WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            May 10, 2011 - 8:00 AM

SB 140

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Robert (Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education/ Texas Music Educators Assc.)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Coachman, Frank (Texas Bandmasters Association)

                                 Cornwell, Betsy (Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts)

                                 Cornwell, Diane (Texas Educational Theatre Association)

                                 Davis, Jennifer (TIVA (TX. Industrial Vocational Assoc)

                                 Ellinger, Rita (Self; TX Coalition of Quality Arts Education)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc.)

                                 Holcombe, Linda (Texas Industrial Vocational Assoc (TIVA))

                                 Kneten, Karen (Self; Texas Choral Directors Association)

                                 Marstaller, Kristen (Texas Art Education Assoc.)

                                 Painovich, Robin (Career & Technology Assoc of TX)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)

                                 Vanlandingham, Kay (Self; Texas Orchestra Directors Assoc)

                                 Young, Gerald (Agriculture Teachers Assn. of TX)

                 Against:

                                 Pena, Martin (South Texas Association of Schools)

SB 419

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Salinas, Nelson (The Texas Assoc. of Business)

SB 536

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gámez, Erin (Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA))

                                 Hayes, Tracey (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Milam, Susan (Natl. Association of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Reddy, Vikrant (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)

                                 Statman, Rona (The ARC of Texas)

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WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental Health America of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Kidder, Sarah (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)

SB 596

                 On:

                                 Schmidt, Don (TCASE/ & Northside ISD)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Self)

                                 Hempstead, Chuck (Texas Educational Diagnosticians Assoc)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Milam, Susan (Natl. Association of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)

                                 Statman, Rona (The ARC of Texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental Health America of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Kidder, Sarah (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)

SB 1094

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gámez, Erin (Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA))

                                 Haney, Julie ((TACS) TX Assoc. of Community Schools)

                                 Shields, Julie (Texas Assoc. of School Boards)

SB 1349

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Jessica (TX. Assn. for Marriage and Family Therapy)

                 On:

                                 Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

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WITNESS LIST

SB 1410

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Painovich, Robin (Career & Technology Assoc of TX)

                 On:

                                 Norris, Robert (Legislative Budget Board)

SB 1484

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Dunn, David (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                 Erben, Andrew (TX. Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Shields, Julie (Texas Assoc. of School Boards)

SB 1557

                 For:

                                 Veselka, Johnny (Texas Association of School Administrators)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bergland, Jennifer (Texas Computer Education Association)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gámez, Erin (Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA))

                                 Haney, Julie ((TACS) TX Assoc. of Community Schools)

                                 Shields, Julie (Texas Assoc. of School Boards)

SB 1619

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Brownson, Amanda (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Bryant, Keith (Bullard ISD/ Texas Association of Mid-Size Schools)

                                 Erben, Andrew (TX. Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Haney, Julie (TACS TX Assoc. of Community Schools)

                                 Pena, Martin (South Texas Association of Schools)

                                 Shields, Julie (Texas Assoc. of School Boards)

SB 1872

                 On:

                                 Anderson, David (Texas Education Agency)

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WITNESS LIST

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dunn, David (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                 Erben, Andrew (TX. Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Salinas, Nelson (The Texas Assoc. of Business)

                                 Terry, Thomas (Responsive Education Solutions)

                 Against:

                                 Hayes, Tracey (ACLU of Texas)

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