WITNESS LIST SB 361 SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT Health & Human Services Committee March 8, 2005 - 9:00A FOR: Barber, Clifford Registered Nurse (Lynn Paxton - family member), Cibolo, TX Conner, Ben Retired (Self), Houston, TX Conner, Gladys Retired (Self), Sugar Land, TX Ferguson, Charles Retired (Texans Supporting State Schools), Dallas, TX Harris, Barbara Homemaker (Self), Frisco, TX Havis, Jan Retired Secretary (State Schools), Baytown, TX Lister, Lorrie (Lynn Paxton and Self), El Paso, TX Middleton, Betty (Parent Association of Retarded Texans), Houston, TX Miller, Jim Retired (Texans Supporting State Schools), Carrollton, TX AGAINST: Acosta, Rudy (Self), Austin, TX Bullard, Ashley Student (Self), El Paso, TX Dement, Sandra (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Burnet, TX Greenbon, Karen (American Disabled for Attendent Programs Today), Austin, TX Horton, Colleen Public Policy Director (Texas Center for Disability Studies), Austin, TX McPhail, Jennifer (American Disabled for Attendent Programs Today), Austin, TX Metz, Albert (American Disabled for Attendent Programs Today), Austin, TX Mizcles, Amy Director of Governmental Affairs (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX Murphree, Susan Disability Advocate (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin, TX Oldham, Melanie Physical therapist (Self and son), Angleton, TX Sonleitner, Denise (Self and family), Austin, TX Soza, Eloy Volunteer for American Association of Retired Persons (Self), Corpus Christi, TX Templeton, James (American Disabled for Attendent Programs Today of Texas), Austin, TX ON: Horn, Adelaide Deputy Commissioner (Department of Aging and Disability Services), Austin, TX Kifowit, Robert Director of State Schools (Department of Aging and Disability Services), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Abt, Louise (Parent Association for Retarded Texans, Richmond State School Parent Association), Fulshear, TX Baccus, Ron Retired (Parent Association of Retarded Texans), Mexia, TX Colunga, Stephanie Retired teacher (Parents Association of Retarded Texans), Galveston, TX Colunyz, Dan Retired Professor (Parents Association of Retarded Texans), Galveston, TX Cunningham, Thomas (Parents Association of Retarded of Texas), San Antonio, TX Davidson, Neil Social worker (Self and daughter), Lubbock, TX Davidson, Roseanna Professor (Self and daughter), Lubbock, TX Ferguson, Billie Retired (Texans Supporting State Schools), Dallas, TX Fowler, Jane Pianist and Secretary (Self and child), Houston, TX Fowler, John Engineer (Richmond State School Parents Association), Houston, TX Garraud, Yolette Nursing Student (Parents Association for the Retarded of Texas), Houston, TX Garza, J.G. Retired - banking (Texans Supporting State Schools, Parent Association of Retarded Texans), Austin, TX Garza, Mary Retired (Texans Supporting State Schools, Parent Association of Retarded Texans), Austin, TX Gilmore, Hortense (Parent Association of Retarded Texans), Houston, TX Havis, Jack Retired (State Schools), Baytown, TX Heath, James Retired (Parent Association of Retarded Texans), Houston, TX Heath, Lois Retired (Parent Association of Retarded Texans), Waller, TX Hedrick, Mary Retired Public School Teacher (Self), Austin, TX Houston, Mary Registered Nurse (Parent Association of Retarded Texans), Houston, TX Miller, Brenda (Denton State School, Texans Supporting State Schools), Carrollton, TX O'Connor, Mary Homemaker (Parents Association of Retarded Texans, Denton State School), Denton, TX O'Connor, Richard Retired (Parents Association of Retired Texans, Denton State School), Dallas, TX Reeves, Sandra Retired Financial Planner (Parents of the Retarded of Texas), Houston, TX Schneck, Lynda Parent of Retarded Son (Parents Association of Retarded Texans), League City, TX Searight, Charleen Retired (Self and daughter), Austin, TX Snyder, Ruth (Self), Austin, TX Torrez, Annabelle (Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas, Inc.), Austin, TX Against: Borel, Dennis Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX Bullard, Robert (Self), El Paso, TX Case, Pansy Attendent (Self), Austin, TX Colon, Marie (Community Living Assistance Support Services), Lubbock, TX Cook, Cynthia Executive Director (Crockett Resource Center), Crockett, TX Cranston, Ron Volunteer Disability Rights Advocate (Americans Disabled for Attendent Programs Today), Austin, TX Hernandez, Richard Director of Development (EduCare Community Living), Austin, TX Longendorf, Jean Executive Director (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas), Austin, TX McCarthy, Amber Public Policy (National Multiple Sclerosis Society), Austin, TX McCormack, Sharon (Self), El Paso, TX Rachofsky, Marcia Policy Analyst (Disability Policy Consortium), Austin, TX Sanchez, Joe Associate State Director (American Association of Retired Persons of Texas), San Antonio, TX Wiggins, D'ette (Community Living Assistance Association Support Services), Lubbock, TX Wormly, Pamela Senior Patient Services Specialist (Community Living Assistance Association), Lubbock, TX Zambrano, Nickie Wolfforth School District (Child), Wolfforth, TX Providing written testimony: For: Barber, Andrew Psychologist (Lynn Paxton - family member), El Paso, TX