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WITNESS LIST
HB  130
Senate Committee Report
Education
May  14, 2009 - 8:00 AM
 
FOR:
 
 
Capello, Mary  CEO  (TMC),  Laredo, TX
 
 
Chick, Nancy  TX Licensed Child Care Association  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Johnson, Kara  Executive Director (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition (TECEC)),  Austin, TX
 
 
Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel  (Texas AFT),  Austin, TX
 
 
SABO, JASON  Senior Vice President  (United Ways of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
 
Erben, Andrew  President  (Texas Institute for Education Reform),  Austin, TX
 
 
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  Education Liaison (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Eagle Forum and self),  Weatherford, TX
 
 
Hammond, Bill  President  (TX ASSOCIATION of Business),  Austin, TX
 
 
Terry, Brooke  Education Policy Analyst  (TX Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
 
Venable, Peggy  TEXAS DIRECTOR  (Americans for Prosperity),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
 
Kellner, Susan  President  (Spring Branch ISD),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
 
Atkinson, Nestor  IT Director  (Self),  Harlingen, TX
 
 
Blakey, Jim  President - Caho and Caho Benefits  (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Camargo, Graciela  Retired school Administrator  (TMC- Board of Directors),  Weslaco, TX
 
 
Canaday, Jennifer M.  Sr. Lobbyist  (ATPE),  Austin, TX
 
 
Carpenter, Bill  (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education),  Austin, TX
 
 
Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc),  Austin, TX
 
 
Eckhart, Harley  Associate Executive Director  (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
 
Gomez, Raul G  County Commissioner Pct. 2  Zavala County  (Zavala County),  crystal City, TX
 
 
Grey, John  Government Relations Specialist  (Texas State Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
 
Kowalski, David  Director of MIS  (NINOS, Inc.),  Brownsville, TX
 
 
Lippincoft, Elizabeth  (Texas Border Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
 
Marlin, Justin  Policy Aide  (Texans Care for Children),  Austin, TX
 
 
Martin, Alejandra  Executive Director  (TX association of School Personnel Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
 
McCreary, Casey  Assistant Executive Director  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
 
Miller, Jeff  (Advocacy Incorporated),  Austin, TX
 
 
Pena, Martin  Executive Director  (South Texas Association of Schools),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
 
Rivas, Andrew  Executive Director  (Texas Catholic Conference),  Austin, TX
 
 
Rubin, Melanie  (Texas Association for Infant Mental Health),  Dallas, TX
 
 
SHIELDS, Julie  Asst. Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of SCHOOL BOARDS),  Austin, TX
 
 
Sneed, Diana  Representative-  (Texas Head Start Association),  Victoria, TX
 
 
Statman, Rona  Dir. of Family Support  (The Arc of Texas),  Austin, TX
May  21, 2009 - 8:30 AM
 
FOR:
 
 
Kellner, Susan  (Spring Branch ISD),  Houston, TX