WITNESS LIST
Education Committee
March 24, 1999-11:00A
SB 10
FOR: Andrews, Robert (Sendero Christian Academy), San Antonio
Arzola, Jose J. (Texas Coalition for Parental Choice in
Education), San Antonio
Bailon, Pat (Self), Belton
Beltran, Augustin Garza (children), San Antonio
Blake, Camille (special needs students), Arlington
Bowman, John C. (Self), San Antonio
Bryant, Raymond (St. Paul AME Church), Dallas
Contreras, Jenni (Special needs son), Hurst
Decker, Teresa (myself as a parent), San Antonio
Dunnam, Sam E. (Putting Children First), Austin
Flowers, Janice M. (Concerned parents), San Antonio
Garcia, Angela (San Antonio Parents for School Choice), San
Antonio
Greene, Jay P. (Self), Austin
Hedtke, Amy (Self), Kirby
Hoffpauir, Sandra (Harvest Christian Academy/ concerned mom),
Pasadena
Johnson, Lydia (student), unavailable
Johnson, Ronald E. (Paradigm Alternative School), Dublin
Parker, Allan F. (Texas Justice Foundation), San Antonio
Patterson, Joan (Harvest Christian Academy/ concerned mom),
Pasadena
Rodriguez, Maria G. (parents), unavailable
Rosales, Rosa (San Antonio Parents for School Choice), San
Antonio
Silva, Laura (children), San Antonio
Sneeringer, Jim (Self), Austin
Storey, Carolyn (Putting Children First), Austin
Tow, Lane (unavailable), San Antonio
Trotter, Clayton (Self/ Family), San Antonio
Venable, Peggy (Citizens For A Sound Economy), Austin
Wheatley, Melinda (Texas Public Policy Foundation), San Antonio
Windham, Jim (Texas Business Leaders forEducational Choice),
Houston
AGAINST: deSilva, Aurelia Davila (member of PTA), San Antonio
Bechtol, Bill (TEPSA), Austin
Benold, Stephanie (Self and Austin Council of PTAs), Austin
Bethune, Larry (myself), Austin
Borchert, Peggy (Self), unavailable
Boyle, Carolyn (Coalition for Public Schools), Austin
Brady, Denise (The Arc of Texas), Austin
Brand, John H. (Self), unavailable
Brown, John Swinton (Self), Manchaca
Burnett, Quentin (TASA), Austin
Caloss, Ron (Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD/ Texas School Alliance),
Bedford
Caskey, Hal D. (Civic concerns), Bulverde
Chalfant, Zane (Coalition for Equity & Excellence in Public
Education), San Antonio
Delay, Ann (School Nurse Task Force Committee/ HFT), Houston
Dieter, Alison (Gray Panthers), unavailable
Dominguez, Iris (Edgewood Community), unavailable
Duenas, Connie (parent/ community in Edgewood district), San
Antonio
Duty, Mary (Texas PTA), Waco
Gaona, Maria R. (Edgewood / EISD), San Antonio
Garcia de Lara, Jose (Grupo de Los Chen), San Antonio
Gerstenschlager, Merry (Texas Eagle Forum), Weatherford
Haschke, Donna New (Tx. State Teachers), Austin
Hayes, Patricia (TCTA), Austin
Hearne, Pamela (Texas PTA), Lubbock
Henley, Pat (League of Women Voters of Texas), unavailable
Hornbeck, Nita L. (American Assn. of University Women), Round
Rock
Jacobson, Joseph L. (ACLU of Texas), Austin
James, Margarita (Edgewood Community & parents), San Antonio
Judy, Kenneth (Texas Assn. of Community Schools), Crawford
Kelton, Cindy (Self), Austin
Kilday, Connie (ATPE), Arlington
Landon, Charlotte (Self), Fort Worth
Lawson, Marilyn (School Nurse Task Force Committee/ HFT),
Houston
Lomax, Nancy (Parents for Public Schools of Houston), Bellaire
Long, Judy M. (Parents for Public Schools of Houston), Houston
McInnis, John R. (TASB), Dallas
Mendoza, Mary Lou (Edgewood Community), San Antonio
Miller, Karen (Texas PTA (Congress of Parents & Teachers)),
Houston
Mitchell, Marlene (family), unavailable
Morales, Lupe (Ysleta ISD and Texas PTA), unavailable
Munoz, Dolores (Edgewood ISD), San Antonio
O'Sullivan, John P. (Tx. Federation of Teachers), Austin
Painter, Tesina (Self as a parent), Dallas
Perkins, Iris (Houston ISD PTA Council), Houston
Plemons, Jerry (TEPSA), unavailable
Quinones, Michele (Self), Haltom City
Reichek, Starla (School Nurse Task Force Cmte./ HFT), Houston
Richards, Jean (Richardson ISD Council of PTAs), Richardson
Rodriguez, Karen L. (students and fellow teachers (Edgewood
ISD)), San Antonio
Rodriguez, Manuel (Parent for Public Schools of Houston),
Houston
Romano, John M. (District 13 PTA), Austin
Sanchez, Joe M. (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational
Fund), Houston
Seaman, Aaron (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), San
Antonio
Smoot, Samantha (Texas Freedom Network), Austin
Sprague, Rev. Susan (Self), Austin
Strickland, Phil (Tx. Baptist Christian Life Commission),
Dallas
Vardiman, Boyce A. (Self & West ISD), West
White, Amy (ATPE), Abilene
Williams Jr., Sam (Edgewood ISD), San Antonio
ON: Cortez, Albert (I.D.R.A.), unavailable
Mitchell, George A. (Self), Milwaukee
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Abitua, Angel (Self), Round Rock
Belforte, Martin (American Family Association of Texas), Austin
Brown, Carolyn R. (St. Paul AME Church), Dallas
Casanova Jr., Roy V. (Republican National Hispanic Assembly),
San Antonio
Coraves, Karen (St. Paul AME Church), Dallas
Daly, Richard (Texas Catholic Conference), Austin
Eldred, Carla (family), Austin
Emanuelson, Ken (Self), Austin
Exley, Elizabeth A. (family), Austin
Houden, Robert S. (National Federation of Independent
Business), Austin
Judson, Jeff (Texas Public Policy Foundation), San Antonio
Keenan, James C. (citizen & voter in Texas), San Antonio
Licea, Nita D. (Self), San Antonio
Moreno, Clement Pete (Self), Spicewood
Ortiz, Victor (St. Paul AME Church), Dallas
Priest, Melaura Lee (Self), Kirby
Ramirez, Yvette (Self as a parent), Austin
Schlueter,Linda (unavailable), San Antonio
Timmons, Willie (St. Paul AME Church), Dallas
Timms, Julie Ann (Saint Paul AME Church), Dallas
Against: Acevedo, Fidel (Mexican American Demo of Texas), Austin
Ashby, Cindy (Texas Counseling Association), Austin
Casbey, Judith (Self), Bulverde
Duty, Dave (Austin ISD), Austin
Garza, Olga (Self), Austin
Harris, Heather (Texan IMPACT), Austin
Herrington, Jimmy (PACE International Union), Beaumont
Hinojosa, Walter (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin
Hoffman, Donna (National Organization for Women in Texas),
Austin
Horton, Colleen (Self), Austin
Johnson, Mary Meoli (Self and PTA president), Austin
Lambert, Kay (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
Lara, Rene (Self), Austin
Lynch, Joyce (Austin Council of PTA), Austin
Martinez, Amanda (Texas NAACP), Austin
Mayton, Emma Lea (Self and children of Texas), Austin
Neavel, Nancy T. (grandchildren in AISD), Austin
Patton, Janet (TASSP), New Braunfels
Read, Cate (Americans United for Separation of Church &
State), Houston
Roberson, Nicki A. (San Antonio Teachers Council), San Antonio
Sabo, Corinne (unavailable), unavailable
Sasser, Gloria Suarez (Self), unavailable
Shure, Judith (unavailable), unavailable
Spaun, Judith (Self), unavailable
Sprinkle, G.K. (League of Women Voters in Texas), Austin
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self, PTA), Austin
Willis, D.L. Dally (Communications Workers of America), Austin
Zelazny, Rev. William (unavailable), unavailable
On: George, Terry (Self), San Antonio
Reissig, Mike (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin
SB 40
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Benad, Stephanie (Self), Austin
Bruno, Tina (Self), San Antonio
Doyle, Dawn (Self and parents of Athletes), Austin
Hinojosa, Walter (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin
Levin, Jay (TSTA), Austin
Ramos, Joe (TASB), Austin
Watts, Jenna (ATPE), Austin
Against: Hayes, Patricia (TCTA), Austin
Patton, Janet (TASSP), New Braunfels
Ross, Joe P. (Texas School Alliance), unavailable
Serrano, Mauro (Fort Worth ISD), Fort Worth