WITNESS LIST
Education
May 17, 2007 - 08:00 AM
HB  426
 
FOR:
 
Levin, Marc  Director  (Texas Public Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice),  Austin, TX
 
Lightsey, Rebecca  Ex Director  (Tx Appleseed),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Brady, Denise  Director of Public Policy  (Mental Health Association in Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Canaday, Jennifer M.  Lobbyist  (ATPE),  Austin, TX
 
Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Figueroa, Luis  Legislative Staff Attorney  (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)),  San Antonio, TX
 
Fowler, Deborah  Legal Director  (Texas Appleseed),  Austin, TX
 
Kelly, Jack  Leg. Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
Statman, Rona  Director of Family Support  (The Arc of Texas),  Austin, TX
HB  828
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Kelly, Jack  Legislative Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Assistant Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
HB  1043
 
AGAINST:
 
Martin (Alex), Dr. Alejandra  Executive Director  (Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators (TASPA)),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
McCraw, Ken  Executive Director  (Tx Assn of Community Schools),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Fowler, Deborah  Legal Director  (Texas Appleseed),  Austin, TX
 
Gutierrez, Michael  Self-TX State Univ.  (Self),  San Marcos, TX
 
Lightsey, Rebecca  Ex Director  (Tx Appleseed),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Jodie  Public Policy Coordinator  (Texans Care For Children),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Pitts, John R.    (Juvenile Probation Dept.-Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
Skaggs, Charles  Director of Juvenile Services  (Self Williamson County),  Georgetown, TX
 
Watson, Glen  Deputy Director-Galveston County Juvenile Justice Department  (Self),  Dickinson, TX
HB  1137
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Canaday, Jennifer  Lobbyist  (ATPE),  Austin, TX
 
Canales, Ramiro  Assistant Executive Director, Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Asst. Dir. of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
HB  1213
 
FOR:
 
McDonald, Carol  President  (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc),  Austin, TX
HB  1609
 
ON:
 
McCraw, Ken  Ex. Director  (TX Assn of Community Schools),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gutierrez, Michael  Self-Texas State University  (Self),  San Marcos, TX
 
Kelly, Jack  Legislative Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Sabo, Jason  Senior Vice President  (United Ways of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Jodie  Public Policy Coordinator  (Texans Care For Children),  Austin, TX
HB  1632
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Bearden, Ph.D, D.L.  Director  (Executive Travis Rural Area Inc.),  Pflugerville, TX
 
Beneski, Amy  Associate Executive Director  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
Borskey, Chrissy  Gov.'t Relations Manager  (Dell),  Round Rock, TX
 
Burnett, Tom  Strategic Initiatives Manager  (Apple),  Austin, TX
 
Clark, Jeffrey  Director of Legislative Affairs  (American Electronics Association),  Austin, TX
 
Hammond, Bill  President  (TX Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Shannon, Fred  Government Affairs Manager  (Hewlett Packard),  Austin, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Assistant Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
Tisdale, Ward  Global Community Affairs Manager  (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)),  Austin, TX
HB  2237
 
ON:
 
Story, Jamie  Education Policy Analyst  (Texas Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Ochoa-Rodriguez, Sonia  State President  (Marketing Educators of Texas),  Weslaco, TX
 
Ravey, Eldridge  Teacher-Chairman-Texas DECA Board  (Career and Technical Education/Marketing Education),  Groves, TX
 
Scheberle, Drew  SR VP  (Austin Chamber),  Austin, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Asst. Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Jodie  Public Policy Coordinator  (Texans Care For Children),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Kohler, David  Regional Director  (CLEAT),  Elgin, TX
 
Simmons, Wendy  State President-Elect  (Marketing Educators of Texas),  Mexia, TX
 
Williams, Ellen  consultant  (Junior Achievement),  Austin, TX
HB  2238
 
ON:
 
Canaday, Jennifer M.  Lobbyist  (ATPE),  Austin, TX
 
Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Dougherty, Chrys  Dir. of Research, National Center for Educational Acct.  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Hammond, Bill  President  (TX Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Patterson, Chris  Education Policy and Research Consultant  (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Scheberle, Drew  SR VP  (Austin Chamber),  Austin, TX
HB  2399
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Canaday, Jennifer  Lobbyist  (ATPE),  Austin, TX
 
Canales, Ramiro  Assistant Executive Director, Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (Tx Classroom Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Gutierrez, Michael  Self-Texas State University  (Self),  San Marcos, TX
 
Martin, Alejandra  Exec. Dir  (TASPA),  Austin, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Assistant Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
HB  2532
 
ON:
 
Levin, Marc  Director  (texas public policy foundation center for effective justice),  Austin, TX
 
Pardue, Craig  Assistant Administrator of Dallas County  (Dallas County JJAEP),  Dallas, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Canaday, Jennifer  Lobbyist  (ATPE),  Austin, TX
 
Canales, Ramiro  Assistant Executive Director, Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (Tx Classroom Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
Ravey, Eldridge  Teacher-Chairman-Texas DECA Board  (Career and Technical Education/Marketing Ed.),  Groves, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Assistant Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
Simmons, Wendy M.  State President Elect  (Marketing Educators of Texas (Mexia H.S. Marketing Teacher)),  Mexia, TX
 
Against:
 
Skaggs, Charles M  Executive Director  (self and Williamson County),  Georgetown, TX
 
Ward, Laura  General Counsel  (Travis County Juvenile Probation Department),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Watson, Glen  Deputy Director-Galveston County Juvenile Justice Department  (Self),  League City, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Ochoa-Rodriguez, Sonia  State President  (Marketing Educators of Texas),  Weslaco, TX
HB  2560
 
FOR:
 
Terry, Brooke Dollens  Education Policy Analyst  (Texas Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Wolcott, Peyton  Founder, National School District Honor Roll  (Selt/www.peytonwolcott.com),  Horshoe Bay, TX
 
ON:
 
McCraw, Ken  Ex. Director  (Tx Assn of Community Schools),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Connole, Michele  Grassroots Coordinator  (Americans for Prosperity 807 Brazos St. #210 Austin TX 78701),  Austin, TX
 
Sullivan, Michael Quinn  President  (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Brown, April  Texas Conservative Coalition policy analyst  (Texas Conservative Coalition),  Austin, TX
HB  2563
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Beneski, Amy  Associate Executive Director  (Tx Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc),  Austin, TX
 
Gutierrez, Michael  Self-TX State Univ.  (Self),  San Marcos, TX
 
Lain, Jackie  Assoc. Executive Director For Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
Martin, Dr. Alejandra  Exec. Dir  (TASPA)
 
Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
Stevens, John H  Executive Director  (TBEC),  Austin, TX
HB  2646
 
ON:
 
Story, Jamie  Education Policy Analyst  (Texas Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Canales, Ramiro  Assistant Executive Director, Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Gutierrez, Michael    (Self),  San Marcos, TX
 
Kelly, Jack  Legislative Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Martin, Dr. Alejandra (Alex)  Executive Director  (Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators (TASPA)),  Austin, TX
 
Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
Roach, Judy    (Austin ISD),  Austin, TX
 
Scheberle, Drew  SR VP  (Austin Chamber),  Austin, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Assistant Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
HB  2814
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Figueroa, Luis  Legislative Staff Attorney  (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)),  San Antonio, TX
 
Kelly, Jack  Legislative Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
Romero, Jesse  Legislative Consultant  (Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE)),  Austin, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Assistant Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
HB  2864
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Beck, Regan  Associate Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Canales, Ramiro  Assistant Executive Director, Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Assistant Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
HB  3171
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Canales, Ramiro  Assistant Executive Director, Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Kelly, Jack  Leg. Analyst  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Richardson, Jody  State Advocate  (Motion Picture Association of America),  Austin, TX
HB  3485
 
FOR:
 
Terry, Brooke Dollens  Education Policy Analyst  (Texas Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Arnold, Joe  Manager Comm. and Gov. Affairs  (BASF),  Port Arthur, TX
 
Beck, Regan  Associate Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Beneski, Amy  Associate Executive Director  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
Canaday, Jennifer  Lobbyist  (ATPE),  Austin, TX
 
Green, Terry  Executive Director  (Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Assn. of TX),  Austin, TX
 
Hammond, Bill  President  (TX Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Hazlewood, Steve  Director Government Affairs  (Dow Chemical),  Austin, TX
 
Holcombe, Linda  Executive Director  (Texas Industrial Vocational Assoc (TIVA)),  Austin, TX
 
Mathis, James    (Dupont),  Austin, TX
 
McCauley, Cindy  Manager, Govt Relations  (Lyondell Chemical Company),  Houston, TX
 
Meroney, Mike  Public Affairs Manager  (Huntsman Corporation),  Austin, TX
 
Ochoa-Rodriguez, Sonia  State President  (Marketing Educators of Texas),  Weslaco, TX
 
Ravey, Eldridge  Teacher-Chairman-Texas DECA Board  (Career and Technical Education/Marketing Education),  Groves, TX
 
Scheberle, Drew  SR VP  (Austin Chamber),  Austin, TX
 
Shields, Julie  Assistant Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
Shilling, Mark  Dir. of Gov't Affairs  (Automotive Parts and Services Association),  Austin, TX
 
Wisdom, Christina  General Counsel/Director of Govt. Affairs  (Texas Chemical Council),  Austin, TX
 
Ybarra, Jonas  Retired Educator  (Self),  Alamo, TX
 
Young, Gerald  Executive Director  (Agriculture Teachers Assn of TX),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Simmons, Wendy  State President  (Marketing Educators of Texas),  Mexia, TX
 
Stevens, John H  Executive Director  (TBEC),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Goeman, James  Program Director  (TX Higher Ed Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
HB  3678
 
FOR:
 
Coghlan, Kelly  Chief Counsel Coghlan and Associates Law Firm  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Gualy, Cynthia  Mrs.  (her family),  Katy, TX
 
Gualy, Katherine    (Self),  Katy, TX
 
Gualy, Natasha    (Self),  Katy, TX
 
Gualy, Sarah    (Self),  Katy, TX
 
Morgan, Douglas S.  Marketing Manager  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Morgan, Jonathan D.  Student  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Parsons, Curt  Supt. (Retired) Hamlin ISD  (Self),  Hamlin, TX
 
Pounds, Dawn  Mrs.  (Her Family),  Houston, TX
 
Pounds, Kendall    (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Saenz, Jonathan  Director of Legislative Affairs, Attorney  (FREE MARKET FOUNDATION),  Plano, TX
 
Shackelford, Kelly  Chief Counsel  (Self and Liberty Legal Institute),  Allen, TX
 
Ward, Marian  Plaintiff/Alumna  (Self),  Deer Park, TX
 
Wiegand, Bob  HS Principal  (Self),  New Braunfels, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Canaday, Jennifer M.  Lobbyist  (ATPE),  Austin, TX
 
Correira, Marsha    (Self),  Elgin, TX
 
Cytron-Walker, Charlie  Rabbi  (Congregation Beth Israel),  North Richland Hills, TX
 
Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (Tx Classroom Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Gutierrez, Michael  Self. Texas State University  (Self),  San Marcos, TX
 
Martin, Dr. Alejandra (Alex)  Executive Director  (Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators (TASPA)),  Austin, TX
 
Miller, Kathy  President  (Texas Freedom Network),  Austin, TX
 
Soifer, Jan  volunteer member of Board of Dir.(Southwest Regional Board)  (Anti-Defamation League),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Lain, Jackie  Assoc. Executive Director For Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School Boards),  Austin, TX
 
Morales, David  Deputy AG for Civil Litigation  (OAG-Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
Shaddix, Julian  Staff Assistant  (Texas Association of Secondary School Principals),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cardle, James B.  President and CEO  (Texas Citizen Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
Drenner, Julie  Legislative Liason  (Texans For Family Values PAC),  Austin, TX
 
Harbers, Donald  Pastor  (Self),  Hamlin, TX
 
Morgan, Joseph R.  Student  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Morgan, Robin L.  Homemaker  (Self),  Plano, TX
 
Welch, David  Executive Director  (U.S. Pastor Council),  Houston, TX
 
Against:
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
Terrell, Randall  Political Director  (Equality Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Edwards, Leroy F.  Superintendent  (Self),  Columbus, IL
 
Evans, Tony  Senior Pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship  (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
Foote, David  Supt. Dalhart ISD  (Self)
 
McCraw, Ken    (Self),  Cedar Park, TX
 
Parker, Allan  President, Texas Justice Foundation  (Texas Justice Foundation),  San Antonio, TX
 
Reynolds, Attorney, Joe  Attorney  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Seay, Alan  Supt. Van Alstyne ISD  (Self),  Van Alstyne, TX
 
Strange, Sarah E.  Student in High School  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Tyler, John  Attorney  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Wade, Christine  Parent  (Self and Children ( keep children in public schools in place)),  Plano, TX
 
Welch, Dave    (Dr. Tong Evans, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship),  Houston, TX
 
Whitehead, Joan  President  (The Rutherford Institute),  Charlottesville, VA
 
Against:
 
Barkey, David  Southern Area Counsel  (Anti-Defamation League),  Boca Raton, FL
 
Glover, Robert M  Legislative Liason  (Abilene ISD),  Abilene, TX
HB  3826
 
FOR:
 
Scheberle, Drew  SR VP  (Austin Chamber),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Paredes, Dr. Raymund  Commissioner  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
HB  3828
 
ON:
 
Paredes, Dr. Raymund  Commissioner  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Clark, Jeffrey  Director of Legislative Affairs  (American Electronics Association),  Austin, TX
 
Clarke, Tom  Vice President-Governmental Affairs  (Verizon and Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce),  Austin, TX
 
Hammond, Bill  President  (TX  Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Howden, Robert    (Texas Association of Manufacturers),  Austin, TX
 
Sanchez III, Arturo  Manager, Workforce Development  (Texas Instruments),  Dallas, TX
 
Stevens, John H  Executive Director  (TBEC),  Austin, TX
 
Tisdale, Ward  Global Community Affairs Manager  (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Zucker, Dr. Charles  Executive Director  (Texas Faculty Association),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Shannon, Fred  Government Affairs Manager  (Hewlett Packard and TETC),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (Texas Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Miller on behalf of Chancellor Segura, Roger P.  Executive Director of External Relations  (Texas State Technical College System),  Austin, TX