WITNESS LIST
SB  840
Senate Committee Report
Education
March  27, 2007 - 8:30 AM
 
FOR:
 
 
Garza, Maria V  Retired Educator  (self),  Rancho Viejo, TX
 
 
Hartman, Eric  Director of Government Relations  (Texas Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
 
Lambert, Kay  Education Policy Analyst  (Advocacy, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
 
Rodriguez, Cecilia C.  Paraprofessional Sp ED TA  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Rostro, Rosa  Paraprofessional  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Statman, Rona  Director of Family Support SVCS  (The Arc of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
 
Yeaman, Karen  Parent/Advocate  (children with autism),  San Antonio, TX
 
ON:
 
 
Olive, Ph.D., BCBA, Melissa  Asst. Prof. at UT Austin  (UT has no position on this bill),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
 
Arnold, Ellen  Gov't Affairs  (Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)),  Austin, TX
 
 
Beneski, Amy  Associate Executive Director  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
 
Berger, David A    (Self),  Plano, TX
 
 
Bliss, Geraldine  parent  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
 
Boatright, Clay  Parent of children with Autism  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
 
Bordelon, Maureen    (As Parent),  Allen, TX
 
 
Borden, Sandi  Executive Director  (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association),  Austin, TX
 
 
Bradford, Mika  Parent  (My Son Jacob Ryan Williams),  NRH, TX
 
 
Cameron, Sally    (parent),  McKinney, TX
 
 
Canaday, Jennifer M.  Lobbyist  (Assoc. of TX Professional Educators),  Austin, TX
 
 
Carpenter, Bill  Consultant  (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education),  Houston, TX
 
 
Colditz, Mark  father for son  (self/son),  Carrollton, TX
 
 
Duty, David  Asst. Director  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
 
Falls, Stephanie    (child),  Plano, TX
 
 
Flores, Rebecca  Director, Government Relations  (Houston ISD),  Houston, TX
 
 
Gianadda, Christine  autism parent  (son),  Dallas, TX
 
 
Graham-Garza, Lisa  Parent  (Ryan and Tyler Garza),  Katy, TX
 
 
Gustafson, Lindsay  Dir. of Public Affairs/Staff Attorney  (Texas Classroom Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
 
Hill, Emily    (Parent),  Plano, TX
 
 
Kanter, Angie    (Self),  Murphy, TX
 
 
Kelly, Jack  Legislative Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
 
LaViola, Mara  Pres. of the Texas Chapter of the National Autism Society  (The National Autism Association),  Frisco, TX
 
 
Lewis, Mark    (Self),  Plano, TX
 
 
Leyden, Tom  Asso. Exec. Director  (Tex Assoc. of Secondary School Principals),  Austin, TX
 
 
Moussa, Nagla  President Elect of Autism Society of Collin Co.  (Autism Society of Collin County),  Plano, TX
 
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
 
Ponce, Abraham  Student Government President  (Self),  Brownsville, TX
 
 
Reeves, Stephen  Legislative Counsel  (Christian Life Commission),  Austin, TX
 
 
Rosenbaum, Marie B.    (Self),  Plano, TX
 
 
Scillian, Liz  mother  (Self),  Allen, TX
 
 
Semens, Cathy  Mother to Tyler Semens 7yr. Autism.  (Self),  McKinney, TX
 
 
Shields, Julie  Asst. Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Assoc. of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
 
Stickney, Lisa    (Self),  Keller, TX
 
 
Weber, Angela H.  Parent  (My 3 year old son with autism),  Dallas, TX
 
 
Weinberg, Tracy  Associate Director  (Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
 
Goldstein, Ivy  parent  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
 
Johnson, Melvin E.  Policy Developmental Disability Specialist  (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities),  Austin, TX
 
 
Seay, Penny  Executive Director  (TX Center for Disability Studies, UT Austin),  Austin, TX