WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 19, 2015 9:00 AM

            SB 14

                  FOR:

                                 Acevedo, Fidel  Texas League of United Latin American Citizens Legislative Chair (Texas

                                 LULAC), Austin, TX

                                 Brock, LoRetter  Community Builder  (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Duncan, Kathy  Parent & Grandparent  (Self), Adelanto, CA

                                 Fernandez, Grette Jean  Translator  (Self), Fontana, CA

                                 Good Ford, Shirley  Director of African American and Community Partnership (Parent

                                 Revolution), Inglewood, CA

                                 Grissom, Darren  Associate Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 PTA (Parent Teacher Assoc)), Austin, TX

                                 Hernandez, Guadalupe  Parent  (Self), Mesquite, TX

                                 Holm, Anthony  (Texans for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Linn, Julie  President (Texans for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Quezada T., Ceverina  Parent  (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Rios, Violeta  Parent  (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Rose, Gabe  Chief Strategy Officer  (also providing written testimony) (Parent Revolution),

                                 Culver City, CA

                                 Turner-Brooks, Caroll  Public School Parent  (Self), Tyler, TX

                                 Young, Dr. Caprice  Sr. Advisor, Texans for Education Reform; former school board

                                 president (TER), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Anthony, David  CEO  (also providing written testimony) (Raise Your Hand Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Banks, Yannis  Legislative Liaison (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development & Advocacy  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Exter, Monty  Lobbyist (The Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Grey, John  Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (also providing written testimony) (TX - American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Schneider, Robert  Trustee, Austin I.S.D.  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 Association of School Boards), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Swanson, Steve  Citizen  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Other volunteers),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Weeks, Allen  Executive Director (Austin Voices for Education and Youth/Save Texas

                                 Schools), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Barba, Michael  Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Boswell, Courtney  Executive Director (Texas Institute for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Davenport, Ryan  Teacher - North Dallas HS - Dallas ISD  (Self), Dallas, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 19, 2015 9:00 AM

                                 Fernandez, Martha  Director of Advocacy (Texas Charter Schools Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Gomez, Addie  Director of Government Affairs (Texans for Quality Public Charter

                                 Schools), Austin, TX

                                 Petty, Cameron  Policy Associate (TIER), Austin, TX

                                 Salinas, Nelson  Govt. Affairs Manager (Texas Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin  Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Acuna, Francess  Mother  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Tx Association of Community Schools), Austin, TX

                                 Miles, Superintendent, Mike  Superintendent (Dallas ISD), Dallas, TX

                                 Moreno, Celina  Legislative Staff Attorney (MALDEF), San Antonio, TX

                                 Nichols, Colby  General Counsel (Texas Rural Education Association), Austin, TX

                                 Rios, Isabel  Deputy Director for Youth LuLac VII (LuLac District VII), Austin, TX

                                 Terry, Mark  Deputy Executive Director (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors

                                 Association (TEPSA)), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Anderson, David D.  Consultant to the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees (Arlington ISD

                                 Board of Trustees), Austin, TX

                                 Canales, Ramiro  Assistant Executive Director - Governmental Relations (Texas

                                 Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Flores, Rebecca  Associate (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

            SB 159

                  FOR:

                                 Ferris, Laila  Principal, Mesita Elementary School (El Paso Independent School District), El

                                 Paso, TX

                                 Romero, Jesse  Legislative Consultant (Texas Association of Bilingual Education (TABE)),

                                 San Antonio, TX

                                 Semental, Eliza  Executive Director Connecting Languages (El Paso Independent School

                                 District), El Paso, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (TX PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Beneski, Amy  Associate Executive Director (Tx Association of School Administrators),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Cardenas, Melva V.  Executive Director (Texas Association of School Personnel

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Exter, Monty  Lobbyist (The Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Flores, Rebecca  Associate (Texas School Alliance), Austi, TX

                                 Giarratani, Dominic  Assistant Director (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX

                                 Miles, Mike  Superintendent (Dallas ISD), Dallas, TX

                                 Nichols, Colby  General Counsel (Texas Rural Education Association), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel (TX - American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 19, 2015 9:00 AM

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Tx Association of Community School), Austin, TX

            SB 165

                  FOR:

                                 Berry, Denise  School Counselor  (Self; TCA), Austin, TX

                                 Friese, Jan  Executive Director (Texas Counseling Association), Austin, TX

                                 Milloy Clemmer, Nancy   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Saxton, Josette  Mental Health Policy Associate (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Solmonson, Le'Ann  President  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Counseling

                                 Association), Nacogdoches, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Eckhart, Harley  Executive Director (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors

                                 Association Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (TX Association of Community Schools), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Canales, Ramiro  Assistant Executive Director - Governmental Relations (Texas

                                 Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Swanson, Steve  Citizen  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Other volunteers),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Banks, Yannis  Legislative Liaison (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development & Advocacy (Tx Classroom Teachers

                                 Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Grey, John  Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Moreno, Celina  Legislative Staff Attorney (MALDEF), San Antonio, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel (TX - American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Nichols, Colby  General Counsel (Texas Rural Education Association), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Anderson, David D.  Consultant to the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees (Arlington ISD

                                 Board of Trustees), Austin, TX

            SB 750

                  FOR:

                                 Grusendorf, WM. C. (Bill)  Exec Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Assoc.

                                 of Rural Schools), San Saba, TX

                                 McLarty, Paul  Deputy Superintendent  (also providing written testimony) (Clear Creek

                                 ISD), League City, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 19, 2015 9:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa  Chief School Finance Officer  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 Education Agency), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Beneski, Amy  Associate Executive Director (Tx Association of School Administrators),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Tx Association of Community Schools), Austin, TX

                                 Nichols, Colby  General Counsel (Texas Rural Education Association), Austin, TX

            SB 892

                  FOR:

                                 Colbert, Kristina  Sped Teacher  (Self), Addison, TX

                                 Davenport, Ryan  Teacher - North Dallas HS - Dallas ISD  (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Hodge, Stacey  City Director  (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Jacobs, Sandi  Vice President, Managing Director for State Policy (National Council on

                                 Teacher Quality), Washington, DC

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate  Lobbyist (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Linn, Julie  President (Texans for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Huber, Dr. Diann  President  (also providing written testimony) (IteachTexas), Denton, TX

                                 Meroney, Mike  Consultant  (also providing written testimony) (Coalition for Effective

                                 Educator Preparation), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Aquino-Garza, Priscilla  Policy + Advocacy (Educate Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Cardenas, Melva V.  Executive Director (Texas Association of School Personnel

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Lund, John-Peter  Attorney  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Teachers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Miller, Tim  Director (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (also providing written testimony) (TX- American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Swanson, Steve  Citizen  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Other volunteers),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Anthony, David  CEO (Raise Your Hand Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Banks, Yannis  Legislative Liaison (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development & Advocacy (Tx Classroom Teachers

                                 Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Salinas, Nelson  Govt. Affairs Manager (Texas Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Boswell, Courtney  Executive Director (Texas Institute for Education Reform), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 19, 2015 9:00 AM

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Tx Association of Community Schools), Austin, TX

            SB 893

                  FOR:

                                 Boswell, Courtney  Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Institute

                                 for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Colbert, Kristina  Special Education Teacher  (Self), Addison, TX

                                 Conlon, Jessica  Project Director (TNTP), Austin, TX

                                 Davenport, Ryan  Teacher - North Dallas HS - Dallas ISD  (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Duke, Chris  Director of Policy and Outreach  (also providing written testimony) (Texans

                                 for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Hodge, Stacey L.  City Director  (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Miles, Mike  Superintendent  (also providing written testimony) (Dallas ISD), Dallas, TX

                                 Watts, Brandi  Academic Facilitator  (Self), Duncanville, TX

                                 Wilson, Teri  Chief of Staff  (also providing written testimony) (Grand Prairie ISD),

                                 Duncanville, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Grey, John  Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Hollingsworth, Lonnie  Director of Legal Services/Governmental Relations  (also providing

                                 written testimony) (Texas Classroom Teachers Ass'n), Austin, TX

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate  Lobbyist (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (also providing written testimony) (Tx - American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Aquino-Garza, Priscilla  Policy + Advocacy (Educate Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Byer, Von  General Counsel (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                                 Callahan, Casey  Superintendent Llano ISD (Llano ISD, Tx Assoc. of Community Schools,

                                 Texas Rural Education Assoc), Llano, TX

                                 Regal, Tim  Director (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                                 Saxton, Josette  Mental Health Policy Associate  (also providing written testimony) (Texans

                                 Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Statman, Rona  Dir. of Family Support (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Swanson, Steve  Citizen  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Other volunteers),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Terry, Mark  Deputy Executive Director (Texas Elementary Principle and Supervisors

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Welch, Ken  Deputy Director (Teacher Retirement System of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Petty, Cameron  Policy Associate (TIER), Austin, TX

                                 Salinas, Nelson  Govt. Affairs Manager (Texas Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin  Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 19, 2015 9:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Cardenas, Melva V.  Executive Director (Texas Association of School Personnel

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Anderson, David D.  Consultant to the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees (Arlington ISD

                                 Board of Trustees), Austin, TX

            SB 1200

                  FOR:

                                 Arnett, Thomas  Research Fellow (Clayton Christensen Institute), San Mateo, CA

                                 Boswell, Courtney  Executive Director (Texas Institute for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Martin, Christi   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Schneider, Robert  Trustee, Austin ISD (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX

                                 Tomasini, Rebecca  Founder and CEO (Alvo Institute), Anvw, CA

                                 Toussant, Jarrad  Legislative Liaison (Texans for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Warnell, Delores  Superintendent (Bloomington ISD, TABSE), Bloomington, TX

                                 Wilson, Teri  Chief of Staff  (also providing written testimony) (Grand Prairie ISD),

                                 Duncanville, TX

                                 Young, Tracy  Director, Education Reform (George W. Bush Institute), Dallas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Aleman, Steven  Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel (TX - American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Swanson, Steve  Citizen  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Other volunteers),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Anthony, David  CEO (Raise Your Hand Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Tx PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Beneski, Amy  Associate Executive Director (Tx Association of School Administrators),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Dunn, David  Executive Director (Tx Charter Schools Assn), Austin, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development & Advocacy (Tx Classroom Teachers

                                 Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Exter, Monty  Lobbyist (The Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Grusendorf, Wm. C. (Bill)  Exec. Director (Texas Assoc. of Rural Schools), San Saba, TX

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Tx Association of Community Schools), Austin, TX

                                 Lilly, Janna  Director (TCASE Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Moreno, Celina  Legislative Staff Attorney (MALDEF), San Antonio, TX

                                 Nichols, Colby  General Counsel (Texas Rural Education Association), Austin, TX

                                 Petty, Cameron  Policy Associate (TIER), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin  Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 19, 2015 9:00 AM

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  Vice President (Texas Eagle Forum and self (homemaker)),

                                 Dallas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Majcher, Dineen  Board Member (TAMSA), Austin, TX

                                 Statman, Rona  Dir. of Family Support (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Flores, Rebecca  Associate (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX