WITNESS LIST
Higher Education Committee
April  1, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  180
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education (T.A.B.E.))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Rodriguez, Rey (University of North Texas System)
 
 
 
 
HB  351
 
     On:
Caldwell, Jane (TX Higher Education Coordinating Bd.)
 
 
 
 
HB  364
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Hollis, Lois (Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Board)
 
 
 
 
HB  399
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
 
 
 
 
HB  603
 
    For:
Lain, Haley  (Self)
 
 
Polk Jr., Daniel  (Self)
 
 
Van Reenen, Ian (Student Body)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Rogers, Jesse (Midwestern State Univ)
 
 
 
 
HB  685
 
    For:
Naranso, Mary (Texas Young Democrats- Vice President
College Democrats of America-President)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
McAllister, Brittany  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hollis, Lois (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
 
 
 
 
HB  1056
 
    For:
Armstrong, Will (The City & County of Victoria, TX)
 
 
Butler, Tom (Victoria College)
 
 
Fowler, Dale (Victoria Economic Development Corp.)
 
 
Jaso, Hernan (University of Houston-Victoria)
 
 
Lindley, Kristen  (Self)
 
 
Vivian, Randy (Victoria Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hudson, Tim (Univ. of Houston-Victoria)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cannady, Adrian (Victoria Economic Development Corporation)
 
 
Jaeckle, Dan  (Self)
 
 
Jaso, Julie  (Self)
 
 
Sizemore, Mike  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1266
 
     On:
Brunjes, Jim (Texas Tech University System)
 
 
 
 
HB  1568
 
    For:
Mejia, Juan (South Texas College)
 
 
Serrata, William  (Self and South Texas College)
 
 
 
 
HB  2013
 
    For:
Perdue, Steve (State Fireman's and Fire Marshals Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Acevedo, Julianne (Texas Fire Chiefs Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Caldwell, Jane (Tx. Higher Education Coordinating Board)
 
 
 
 
HB  2504
 
    For:
McDonald, Tony (Young Conservatives of Texas)
 
    For:
Moeller, Barbara  (Self)
 
 
Venable, Peggy  (Self and Americans for Prosperity-TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Armstrong, James  (Self and Americans for Prosperity)
 
 
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Drogin, John  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2687
 
    For:
Raimer, Ben (Statewide Health Coordinating Council)
 
 
Rohack, Jim (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy; AMA)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Podolsky, Daniel (UT Southwestern)
 
 
Shine, Ken (University of Texas System)
 
 
Wesson, Dr. Donald (Scott & White & Texas A&M College of Medicine)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
 
 
Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Peyson, Robin (Nation Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
 
 
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Wadge, Gyl (Mental Health America of Texas)
 
 
Wall, Matthew (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Berry, Connie (Texas Department of State Health Services Texas Primary Care Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  2954
 
    For:
Simon, Natia (Texas Southern University Student Body)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Marshall, Willie H. (Texas Southern University)
 
 
Rudley, John Rudley (Texas Southern University)
 
 
 
 
HB  2961
 
    For:
Kenfield, Micah (University of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Elhardt, Mary (UH Students)
 
 
Johns, Judah (Students)
 
 
Michael, Andrew (University of Houston)
 
 
Obregon, Alexander (Students at Univ of Houston)
 
 
Parker, Morgan (UH Students)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Anderson, William (Staff)
 
 
Kowalka, Keith (University of Houston)
 
 
Lee, Elwyn (University of Houston)
 
 
 
 
HB  3276
 
    For:
Ruiz, Paul (The Texas Grant Coalition)
 
 
Scheberle, Drew (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bassham, Kathy (Weatherford College)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Dilling, James (LBB)
 
 
Garrett, West (LBB)
 
 
Hollis, Lois (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baylor, Don (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Valdez, Jerry (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
    For:
Zornes, Ken (Texas Business and Education Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Smith, Donna (TG Center for FA Policy in Community Colleges)