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