WITNESS LIST
Human Services Committee
March 24, 2003-2:30P
HB 429
For: Linial, George (Texas Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Thomason, David (TX Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Against: Cunningham, Glenn (Self and Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.)
On: Gold, Marc (Texas Dept. of Human Services)
HB 546
For: Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association)
Lauzon, Dy Ann (Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village)
Linial, George (Texas Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Meador, Ann (Methodist Retirement Communities)
Taff, Lue (Alzheimers Association Coalition of Texas)
Thomason, David (TX Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Against: Cunningham, Glenn (Self and Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Ferris, Beth (Texas Advocates for Nursing Home
Residents)
HB 867
For: Bower, Bruce (TX Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law
Attorney)
Hawkins, John (Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition)
Marshall, Lewis (Self and TSHL)
Rachofsky, Marcia (American Jewish Conference)
Thomason, David (TX Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
HB 1320 Committee Substitute (Olivo)
For: Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Gladden, Wilhelmina (AARP)
Horton, Colleen (TX Center for Disability Studies)
Kafka, Bob (ADAPT of Texas)
Meinkowsky, John (TX Association of Centers for
Independent Living)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc)
Rachofsky, Marcia (TX Senior Advocacy Coalition and TX
Legal Services Center)
Willis, John (Texas Department on Aging Ombudsman
Program)
Against: Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association)
Thomason, David (TX Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
HB 1736
For: Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association)
Taff, Lue (Alzheimers Association Coalition of Texas)
Thomason, David (TX Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
HB 1786
For: Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Diabilities)
Halliger, Mike (Self)
Horton, Colleen (TX Center for Disability Studies)
Marshall, Susan (Texas Council for Developmental
Disabilities)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Rachofsky, Marcia (Texas Legal Services Center)
Against: Conner, Ben (Self)
Conner, Gladys (Self)
Ferguson, Charles (Texans Supporting State Schools)
Garza, J.G. (Self and Texans Supporting State Schools
and Parents Assoc. for the Retarded of Texas)
Harris, Barbara (Self)
Miller, Jim (Self and TSSS)
Synder, Ruth (Self)
On: Horn, Adelaide (Health and Human Services Commission)
McKenny, Ernest (Tx Dept. of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation)
Waller, Barry (TX Dept. of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation)
HB 1787
For: Horton, Colleen (TX Center for Disability Studies)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Rachofsky, Marcia (TX Senior Adocacy Coalition and TX
Legal Services Center)
Against: Linial, George (Texas Assoc. of Homes and Services for
the Aging)
Snyder, Ruth (Self)
HB 1793 Committee Substitute (Christian)
For: Grachek, Marianna (Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Health Care Organization - JCAHO)
Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Assoc.)
Janowiak, Jo Anne (HCR-Manor Care)
Rich, Sid (Texas Association of Residential Care
Communities)
Thomason, David (TX Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging)
Against: Bragg, David (AARP)
Ferris, Beth (Texas Advocates for Nursing Home
Residents)
On: Gold, Marc (TX Dept. Human Services)
HB 2142
For: Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Rachofsky, Marsha (TX Senior Advocacy Coalition and TX
Legal Services Center)