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WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
April  24, 2007 - 8:00 AM
HB  788
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
 
 
Flores, Rebecca (Houston ISD)
 
 
 
 
HB  1140
 
    For:
Carpenter, Bill (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
 
 
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn)
 
 
Duty, David (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
Eaton, Holly (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Assn.)
 
 
Flores, Rebecca (Houston ISD)
 
 
Lambert, Kay (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
Lincoln, Elena (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
 
 
Pena, Martin (South Texas Association of Schools)
 
 
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
 
 
Statman, Rona (The ARC of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  1672
 
    For:
Appel, Larry (Dumas ISD)
 
 
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Association of Community Schools)
 
 
Downing, Clayton (Texas School Coalition (Cha. 41 districts))
 
 
Duty, David (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
Pena, Martin (South Texas Association of Schools)
 
 
Shields, Brad (Texas Assoc. of Smokestack Schools)
 
 
 
 
HB  1982
 
    For:
Brown, Dr. Genevieve (Sam Houston State University, President's Office)
 
 
Irby, Dr. Beverly J. (Sam Houston State University, College of Education)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Alexander, Jim R.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
 
 
Duty, David (Texas Associaton of School Boards)
 
 
Lincoln, Elena (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
 
 
 
 
HB  2588
 
    For:
Hagee, Pastor John  (Self)
 
 
Head, Daniel  (Self)
 
 
Head, Winthrod L.  (Self)
 
 
Hulme, Alan (Cornerstone)
 
 
Pauli, MD, Ike  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bartosh, Dr. James E. (Granger ISD, Community Schools, T.A.S.A.)
 
 
Kirk, Dr. Rocky (Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA))
 
 
Leyden, Tom (Texas Association of Secondary School Principals)
 
 
Odenwald, Cliff  (Self and Coalition for Extracurricular Activities, Texas High School Athletic Directors Association, Plano ISD)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Breithaupt, Charles (UIL)
 
 
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Education Assn.)
 
 
Rutledge, D.W. (Texas High School Coaches Association)
 
 
Tipton, Sam  (Self and Texas Girls Coaches Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  2646
 
    For:
Forgione, Dr. Pascal (Pat) (Austin I S D)
 
 
Palacios, PH.D., Rebecca A.  (Self and National Board For Professional Teaching Standards)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Story, Jamie (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
 
 
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn)
 
 
Duty, David (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
Eaton, Holly (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc)
 
 
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
 
 
 
 
HB  3072
 
Against:
Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
 
 
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
 
 
Terry, Brooke Dollens (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
HB  3092
 
     On:
Anderson, David (Texas Education Agency)
 
 
 
 
HB  3390
 
    For:
Rodriguez, Jennifer (Texas Federation of Teachers)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Story, Jamie (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
 
 
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Duty, David (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
Eaton, Holly (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc)
 
 
Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Assn.)
 
 
Gasko, John (The Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition)
 
 
Lincoln, Elena (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
 
 
Palacios, PH.D, Rebecca A.  (Self)
 
 
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
 
 
Ramos, Ruby (Texans Care For Children)
 
 
Sabo, Jason (United Ways of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  3457
 
    For:
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
 
 
Santos, Betin (Enviromental Defense)
 
 
Smith, Tom 'Smitty' (Public Citizen Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Arnold, Ellen (Tx Parent Teacher Assoc (PTA))
 
 
Duty, David (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Assn.)
 
 
Flores, Rebecca (Houston ISD)
 
 
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)
 
 
Leyden, Colin (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
 
 
Lincoln, Elena (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
 
 
 
 
HCR 143
 
     On:
Kreuz, Tammy (UT System--Institute for Public School Initiatives)