WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            April 13, 2021 - 8:00 AM

            HB 116

                 For:

                                 Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Alamo Colleges District)

                                 Greer, Allison (CHCS)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Mares, Bryan (Texas casa)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Russell, Claudia (City of San Marcos)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Taylor, Brittney (Self; TexProtects)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Steve (HHSC Office of Inspector General)

            HB 701

                 For:

                                 Allen, Jennifer (Self; Revolution Foods)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Hawthorne, Valerie (Self; North Texas Food Bank)

                                 Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)

                                 Corbett, Beth (Central Texas Food Bank)

                                 Goodrich, Kate (Meals on Wheels)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Hughes, Lisa (Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)

                                 Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Keller, Karlyn (Self)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 O'Quin, Ana (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Romo, Joel (Partnership for a Healthy Texas)

                                 Russell, Claudia (City of San Marcos)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Sweeney, Graham (Self)

                                 Trigg, Adrienne (Self; Texas medical equipment providers association TEXMEP)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Johnson, Steve (HHSC Office of Inspector General)

            HB 945

                 For:

                                 Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)

                 On:

                                 Kim, Madeleine (Self; Prenatal- to-Three Policy Impact Center)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Alamo Colleges District)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Goodrich, Kate (Meals on Wheels)

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

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Hawthorne, Valerie (Self; North Texas Food Bank)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Keller, Karlyn (Self)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 O'Quin, Ana (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Russell, Claudia (City of San Marcos)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1098

                 For:

                                 Ball, Maureen (Self)

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Burke, Jaquelina (Self)

                                 Freeman, Tina (Self)

                                 Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys)

                                 James, Ajshay (Self)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Howell, Kristen (Self; Childrens Advocacy Center for North Texas)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Nodolf, Laura (Self; Midland County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Wood, Justin (Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Black, Stephen (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bussey, Faith (Self)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                 Against:

                                 Borchardt, Lindy (Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP Director)

                                 Furlow, Philip Mack (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney)

                                 Heatly, Staley (Self)

                                 Keller, Karlyn (Self)

                                 Mares, Bryan (Texas casa)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Smith, Ali (Self)

                                 Taylor, Brittney (Self; TexProtects)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                 On:

                                 Talbert, Marta (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

            HB 1230

                 For:

                                 Cole, Celia (Feeding Texas)

                                 Hawthorne, Valerie (Self; North Texas Food Bank)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)

                                 Corbett, Beth (Central Texas Food Bank)

                                 Goodrich, Kate (Meals on Wheels)

                                 Greer, Allison (CHCS)

                                 Hadley, Elizabeth (No Kid Hungry - Texas)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Kulandaisamy, Seetha (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Russell, Claudia (City of San Marcos)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Sparks, Clifford (The City of Dallas)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1353

                 For:

                                 Corbett, Beth (Central Texas Food Bank)

                                 Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Arbour, Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Hadley, Elizabeth (No Kid Hungry - Texas)

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

                                 Hawthorne, Valerie (Self; North Texas Food Bank)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 O'Quin, Ana (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Russell, Claudia (City of San Marcos)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Trigg, Adrienne (Self; Texas medical equipment providers association TEXMEP)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1449

                 For:

                                 Cole, Celia (Feeding Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)

                                 Goodrich, Kate (Meals on Wheels)

                                 Greer, Allison (CHCS)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Kulandaisamy, Seetha (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Toon, Jennifer (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Trigg, Adrienne (Self; Texas medical equipment providers association TEXMEP)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1681

                 Against:

                                 Tilton, Carmen (Texas Assisted Living Association)

                 On:

                                 Conces, Diana (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Haynes, Adam (COnference of Urban Counties)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Morstad, Tim (AARP)

                                 Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 2126

                 For:

                                 Hawthorne, Valerie (Self; North Texas Food Bank)

                                 Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)

                                 Smith, Isaiah (Self)

                 On:

                                 Arbour, Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Comstock, Nora (Self)

                                 Corbett, Beth (Central Texas Food Bank)

                                 Greer, Allison (CHCS)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                                 McCabe, Libby (Commit Partnership)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Trigg, Adrienne (Self; Texas medical equipment providers association TEXMEP)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Salter, Wayne (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 2298

                 For:

                                 Ball, Maureen (Self)

                                 Black, Frances (Self)

                                 Black, Jim (Self; Angel Eyes Over Texas)

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Bussey, Faith (Self)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys)

                                 Hodges, Lisa (Self)

                                 James, Ajshay (Self)

                                 Kim, Alex (Self)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burke, Jaquelina (Self)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Tillman, Calvin (Self)

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

                 On:

                                 Talbert, Marta (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

            HB 2365

                 For:

                                 Ayala, Maj.Gen (USMC Ret).  Juan (City of San Antonio)

                                 Fair, Jeff (Self; San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Perry, Clayton (City of San Antonio)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Erwin, Michelle (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Ghawi, Jordan (Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC))

                                 Greer, Allison (CHCS)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)

                                 Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

            HB 2641

                 For:

                                 Cole, Celia (Feeding Texas)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self)

                                 Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)

                                 Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)

                                 Corbett, Beth (Central Texas Food Bank)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Hawthorne, Valerie (Self; North Texas Food Bank)

            HB 3191

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Salter, Wayne (Health and Human Services Commission)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3225

                 For:

                                 Harkleroad, Becca (Texas School Nurses Organization)

                                 Keller, Karlyn (Texas Association of School Boards)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Coleman, Starlee (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)

                                 Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)

                                 Greer, Allison (CHCS)

                                 Gregg, Aaron (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Public Policy Group)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Stewart, Kevin (Texas Nurses Association)

                 On:

                                 Erwin, Michelle (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Grady, Victoria (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 3287

                 For:

                                 Hammer, Erik (Self)

                                 Powers, Kim (DeafBlind Service Center of Austin)

                 On:

                                 Lucey, Ron (Office of the Governor, Committee on People with Disabilities)

                                 Turner, Randi (Office of the Governor, Committee on People with Disabilities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Litzinger, Amy (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Robles, Lucy (Self; Deaf Grassroot Movement of TEXAS)

                 On:

                                 Breslow, Lori (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Breslow, Lorraine (HHSC)

            HB 3419

                 For:

                                 Ames, Lance (Self; South Texas Health System Children’s Hospital)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Pererira, Nicholas (Self; South Texas Children’s Hospital)

                 Against:

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Grady, Victoria (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Vasek, Heather (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in McAllen, Texas)

                                 Walker, Kwame (CHRISTUS)

            HB 3425

                 Against:

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Greer, Allison (CHCS)

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

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 O'Quin, Ana (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 3493

                 For:

                                 Howell, Kristen (Self; Childrens Advocacy Center for North Texas)

                                 McAllister, Brittany (Nurse-Family Partnership)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self)

                                 Nodolf, Laura (Self; Midland County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Taylor, Brittney (Self; TexProtects)

                 Against:

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Arbour, Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)

                                                                                              10


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Harst, Lisa (CACTX)

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)

                                 Keller, Karlyn (Self)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Kulandaisamy, Seetha (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Luna, Maggie (Self)

                                 Mares, Bryan (Texas casa)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 O'Quin, Ana (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Association of Texas)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 Against:

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys)

                 On:

                                 Rasco, Sasha (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

            HB 3815

                 For:

                                 Cirnigliaro, Santiago (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)

                                 Tucker, Tay (Self; Agape Ranch & New Life Refuge)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Greer, Allison (CHCS)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Taylor, Brittney (Self; TexProtects)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Contreras, Janie (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Emerson, Debra (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

            HB 4094

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Greer, Allison (CHCS)

                                 Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys)

                 On:

                                 Bearley, Crystal (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                                 Walsh, Bill (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

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