WITNESS LIST

            Education

            May 21, 2015 9:00 AM

            HB 1842

                  FOR:

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

                                 Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Exter, Monty  Lobbyist (ATPE), Austin, TX

                  ON:

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

                                 Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

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

            HB 2804

                  FOR:

                                 Chambers, HD  Superintendent (Alief ISD, Texas School Alliance), Houston, TX

                                 Culwell, Curtis  Consultant/ Moak Casey & Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Hammond, Bill  CEO (Tx Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Scheberle, Drew  SVP (Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce), Austin, TX

                                 Willis, Randy  Superintendent  (also providing written testimony) (Granger ISD), Granger,

                                 TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gregg, Brock  Gov.Relations Director  (also providing written testimony) (ATPE), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Dimitry, Lauren  Chair (The Partnership for a Healthy Texas), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Housson, Shannon  Director (Tx. Education Agency), Austin, TX

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

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

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

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Chimene, Grace  (League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

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

                                 List, Amanda  Director of Government Relations (Responsive Education Solutions), Austin,

                                 TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            May 21, 2015 9:00 AM

                                 Nichols, Colby  Attorney (Texas Assoc. of Community Schools; Texas Rural Education

                                 Association.), Austin, TX

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

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 Assoc.), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 ANDERSON, DAVID D.  CONSULTANT TO ARLINGTON I.S.D. (ARLINGTON I.S.D.

                                 BOARD OF TRUSTEES), AUSTIN, TX

            HB 2811

                  AGAINST:

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

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Ratliff, Thomas  SBOE Member (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Beneski, Amy  Assoc. exec. director (Tx Assoc. of School Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Exter, Monty  Lobbyist (ATPE), Austin, TX

                                 Motheral, Mike  Executive Director (Small Rural School Finance Coalition), Lubbock, TX

                                 Nichols, Colby  Attorney (Instructional Materials Coordinators' Assoc. of Texas; Texas

                                 Assoc. of Community Schools; Texas Rural Education Association), Austin, TX

                                 RODRIGUEZ, MARC A.  CONSULTANT (APPLE), AUSTIN, TX

                                 Willis, Randy  Superintendent (Granger ISD), Granger, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Drenner, Julie  Legislative Liaison (Texas Values Action)

                                 SAENZ, JONATHAN  Texas Values Action - President (Texas Values Action), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Bergland, Jennifer  Dir. of Government Relations (Texas Computer Education Association),

                                 Georgetown, TX