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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            July 16, 2012 - 10:00 AM

            Foster Care Redesign

                 For:

                                 Clements, Irene (Texas foster parents association)

                                 Etheridge, Susan (Self; Texas CASA and CASA of Collin County)

                                 Holman, Nancy (Texas alliance of child and family services)

                                 Lundy, Scott (Arrow child and family ministries)

                 Against:

                                 Dolores, Sister Raquel (Self; The ark assessment center and emergency shelter for youth)

                                 Edwards, Lisa (Self; Circles of Care)

                                 Kinman, Rahman (Self; The open arms agency)

                                 Oerter, Charles (The giocosa Foundation)

                                 Trejo, Delma (Self; The ark assessment center and emergency shelter for youth)

                 On:

                                 Allen, Rebecca (Texas association of Child Placing Agencies)

                                 Amberboy, Tina (Supreme court children's commission)

                                 Baldwin, Howard (TX Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Card, Chris (Providence service corp of Texas)

                                 Deckinga, Audrey (Tx Dept. of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Ferrino, April (Legislative budget board)

                                 Foster, Mike (Self; A world for children)

                                 Harris, Ashley (Texans CAre for children)

                                 Mathison, Tony (Self)

                                 Shell, Randy (Self)

                                 Specia, John (Self; Supreme court commission)

                                 Wagner, Laquinton (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Redden, Michael (New Horizons)

                                 Rodriguez, Annette (Self; The Children's Shelter)

                 Against:

                                 Esquivel, Michael (Self; Circles of care)

                                 Gomez, Jose Mario (Self; Beacon of hope foster care agency)

                                 Jackson, Kathryn (The open arms agency)

                                 Orozco, Adriana (Self; Beacon of hope foster care agency)

                                 Rivera, Anita (Self; The ark assessment center)

                                 Salas., Margaret (Self; Ark emergency shelter)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Betsy (Lutheran Social Services)

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