texas Department of Human Services)
Knox, R.D., L.D., Cindy (Texas Dietetic Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Baumbach, Susan (Texas Health Care Association)
Ferris, Beth (Texas Advocates for Nursing Home
Residents)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Hennigan, Mary (Self and Texas Occupational Therapy
Association)
Holtermann, John W. (Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Marshall, Susan (The ARC of Texas)
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
Schmitt, Cyndie (Texas Council of Community MHMR
Centers)
Smith, Carole L. (Private Providers Association of
Texas)
On: Willis, John F. (Texas Department on Aging)
SB 94
For: Aguirre, Teresa (Texas Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.)
Reyna, Mauro (AARP)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cernoch, Jennifer M. (Texas Respite Resource Network)
Hennigan, Mary (Self and Texas Occupational Therapy
Association)
Holtermann, John W. (Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
On: Saldivar, Nora (Texas Department of Health)
Stearmal, Nance (Texas Department of Health)
SB 95
For: Aguirre, Teresa (Texas Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.)
Reyna, Mauro (AARP)
Schwartz, Jonas (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cernoch, Jennifer M. (Texas Respite Resource Network)
Holtermann, John W. (Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Menatlly Ill of
Texas)
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
On: Garvin, John (Texas Department of Housing and Community
Affairs)
Gold, Marc (Texas Department of Human Services)
Willis, John F. (Texas Department on Aging)
SB 96
For: Aguirre, Teresa (Texas Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.)
Reyna, Mauro (AARP)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cernoch, Jennifer M. (Texas Respite Resource Network)
Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
On: Gold, Marc (Texas Department of Human Services)
Saldivar, Nora (Texas Department of Health)
Stearmal, Nance (Texas Department of Health)
SB 153
For: Minot, Reid (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
Against: Herman, Guy (Statutory Probate Judges of Texas)
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Berger, Ed (Seton Healthcare Network)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Harris, Lauralee (Mental Health Association of Tarrant
County)
Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Perkins, Vicki (Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare)
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
Rushing, Linda (Texas Conference of Catholic Health
Facilities)
Shields, Brad (Charter Medical Corporation)
Wall, Matthew T. (Texas Hospital Association)
Against: Kamm, Bob (Travis County Commissioners Court on Behalf
of Travis Court)
King, Karen (Self)
On: Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
SB 196
For: Hooser, Greg (Private Providers Association)
On: Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
Marshall, Susan (The ARC of Texas)
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
Smith, Carole L. (Private Providers Association of
Texas)
On: Gold, Marc (Texas Department of Human Services)
SB 261
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Donelson, Olivia (Self)
Gordon, Bee Berry (Self)
Hedrick, Mary M. (Self)
On: Hale, Karen (Texas Department Mental Health Mental
Retardation)
SB 261Committee Substitute (Maxey)
For: Raab, Ted Melina (Texas State Employees Union)
SB 310
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Hennigan, Mary (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
On: Maline, John (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and
Occupational Therapy Examiners)
SB 354
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Davis, Helen Kent (Texas Medical Association)
Douglas, Wanda (Texas Nurses Association)
Herzog, Greg (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Samuels, Marc (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine)
Thomas, Faye Rainey (Center for Rural Health
Initiatives)
On: Berry, Connie (Texas Department of Health)
Johnson, Michael (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Tessen, M.S., Robt. J. "Sam" (Texas State Office of
Rural Health, Center for Rural Health Initiatives)
SB 542
For: Raab, Ted Melina (Texas State Employees Union)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
On: Hale, Karen (Texas Department of Mental Health Mental
Retardation)
Sanchez, Juan (State Auditor's Office)
Schmitt, Cyndie (Texas Council of Community MHMR
Centers)
SB 556
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Douglas, Wanda (Texas Nurses Association)
Hennigan, Mary (Self and Texas Occupational Therapy
Association)
Kanz, D.C., Kevin D. (Self and Texas Chiropractic
Association)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced
Practice)
On: Maline, John (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and
Occupational Therapy Examiners)
SB 773
On: Hale, Karen (Texas Department of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Loper-Novak, Diann'a (RESPECT)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission On Human Rights)
On: Schmitt, Cyndie (Texas Council of Community MHMR
Centers)
SB 1131
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Gilchrist, Alfred (Texas Medical Association)
Stone, Sam (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Willmann, James H. (Texas Nurses Association)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced
Practice)