WITNESS LIST
Corrections Committee
February  26, 2007 - 10:00 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  198
 
    For:
Blanton, Randy (The GEO Group)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Shanblum, Laurie (Corrections Corporation of America)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Greene, Judith A.  (Self)
 
 
Medlock, Scott (Texas Civil Rights Project)
 
 
Porter, Nicole (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
 
 
Simpson, Dee (AFSCME Correction Employee Council 7)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Levin, Marc (Texas public policy foundation)
 
 
Livingston, Brad (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
HB  409
 
Against:
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Collier, Bryan (Texas Department of Criminal Justice Parole Divion)
 
 
Levin, Marc (Texas public policy Foundation)
 
 
Owens, Rissie  (Self and TXBPP)
 
 
Roberts, Debra (Windham School District)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gregg, Brock (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
HB  530
 
    For:
DuFour, Doots (Diocese of Austin Texas Catholic Correctional Ministries)
 
 
Grassbaugh, David  (Self)
 
 
Herr, Maria Teresa  (Self)
 
 
Levin, Marc (Texas public policy foundation)
 
 
McFarland, Holly (Tarrant County Challenge)
 
 
Steptoe, Herbert (Winners Circle Peer Support Network Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Services)
 
 
Yanez Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bennett, Joel  (Self)
 
 
Cosper, Caprice  (Self)
 
 
Eisenberg, Mike (TDCJ- CJAD- Texas Department of Criminal Justice- Community Justice Assistance Division)
 
 
Etter, Kristin (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
 
 
King, Bill  (Self)
 
 
Lynch, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Thomas, Brock  (Self)
 
 
White, Bonita (Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice Community Justice Assistance Division)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Grassbaugh, David  (Self)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Porter, Nicole (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
 
 
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
 
 
Shields, Chris (Association of Substance Abuse Programs (ASAP))
 
 
Shields, Chris (Texas Association of Addiction Professionals (TAAP))
 
 
Sloan, M. Madison (Texas Appleseed)
 
 
Zottarelli, Sarah (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Blewett, Becky (Texas Department of Transportation)
 
 
Nicolas, Ken (Office of the Governor/CJD)
 
 
 
 
HB  763
 
     On:
Porter, Nicole (American Civil Liberties of Union of Texas)

 
     On:
Sapp, Allen (Correctional Managed Health Care Committee)
 
 
Wilson, Dee (TX Dept of Criminal Justice)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
HB  768
 
Against:
Steptoe, Herbert (Winners Circle Peer Support Network Peer-to-Peer Recovery Services, Recovery Community)
 
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Porter, Nicole (American Civil Liberties of Union of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  770
 
    For:
Bowser, Xavier L (Mt. Zion Church Prison Ministry Team)
 
 
Cooke, Latreese (MEEELJ, INC. (Minorities for Equality in Employment, Education, Liberty & Justice, Inc.))
 
 
Hernandez, Benny  (Self)
 
 
Porter, Nicole (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
 
 
Steptoe, Herbert  (Self)
 
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Sperry, Teri  (Self and True Courage Action Network)