WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 30, 2015 9:00 AM

            HB 4

                  FOR:

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

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Brauer, Andrea  Early Ed Policy Associate  (also providing written testimony) (Texans Care

                                 for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Cowan, Julie  Austin ISD School Board (Self, school board), Austin, TX

                                 Dow, Pauline  Chief Academic Officer (Austin Independent School District), Austin, TX

                                 Grier, Terry  Superintendent (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                 Kimball, Mandi  Director of Public Policy & Govt Affairs  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (CHILDREN AT RISK), Houston, TX

                                 Kofron, Kim  Program Director for Texas Assoc. for the Education of Young Children

                                 (Texas Assoc. for the Education of Young Children), Austin, TX

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

                                 McClean, Lilyanne  Executive Vice President of Public Policy & Communications (Greater

                                 Houston Partnership), Houston, TX

                                 McIlvain, Chris  Assistant Chief of Austin Police Department (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Noriega, Richard J. (Rick)  President/CEO AVANCE, INC. (AVANCE, INC.

                                 210-270-4630), San Antonio, TX

                                 Porter, Jacquie  Director of Early Childhood (Austin ISD), Austin, TX

                                 Singleton, Betsy  Member  (also providing written testimony) (League of Women Voters of

                                 Tx), San Marcos, TX

                                 Villanueva, Chandra  Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX

                                 Weber, Louis W. (Bill)  Brigadier General (Retired) U.S. Army (Mission: Readiness),

                                 Woodway, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  Vice President (Texas Eagle Forum & Self), Weatherford, TX

                                 Openshaw, Michael   (Self), Plano, TX

                  ON:

                                 Cohen, Alan  Executive Director, Early Childhood (Dallas ISD), Dallas, TX

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

                                 Greenhaw, Lanet  Managing Director of Education (Dallas Regional Chamber), Dallas, TX

                                 JOSEPH, ZENOBIA C.  EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (A+ WRITERS Consulting, LLC), Austin, TX

                                 May, Gretchen  Director  (also providing written testimony) (Commit! Partnership), Dallas,

                                 TX

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

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Ward, Kyle  Executive Director (Texas PTA), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Albert, David  Professor  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Allmon, Jennifer  Associate Director (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 30, 2015 9:00 AM

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Campbell, Grover  Assoc Exec Dir Gov Relations (Texas Association of School Boards),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Das, Saurabh  (Self.), Austin, TX

                                 Dodge, Megan  Intergovernmental Relations Manager (City of San Antonio & Pre-k 4 SA),

                                 San Antonio, TX

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

                                 Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Ferandez, Martha  Director of advocacy (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX

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

                                 Franco, Brie  (City of El Paso), El Paso, TX

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

                                 TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Harris, Dana  VP, State Advocacy (Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce), Austin, TX

                                 Hayes, Patricia  Consultant (Texas Head Start Association), Austin, TX

                                 Kaltleff, Wendy   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Kimberly, Knox  VP-Government & Corporate Relations (Upbring (The New Lutheran

                                 Social Services of the South)), Austin, TX

                                 Lilly, Janna  Director (TCASE), Austin, TX

                                 Luke, Charles  Co-Director (Pastors For Texas Children), Austin, TX

                                 McCreary, Casey  Assistant Executive Director (TX Assoc. of School Administrators

                                 (TASA)), Austin, TX

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

                                 Romero, Jesse  (Texas Association for Bilingual Education), San Antonio, TX

                                 Sanderson, Josh  Lobbyist (ATPE), Austin, TX

                                 Schaeffer, Virginia  Director, Public Policy (Dallas Regional Chamber), Dallas, TX

                                 Shields, Chris  -(Lobbyist) (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce), Austin, TX

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

                                 Solis, Eddie  Gov Relations (city of Arlington), Austin, TX

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

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 von Haefen, Katherine  Senior Program Manager (United Way of Greater Houston),

                                 Houston, TX

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

                  AGAINST:

                                 Harless, Barbara  (North Texas Citizens Lobby), Murphy, TX

                                 Holt, Kelly   (Self; The New American - Bastrop County John Birch Society), Smithville,

                                 TX

                                 True, Nancy  (Texas Liberty Committee), Dallas, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 30, 2015 9:00 AM

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Freeman, Kathryn  Director of Public Policy (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

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

            SB 625

                  FOR:

                                 Rose, Lauren  Juvenile Justice Policy Associate (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Simpson, Matt  (ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Tx Association of Goodwills, Goodwill Central Tx), Austin, TX

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Craven, Morgan  Staff Attorney (Texas Appleseed), Austin, TX

                                 Das, Saurabh  (self.), Austin, TX

                                 Graziani, Cate  Policy Fellow (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Hansch, Greg  Public Policy Director (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Place, Allen  Attorney (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn.), Austin, TX

                                 Ward, Kyle  Executive Director (Tx PTA), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Craft, Lon  Dir. Legislative Affairs (TMPA), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Carreon, Jennifer  Policy Researcher (Tx Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

            SB 1004

                  FOR:

                                 Grier, Terry  Superintendent (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Campbell, Grover  Assoc Exec Dir Gov Relations (Texas Ass of School Boards), Austin,

                                 TX

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

                                 McCreary, Casey  ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Texas Association of School

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

            SB 1058

                  ON:

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

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 30, 2015 9:00 AM

            SB 1303

                  FOR:

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Hollingsworth, Lonnie  Director of Governmental Relations/Legal Services (Texas

                                 Classroom Teachers Association), Austin, TX

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

                                 Sanderson, Josh  Lobbyist (Association of TX Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Carrillo-Valdez, Lydia  Retired Teacher (Northside A.F.T.), S.A., TX

                                 Greene, Joshua  Teacher-Briscoe MS-San Antonio (Northside American Federation of

                                 Teachers), San Antonio, TX

                                 Longoria, Wanda  Teacher (NAFT (Northside AFT)), SA, TX

                                 Monis, Haroon  Teacher-Northisde ISD-Rawlinson M.S. (self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Noble, Shannon  Government Affairs Counsel (Texas Industrial Vocational Association),

                                 Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn  Vice President (Texas Eagle Forum & Self), Weatherford,

                                 TX