WITNESS LIST SB 1196 SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT Education Committee March 28, 2001 - 9:00A FOR: Armstrong, Bonnie Child Advocate (Children), Fort Worth, TX Bright, Mike Executive Director (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX Derr, Patti Parent (Texas Federation of Families), Austin, TX Gundlins, Kathy Children (Self), Houston, TX Norton, Colleen (Texas Advocates Supporting Kids with Disabilities), Austin, TX Schleiss, Ronnie Parent (Austin I.S.D.), Austin, TX Sharp, Amy Student (Self), College Station, TX Webb-Johnson, Dr. Gwendolyn Assistant Professor of Special Education (Self), Austin, TX ON: Davis, Mike State Fire Marshal (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX La Vello, Richard Attorney (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin, TX Seay, Penny Director (Center for Disability Studies, UT Austin), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Backus, David Attorney (Texas Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX Borden, Sandi Excutive Director (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association), Austin, TX Bright, Mike Executive Director (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX De Leon, Marty Lobbyist (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX Gantt, Melanie Public Policy Advocate (Mental Health Association in Texas), Austin, TX Halligan, Mike Executive Director (Texas Mental Health Consumers), Austin, TX Kern, Diana Public Policy Analyst (NAMI TX), Austin, TX Lambert, Kay (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin, TX Mewkowsky, John Advocate (TACIL), Austin, TX Paynter, Suzi Citizenship Education (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission), Austin, TX Rogers, Kenny Student (Self), Dallas, TX Smoot, Samantha Executive Director (Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX Tounget, Craig Director of Governmental Relations (Texas PTA), Austin, TX Zoern, Stacy (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX On: Crawford, Pamela Executive Director (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education), Austin, TX Murphy, Marsha Director of Special Education (Perryton I.S.D., Spearman I.S.D., Booker I.S.D., Follett I.S.D.), Perryton, TX Price, Dennis Special Education Director (Amarillo I.S.D.), Amarillo, TX Wilder, Ann Director of Special Education (Amarillo I.S.D.), Amarillo, TX Providing written testimony: For: Smith, Lauren (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX