WITNESS LIST
SB  68
Senate Committee Report
Health & Human Services
March  17, 2009 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment
 
FOR:
 
 
Chick, Nancy  Legislative Chair  (Texas Licensed Child Care Association),  Austin, TX
 
 
Coulombe, Linda  Parent/Student  (Impact Community Outreach World of Martial Arts),  Leander, TX
 
 
Dudley, Charles  Texas Representative  (National Association of Professional Martial Artists),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Fisher, Deborah  (Concerned Parent),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Gillen, David  (Concerned Parent - Karate - School),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Guzowski, Ronald  (Concerned Parent),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Hardy, Rick  Owner  (Texas Freestyle Karate),  Mesquite, TX
 
 
Maczuga, Scott  President  (Impact Community Outreach/World of Martial Arts),  Leander, TX
 
 
McRoberts, Mary  Executive Director (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs),  Austin, TX
 
 
Morris, Stephen  Attorney (also providing written testimony)  (Hong's Martial Arts World; other martial arts programs),  Austin, TX
 
 
Noble, William  Board Member  (Boys and Girls Clubs of Austin Area),  Austin, TX
 
 
Passmore, Danny  President  (Texas Marshall Arts Hall of Fame),  Robinson, TX
 
 
Rodriguez, Ronald (also providing written testimony)  (S.A. Kids Karate),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Samandi, Amir  Parent (also providing written testimony)  (S.A. Kids Karate),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Schill, Gary  Master (also providing written testimony)  (Peak Performance Martial Arts),  Cedar Park, TX
 
 
Solana, Marsha  Director of Accreditation (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Catholic Conference),  Austin, TX
 
 
Watson, Jim  Executive Director  (Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Williams, Lee  Mr.  (Concerned Parent),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Williams, Rick  Owner: Williams Contemporary Fighting Arts  (Self),  Kaufman, TX
 
ON:
 
 
James, Jacob  Mr.  (Self),  Cedar Park, TX
 
 
McCracken, Julie  Mrs.  (Self),  Cedar Park, TX
 
 
Rasco, Sasha  Assistant Commissioner - Child Care Licensing  (Department of Family and Protective Services),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
 
Ahmed, Ehab  School Owner  (Martial Arts),  Houston, TX
 
 
Brown, Richard  Owner, Universal Karate Studio  (Martial Arts Community),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Canales, Ramiro  Assistant Executive Director - Government Relations  (Texas Association of School Administrators),  Austin, TX
 
 
Gomez, Deloris  Educator  (Martial Arts/Skills Parents),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Gonzalez, Dan  Owner  (S.A. Kids Karate),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Gonzalez, Leticia  Instructor (Sensei)  (Martial Arts Programs),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Hong, Synheng  Owner  (Martial Arts),  Abilene, TX
 
 
Hutchinson, Gregory  Mr.  (Hong's Martial Arts World),  Abilene, TX
 
 
Jackson, Georgia  Parent  (Martial Arts School),  Universal City, TX
 
 
McGettrick, Margaret  Director of Education  (Texas Catholic Conference; Catholic Bishops of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
 
Myers, Ted  Instructor  (Kung Jung Mu Sul),  Schertz, TX
 
 
Nygaard, Richard  (Martial Arts Community),  Abilene, TX
 
 
Smith, Donald  Director of Research and Public Policy  (Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
 
Torralba, Sandra  Parent  (Impact Community Outreach and World of Martial Arts),  Leander, TX
 
 
Wood, Mark  Teacher  (Martial Arts),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Wright, Balfour  School Owner  (The Martial Arts Community),  Schertz, TX
 
On:
 
 
Anderson, Paula  Manager  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX
 
 
Dyer, Jay  Special Assistant  (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
 
Farris, Don  Manager  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
Against:
 
 
Hopkins, Christopher  Mr.  (Self),  Cedar Park, TX
 
On:
 
 
Woodmancy, Chelsea  (Self),  Cedar Park, TX