WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 16, 2015 9:00 AM

            SB 1012

                  FOR:

                                 Acevedo, Fidel  District XII Director (LULAC District XII), Austin, TX

                                 JONES, ADAM  (TEXANS FOR EDUCATION REFORM), AUSTIN, TX

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

                                 Morath, Mike  Dallas ISD Board of Trustee Member (Self), Dallas, TX

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Campbell, Grover  Assoc Exec Dir for Gov Relations (Tx Assoc of School Boards), Austin,

                                 TX

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

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

                                 providing written testimony) (Texas Classroom Teachers Association), Austin, TX

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

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                  ON:

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

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Brooks, Jeffrey  Policy Analyst (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Dunn, David  Exec Director (TCSA), Austin, TX

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

                                 Venable, Peggy  policy director (Americans for Prosperity-Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy Diane L. Norman, Justin  Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council),

                                 Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Bazaldua, Laura V.  teacher (Self), Edinburg, TX

                                 Csaplar, Zoltan  National Representative (Texas AFT), Mission, TX

                                 Garces Jr., Manuel  Teacher (Self), Elsa, TX

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

                                 TX

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

                                 Solis, Alexia Anne  Representative (Texas AFT), Palmview, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Holiday, Andres  Director of External Affairs (South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce),

                                 San Antonio, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 16, 2015 9:00 AM

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 TX

            SB 1309

                  ON:

                                 Rozell, Zach  DIRECTOR (ITEACH TEXAS), DENTON, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Meroney, Shannon  Counsel (Coalition of Effective Educator Preparation (CEEP)), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 1723

                  FOR:

                                 Taylor, Paul  Director (Texas Association of School Boards Risk Management), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

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

            SB 1900

                  FOR:

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

                                 Denison, Christine  Campus Director (Principal)  (also providing written testimony) (Uplift

                                 Education), Dallas, TX

                                 Dunn, David  Executive Director (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX

                                 FEINBERG, MIKE  CO-FOUNDER (KIPP Public Schools), HOUSTON, TX

                                 Fernandez, Adriana  Parent. (KIPP.), Houston, TX

                                 Gore, Rex  Rex Gore Citizen (Idea public school, regl board) (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Horne, Michael  Principal (KIPP Dallas-Fort Worth), Dallas, TX

                                 Jiles, Jodie  (Self/KIPP Public Schools), Austin, TX

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

                                 MANN, DAWN  BOARD CHAIR, PARENT - (UPLIFT EDUCATION), DALLAS, TX

                                 Morris, Lalla V.  Director of Finance & Operations (Families Empowered), Pearland, TX

                                 Ramirez, Vanessa  Program Manager, KIPP Alumna (KIPP Houston Public Schools),

                                 Houston, TX

                                 Sosa, Miriam  INTERN-PUBLIC RELATIONS (FAMILIES EMPOWERED), Houston,

                                 TX

                                 Zimmermann, Kathleen  Executive Director (NYOS Charter School), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 16, 2015 9:00 AM

                  AGAINST:

                                 Freeman, Ray  Deputy Executive Director (The Equity Center), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa  Chief School Finance Officer (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                                 Ritter, Gary W.  Professor (Univ. of AR), Fayetteville, AR

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Glenn, Eric  Consultant (Texas Charter School Association), Austin, TX

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

                                 Schools), Austin, TX

                                 Gonzalez, George  Chairman-UPrep KPO (UPrep KIPP Public Charter School), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Leal-Hallam, Barbara  Parent (KIPP Academy), SA, TX

                                 Martinez, Rebecca  YES prep alum (YES Prep Public Schools), Houston, TX

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

                                 Schaefer, Virginia  Director of Public Policy (Dallas Regional Chamber), Dallas, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 ANDERSON, DAVID  CONSULTANT TO FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION

                                 (FAST GROWTH SCHOOL COALITION), AUSTIN, TX

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

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Campbell, Grover  Assoc Exec Dir for Gov Relations (Tx Assoc of School Boards), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 FLORES, REBECCA  Associate (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

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

                                 TX

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

                                 Moulton, Kelli  Superintendent (Hereford ISD; self), Hereford, TX

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

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

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 LOPEZ, AL  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EGBI; IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD

                                 MEM. (SELF; IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS), AUSTIN, TX

                                 Norman on behalf of Justin Yancy, TBLC, Diane L.  Exec. Director (Texas Business

                                 Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                                 Payan, Jessica  parent/ Parent Organization Secretary (Self/KIPP San Antonio), San

                                 Antonio, TX