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WITNESS LIST
Education
March 27, 2007 - 08:30 AM
SB  652
 
AGAINST:
 
Gregg, Brock  Gov't. Relations Director  (Association of TX. Professional Educators),  Austin, TX
 
Gustafson, Lindsay  Dir. of Public Affairs/Staff Attorney  (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Kelly, Jack  Legislative Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (TX Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Beneski, Amy  Associate Executive Director  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Duty, David  Asst. Director  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
McCraw, Ken  Ex. Director  (TX Association of Community Schools),  Austin, TX
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
Salyards, Cheryl  Assistant to Superintendent-Cy Fair ISD  (Texas School Alliance),  Cypress, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Asst. Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Assoc. of School Boards),  Austin, TX
SB  840
 
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
SB  1000
 
FOR:
 
Berger, Dave    (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Bliss, Geraldine  mom!  (self/son),  Houston, TX
 
Bradford, Mika  Parent.  (My Son Jacob Ryan Williams),  NRH, TX
 
Cameron, Sally  Mother  (my son Liam Cameron),  McKinney, TX
 
Colditz, Mark  Father-Asperger Son  (self/child),  Carrollton, TX
 
De la Rosa, Marina    (self-sister to brother with autism),  S.A., TX
 
De La Rosa, Rodolfo  Parent  (Self),  S.A., TX
 
DelaRosa, Toni    (Parent of Autism),  SA, TX
 
Etterbeek, Major Jonathan  Brigade Chaplain U.S. Army 32nd Medical Brigade  (Self),  Katy, TX
 
Garza, Maria V  Retired Public School Educator  (Self),  Rancho Viejo, TX
 
Gianadda, Christine  autism parent  (self and son),  Dallas,, TX
 
Graham-Garza, DDS, Lisa  Parent  (my children),  Katy, TX
 
Gunn, Carol    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Gunn, Connor    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Hill, Emily    (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Hughes, Brian  Parent  (Self),  U.C., TX
 
Humble, Monty  Parent  (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
Lewis, Mark  Network Mgmts Architect  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Lisius, Martin    (Madeleine Lisius),  Arlington, TX
 
Phegley, Jr, Richard Lee    (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
Reyes, Candy  Parent Advocate/Parent Educational Specialist  (Self/Brighton School),  S.A., TX
 
Rogers, Linda  Grandparent  (Self),  Alvin, TX
 
Rosenbaum, Marie B.    (Marie B. Rosenbaum, David and Jimmy Rosenbaum),  Plano, TX
 
Scherer, Amy    (my son, Baylor),  Plano, TX
 
Scherer, Greg  Parent  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Schleiss, Veronica A.  parent  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Scillian, Liz  mother  (Self),  Allen, TX
 
Semens, Cathy    (Self),  McKinney, TX
 
Stickney, Lisa B    (Self),  Keller, TX
 
Story, Jamie  Education Policy Analyst  (Texas Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Thomas Yeaman, Karen  Parent/Advocate  (children with autism),  San Antonio, TX
 
Venable, Mushan  Parent  (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Wakefield, Dr Andrew  Phys. and Ex. Dir., Thoughtful House Center For Children.  (as above.),  Austin, TX
 
Watson, Melanie  Parent  (Nicholas Watson-),  TC, TX
 
Weber, Angela H.  Parent  (my child, Samuel Weber),  Dallas, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Banner, Bruce  Parent  (Self and Daughter),  Austin, TX
 
Boatright, Clay  Parent of Children with Autism  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Borreca, Chris  Partner, Bracewell and Giuliani  (Tex Council of Admin. of Sp. Ed),  Houston, TX
 
Canaday, Jennifer  Lobbyist  (Assoc. of TX Professional Educators),  Austin, TX
 
Colbert, Paul  consultant  (Anti Defamation League (Dallas, Houston, Austin)),  Houston, TX
 
Evans, Mindy    (Texas Association of Secondary School Principals),  Austin, TX
 
Gustafson, Lindsay  Director of Public Affairs/Staff Attorney  (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Kelly, Jack  Legislative Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Lambert, Kay  Education Policy Specialist  (Advocacy, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
LaViola, Mara    (My son with Autism),  Frisco, TX
 
Lloyd, Chris  Area 6 President and State Board MOL TX. PTA  (Texas PTA),  Round Rock, TX
 
Moussa, Nagla  Ms.  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
O'Sullivan, John P.  Secretary-Treasurer  (TX. Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
Salyards, Cheryl  Assistant to Superintendent-CyFair ISD  (Texas School Alliance and TASA),  Cypress, TX
 
Shafer, Fred  Ex. Dir. for Sp. Ed., Counseling and Psychological Services  (Katy ISD and Texas Council for Administrators of Sp. Ed TCASE),  Katy, TX
 
Stafford, Charles  School Board Member, Director-TASB  (TASB),  Denton, TX
 
Statman, Rona  Director of Family Support Services  (The Arc of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Tounget, Craig  Coordinator  (Coalition for Public Schools),  Austin, TX
 
Whitsett, Jo-Hannah  Political Director  (Texas Freedom Network (TFN)),  Austin, TX
 
Wilson, Lillie Beth  Principal, Outley Elementary  (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
Chapman, Dr. Sandra Bond  Professor and Chief Director  (University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brain Health),  Dallas, TX
 
Olive, Ph.D., BCBA, Melissa  Asst. Professor at UT Austin  (UT has no position on this bill),  Austin, TX
 
Romero, Anna Alicia  Education Assistant  (Intercultural Development Research Assn),  San Antonio, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Aika, Suvi  Mother  (Autism Society of Greater Austin),  Austin, TX
 
Bollin, Richard and Wanda  Pastor Richard-God's Word MB Church Dallas TX  (Church Congregation),  Mexia, TX
 
Bondy, Susan  Mom  (son),  Dallas, TX
 
Bucklin, Barbara    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Chung, Mabel    (Self.),  Austin, TX
 
Cox, M.D., William    (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Culp-Hook, Deborah  Parent  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Cunningham, Chris  Former education attorney, parent  (Self),  FW, TX
 
Franklin, Pastor Tom  Chairman  (Ministers for Education),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Hall, Helen S.  State Employee  (Self),  Pflugerville, TX
 
Herbert, James    (Self),  Dripping Springs, TX
 
Kanter, Angie    (Self),  Murphy, TX
 
Lewis, Leah S.  Mom  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Noble, Dr. Johnny Ray  Pastor St. John Missionary Baptist Church  (ELM Grove District Association),  Euless, TX
 
Patterson, Alice    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Patterson, John H.    (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Rambo, Clifford J.    (Self),  FTW, TX
 
Schoolfield, Robert  President  (Austin CEO Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Tatum, Sr., Rev. Kyev  President and CEO  (Ministers For Education of America),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Against:
 
Butler, Laura  President  (The Arc of Texas),  NRH, TX
 
Carpenter, Bill  Consultant  (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education),  Houston, TX
 
Davis, James L.  Retired State Employee  (Self),  West Lake Hills, TX
 
Effenberger, Barbara  Chairman of TX State Legislation Cmte. of Delta Kappa Gamma  (Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Int'l),  Seguin, TX
 
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  Education Liaison  (Texas Eagle Forum),  Weatherford, TX
 
Goldstein, Ivy  parent  (self/daughter with dvlptl. disability),  Austin, TX
 
Jennings, Dawn  Parent  (Self),  Georgetown, TX
 
McCraw, Ken  Ex. Director  (TX Association of Community Schools),  Austin, TX
 
Miller, Kathy  President  (Texas Freedom Network),  Austin, TX
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
Reeves, Stephen  Legislative Counsel  (Christian Life Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Cecilia C.  Paraprofessional Sp. ED TA  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Rogers, Don  Legislative Liaison  (Texas Rural Education Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
Rostro, Rosa  Paraprofessional  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Bordelon, Maureen    (As Parent),  Allen, TX
 
Braud, MA, BCBA, Scott    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Carr, Kay    (Self),  Lago Vista, TX
 
Cox, Bianca    (Texas Autism Scholarships),  Plano, TX
 
Falls, Stephanie    (my children),  Plano, TX
 
Jennings, Marti  Mother of Autism Child  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Langer, Rabbi Eliezer  Rabbi  (Agudas Israel Tiferet Israel),  Austin, TX
 
Philley, Angela  Parent  (self, family, child),  Bertram, TX
 
Against:
 
Authur, Joy  Director of Development  (People For the American Way),  Austin, TX
 
Fendesack, Ann  Teacher  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Flores, Rebecca  Director, Government Relations  (Houston ISD),  Hou, TX
 
Hughes, Dianne  Executive Director  (Texas Association For Gifted and Talented),  Austin, TX
 
Parken, Judy  Austin Board Member  (League Women Voters-Texas 1212 Guadalupe St., Suite 107 Austin, TX 78701),  Austin, TX
 
Sable, Ellen  Co-Chair Texas State Public Affairs  (National Council of Jewish Women),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Johnson, Melvin E.  Policy Development Specialist  (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities),  Austin, TX
 
Seay, Penny  Executive Director  (TX Center for Disability Studies, UT Austin),  Austin, TX