WITNESS LIST
Human Services Committee
April 7, 2005-8:00A
HB 315
For: Conner, Ben (Self)
Conner, Gladys (Self)
Ferguson, Charles (Texans Supporting State Schools)
McCracken, Will (Self)
Miller, Jim (Self and Texans Supporting State Schools)
Orina, Jann (Self)
Snyder, Ruth (Self)
Sutton, James (Self)
Against: Acosta, Rudy (Self)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Greebon, Karen (Self)
Horton, Colleen (Self and Tx. Center for Disability
Studies)
Kafka, Bob (Institute for Disability Access)
Mizcles, Amy (The Arc of Texas)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy Inc.)
Sonleitner, Denise (Self)
Statman, Rona (Texas Advocates)
Templeton, JT (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Garza, J.G. (Self)
Garza, Mary Lou (Self)
Gronfein, Dana (Self)
Hedrick, Mary (Self)
Higgins, Evelyn (Self)
Sutton, Audrey (Self)
Walters, Yvonne (Self)
Against: Cranston, Cathy (Self)
Cranston, Ron (Self)
McPhail, Jennifer (ADAPT of TX)
Metz, Jr., Albert (Self)
Oldham, Melanie (Self)
On: Horn, Adelaide (Department of Aging and Disability
Services)
HB 1867
For: Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Kafka, Bob (Institute for Disability Access)
McCarthy, Amber (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)
Mizcles, Amy (The Arc of Texas)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy Inc.)
On: Horn, Adelaide (Department of Aging and Disability
Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Brown, Will (AARP - Texas)
Cranston, Cathy (Self)
Cranston, Ron (Self)
Crowe, Michael (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Greebon, Karen (Self)
Horton, Colleen (Self and Tx. Center for Disability
Studies)
McPhail, Jennifer (ADAPT)
Oldham, Melanie (Self)
Sanchez, Joe (AARP - Texas)
Statman, Rona (Texas Advocates)
Templeton, JT (Self)
Vasek, Heather (Texas Association for Home Care)
HB 1995
For: Sabo, Jason (United Ways of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Shields, Brad (Texas Retailers Association)
On: Trapolino, Marion (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 2324
For: Craven, Susan (Texans Care For Children)
Flores, Armandina (Self)
Lamm, Sandra (Camp Fire USA First Texas Council)
Madden, Jensie (League of Women Voters of Texas)
McAuliffe, Cathy (Self and San Antonio College Child
Development Dept.)
Sabo, Jason (United Ways of Texas)
White, Dawn (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Coggins, Linda (Self and Texas Licensed Child Care
Association)
Johnson, Kara (Texas Early Childhood Education
Coalition)
On: Frederick, Gary (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 2449
For: Horton, Colleen (Self and Tx. Center for Disability
Studies)
Kafka, Bob (Institute for Disability Access)
Mizcles, Amy (The Arc of Texas)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Brown, Will (AARP - Texas)
Cranston, Cathy (Self)
Cranston, Ron (Self)
Greebon, Karen (Self)
Oldham, Melanie (Self)
Sanchez, Joe (AARP - Texas)
Sonleitner, Denise (Self)
Statman, Rona (Texas Advocates)
Against: Berlanga, Hugo (Texas Management Inc.)
Hernandez, Richard (EduCare Community Living Corp.)
Hooser, Greg (Private Providers Association of Texas)
Tucker, Dennis (Self)
On: Horn, Adelaide (Department of Aging and Disability
Services)
HB 2459
For: Caldwell, Jim (Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver Haired
Legislature)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: McCraw, Steve (Office of the Governor - Homeland
Security)
HB 2579
For: Horton, Colleen (Self and Tx. Center for Disability
Studies)
Kafka, Bob (ADAPT; Institute for Disability Access)
Mizcles, Amy (The Arc of Texas)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy Inc.)
Against: Hernandez, Richard (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Cranston, Cathy (Self)
Cranston, Ron (Self)
Greebon, Karen (Self)
McPhail, Jennifer (ADAPT)
Oldham, Melanie (Self)
Sonleitner, Denise (Self)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Statman, Rona (Texas Advocates)
Templeton, JT (Self)
Against: Berlanga, Hugo (Texas Management Inc.)
Hooser, Greg (Private Providers Association of Texas)
Smith, Carole (Private Providers Association of Texas)
Tucker, Dennis (Self)
On: Horn, Adelaide (Department of Aging and Disability
Services)
HB 2788
For: Brown, Will (AARP - Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bower, Bruce (Self)
HB 2790
For: Rodriguez, Tomas (AARP - Texas)
On: Engelking, Beth (DFPS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bower, Bruce (Self)
Caldwell, Jim (Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver Haired
Legislature)
O'Connor, Caroline (Texas State Employees Union)
HB 3050
Registering, but not testifying:
For: O'Connor, Caroline (Texas State Employees Union)
HB 3348
For: Bragg, David (AARP)
Caldwell, Jim (Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver Haired
Legislature)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Ferris, Beth (Texas Advocates for Nursing Home
Residents)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Against: Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association)
SB 48
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Dennis, Hilary (Texas Medical Association)
Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association)
On: Cortes, MD, Leslie (Department of Aging and Disability
Services)