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WITNESS LIST
HB  1540
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Human Services Committee
April  23, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
 
 
For:
Ahrens, Paul  (Self)
 
 
 
Bertoni, Dan  (Self)
 
 
 
Fincher, David  (Self and National Child Care Coalition)
 
 
 
Frederick, Wendy  (Self)
 
 
 
Holloway, Robert (The Childrens Center)
 
 
 
Hutson, Lonnie (41 seperate Kids R Kids childcare centers in Houston, TX)
 
 
 
Nguyen, Trung  (Self)
 
 
 
Ray, Nannette (Liberty Field Schools of SA LLC)
 
 
 
Ray, Terrence (Terrence Ray & Associates Inc.)
 
 
 
Smith, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Against:
Allman, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference
The Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)
 
 
 
Dufour, Doots (Afterschool Programs of Austin Travis County, Austin School District)
 
 
 
Timinsky, Melody (Big Thought- Thriving Minds After School Program)
 
 
 
Vannoy, Tamara (Texas Afterschool Association)
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
 
For:
Collins, Robby (Dallas I.S.D.)
 
 
 
Haley, Anthony (Texas Licensed Child Care Association)
 
 
 
Hutson, Kurt  (Self)
 
 
 
James, Leslie (Fort Worth ISD)
 
 
Against:
Smith, Donald (Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition)