WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
March 18, 2003-2:00P
HB 575
For: Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Texas Eagle Forum)
HB 658
For: Lara, Juan (HCREO)
LeBlanc, C. Charles (Self and Charles Grahamm & Joseph
Galante, Diocese of Dallas)
Loewe, Mark (Self)
Tatum, Kyev (Self and San Marcos Prep. School)
Against: Atnip, Scott (Texas Impact)
Caballero, Rosa (Ysleta ISD & TASB)
Epstein, Ruth (ACLU of Texas)
Garza, Manuel (Self)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers
Association)
Herrera, Diana (Self)
Jaramillo, Agapita (Edgewood Council of PTA's)
Kallal, Jana (Self)
Kaye, Bernard (Self)
Martin, Dr. Alejandra A. (Texas Association of School
Personnel Administrators)
Meyercord, Pam (Texas PTA)
Morales, Becky (National Association of Social Workers)
Neavel, Richard (The League of Women Voters of Texas)
New Hashke, Donna (Texas State Teachers' Association)
O'Sullivan, John (Texas Federation of Teachers)
Ogden, Rick (Texas Association of School Boards & Aldine
ISD)
Paynter, Susan (Christian Life Commission & Baptist
General Convention of Texas)
Pena, Martin (South Texas Association of Schools)
Quinones, Michele (Self and Citizens for Freedom in
Education)
Rios, Jesusita (Self)
Rodriguez Gaona, Maria (Self)
Sanchez, Joe (M.A.L.D.E.F.)
Slay, Karen (Texas PTA)
Smoot, Samantha (Texas Freedom Network)
Soehnge, Karen (Texas Association of School
Administrators)
Tatchio, Ted (Self)
Teniente, Maria Alma (Self)
Valenzuela, Dr. Angela (Legislative LULAC - Austin)
Vasquez, Sylvester (Southwest ISD & TASB)
Whitsett, JoHannah (ATPE)
Yanez-Correa, Ana (League of United Latin American
Citizens)
On: Maxwell, Susan M. (Texas Council of Developmental
Disabilities)
Romero, Anna Alicia (Intercultural Development Research
Association)
HB 658 Committee Substitute (Grusendorf)
For: Friedman, Milton (Self)
Against: Moak, Lynn (Texas School Alliance)
HB 689
For: Loewe, Mark (Self)
On: Jackson, Pat (Self)
Watkins, Joe Bill (Association of American Publishers)
HB 689 Committee Substitute (Hochberg)
For: Baam, Tim (Texas State Teachers Association)
HB 693
For: O'Sullivan, John (Texas Federation of Teachers)
HB 1447
For: Brown, Donald (Self)
Frey, Neal (Self)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Jackson, Pat (Self)
Leo, Terri (Self)
McGarr, Mary (Self)
Newman, Anne (Self and Texas Justice Foundation)
Worsham, Phyllis (Self)
Against: Bacon, Tim (Texas State Teachers Association)
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
Smoot, Samantha (Texas Freedom Network)
On: Watkins, Joe Bill (Association of American Publishers)
HB 2465
For: Aldaz, Patricia (Self)
Alonzo, Armando (Self)
Bryant, William Raymond (Self and Black Alliance for
Educational Options)
Cunningham, Marcela (Self and Tereso Ortiz)
Friedman, Milton (Self)
Granados, Juan Enrique (Self)
Haswell, Dawn (Self)
Herrera, Socorro (Self)
Hoover, Gary (Self)
Jackson, Pat (Self)
Ladner, Dr. Matthew (Children First America)
Lands, II, Dr. Sterling (Self)
Lara, Juan (HCREO)
LeBlanc, C. Charles (Self and Charles Grahmann & Joseph
Galante, Diocese of Dallas)
Loewe, Mark (Self)
Mancillas, Irma (Self)
Martinez, Richard (Self and CEO - Horizons Program)
Moreno, Rose (Self)
Newman, Anne (Self and Texas Justice Foundation)
Ortiz, Tereso (Self)
Patterson, Chris (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Schlueter, Linda (Self and Texas Justice Foundation's
Parental Rights Council)
Stephenson, Jerrye (Self)
Tatum, Kyev (Self and San Marcos Prep.)
Trotter, Clayton (Self)
Venable, Peggy (Citizens for a Sound Economy)
Watson, Forrest (Self and Eagle Academies of Texas)
Williams, Arthur (Self and Sendero Academy)
Against: Atnip, Scott (Texas Impact)
Caballero, Rosa (Ysleta ISD & TASB)
Epstein, Ruth (ACLU of Texas)
Garza, Manuel (Self)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Gonzales, Bertha (Self)
Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers
Association)
Herrera, Diana (Self)
Jaramillo, Agapita (Edgewood Council of PTA's)
Kallal, Jana (Self)
Kaye, Bernard (Self)
Magee, Amy (Self and Texas Civil Rights Project)
Martin, Dr. Alejandra A. (Texas Association of School
Personnel Administrators)
Meyercord, Pam (Texas PTA)
Moak, Lynn (Texas School Alliance)
Neavel, Richard (The League of Women Voters of Texas)
New Hashke, Donna (Texas State Teachers' Association)
O'Sullivan, John (Texas Federation of Teachers)
Ogden, Rick (Texas Association of School Boards & Aldine
ISD)
Paynter, Susan (Christian Life Commission & Baptist
General Convention of Texas)
Pena, Martin (South Texas Association of Schools)
Quinones, Michele (Self and Citizens for Freedom in
Education)
Rios, Jesusita (Self)
Rodriguez Gaona, Maria (Self)
Sanchez, Joe (M.A.L.D.E.F.)
Slay, Karen (Texas PTA)
Smoot, Samantha (Texas Freedom Network)
Soehnge, Karen (Texas Association of School
Administrators)
Tatchio, Ted (Self)
Teniente, Maria Alma (Self)
Valenzuela, Dr. Angela (Legislative LULAC - Austin)
Vasquez, Sylvester (Southwest ISD & TASB)
Whitsett, JoHannah (ATPE)
Wilson Albright, Alexandra (Self)
Yanez-Correa, Ana (League of United Latin American
Citizens)
On: Bricker, Laurie (Self and TASB & Houston ISD)
Romero, Anna Alicia (Intercultural Development Research
Association)