WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
May 20, 2003-2:00P
SB 13
For: Gustafson, Lindsay (TX Classroom Teachers Association)
Shaddix, Julian (Texas Association of Secondary School
Principals)
Wall, Marjorie (Texas State Teachers Association)
Whitsett, JoHannah (Association of Texas Professional
Educators)
SB 16
For: Borden, Sandi (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors
Association)
On: Padilla, Celeste (Governor's Mentoring Initiative &
TxCUCS)
Turner, Toni (Governor's Mentoring Initiative)
SB 76
For: Borden, Sandi (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors
Association)
Calaway, James (Center for Houston's Future, affiliate
of the Greater Houston Partnership)
Dzick, George (Texas Business and Education Coalition)
Litton, Todd (Preschool for ALL/GHCC/CHF)
Sabo, Jason (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Against: Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Sullivan, Mike (TASB & Abilene ISD)
On: Pewitt, Bill (Texas Licensed Child Care Association)
SB 186
For: Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers
Association)
Shaddix, Julian (Texas Association of Secondary School
Principals)
SB 265
Against: Jephson, Melanie B. (Consortium of State Organizations
for Teacher Education)
Martin, Alejandra A. (Texas Association of School
Personnel Administrators)
On: Anderson, David (Texas Education Agency)
Franz, Bill (State Board for Educator Certification)
Levine, Ken (Sunset Commission)
Wissolik, Erica (Sunset Commission)
SB 265 Committee Substitute (Grusendorf)
Against: Eaton, Holly (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
Wall, Marjorie (Texas State Teachers Association)
Whelan, Lauren (Association of Texas Professional
Educators)
SB 396
For: Burnett, Tom (Apple Computer)
Jackson, Diane (Spring Branch ISD)
Shaddix, Julian (Texas Association of Secondary School
Principals)
Wall, Marjorie (Texas State Teachers Association)
Whitsett, JoHannah (Association of Texas Professional
Educators)
SB 448
For: Douglass, Cathy (Texas Association of School Boards)
Sullivan, Mike (TASB & Abilene ISD)
On: Anderson, David (Texas Education Agency)
SB 578
For: Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
Shaddix, Julian (Texas Association of Secondary School
Principals)
SB 596
On: Hodgins, David (TASB/Council of School Attorney's)
SB 618
On: Cox, Cathy (Texas State Comptroller)
Wall, Marjorie (Texas State Teachers Association)
SB 688
For: Collins, Robby (Dr. Mike Moses/Dallas ISD)
SB 741
For: Floyd, Robert (Texas Music Educators Association)
Gustafson, Lindsay (TX Classroom Teachers Association)
Wall, Marjorie (Texas State Teachers Association)
Whitsett, JoHannah (Association of Texas Professional
Educators)
SB 805
For: Gustafson, Lindsay (TX Classroom Teachers Association)
SB 893
For: Gustafson, Lindsay (TX Classroom Teachers Association)
Martin, Alejandra (Texas Association of School Personnel
Administrators)
Thompson, David (Texas Association of School
Administrators)
Wall, Marjorie (Texas State Teachers Association)
SB 929
For: Pena, Martin (South Texas Association of Schools)
On: Ressel, Betty (Texas Comptroller's Office)
SB 933
For: Hartfield, Raymond (Round Rock ISD)
Kress, Sandy (K-12)
Packard, Ronald J. (K12)
Vanourek, Gregg (K12 Inc.)
Against: Boyle, Carolyn (Coalition for Public Schools)
Davila de Silva, Aurelia (Self)
Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals &
Supervisors Association)
Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers
Association)
Martin, Alejandra (Self and Texas Association of School
Personnel Administrators)
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
Sanchez, Joe (M.A.L.D.E.F.)
Smoot, Samantha (Texas Freedom Network)
Wall, Marjorie (TSTA)
Whitsett, JoHannah (Association of Texas Professional
Educators)
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas LULAC)
SB 1082
Against: Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
On: Anderson, David (Texas Education Agency)
Bass, James (Texas Dept of Transportation)
SB 1109
For: Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals &
Supervisors Association)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Texas Eagle Forum)
Gustafson, Lindsay (TX Classroom Teachers Association)
Martin, Alejandra (Texas Association of School Personnel
Administrators)
SB 1232
For: Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers
Association)
Whitsett, JoHannah (Association of Texas Professional
Educators)
Against: Martin, Alejandra (Texas Association of School Personnel
Administrators)
SB 1240
For: Grusendorf, Bill (Tx Association of Rural Schools)
SB 1366
For: Shaddix, Julian (Texas Association of Secondary School
Principals)
On: Smisko, Ann (Texas Education Agency)
SB 1373
For: Clemons, Robert (Rio Brazos Education Cooperative)
Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals &
Supervisors Association)
Harris, Stanley (Axtell Independent School District)
Shaddix, Julian (Texas Association of Secondary School
Principals)
Soehnge, Karen (Texas Association of School
Administrators)
SB 1488
For: Martin, Alejandra (Texas Association of School Personnel
Administrators)
On: Anderson, David (Texas Education Agency)
Douglass, Cathy (Texas Association of School Boards)
Franz, Bill (State Board for Educator Certification)
Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers
Association)
Otto, Kingsberry (TX Dept. of Protective & Regulatory
Services)
Soehnge, Karen (Texas Association of School
Administrators)
SB 1548
For: Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals &
Supervisors Association)
Hodgins, David (TASA/TASB)
SB 1624
For: Frost III, Tom (Self and Frost Bank)
Against: Morris, Mark (JP Morgan Chase Bank)