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WITNESS LIST
Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, Select Committee
March  17, 2009  during reading and referral of bills
ARRA
 
    For:
Laughlin, Brad (Ground Force Building Systems)
 
 
Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Ed. Assn.)
 
 
Smith, Michael (Texas Association of Community Schools)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hartman, Eric (Texas AFT)
 
 
Honea, Rena  (Self and Alliance AFT; President, Alliance AFT)
 
 
 
 
Federal Economic Stabilization Funding
 
    For:
Grusendorf, Bill (TX Assoc Rural Schools (TARS))
 
 
 
 
Federal Economic Stabilization Funding-Pub Schools
 
    For:
Casey, Daniel  (Self and Fast Growth Schools Coalition; Partner Moak, Casey, & Associates)
 
 
Smith, Greg (Fast Growth Schools Coalition)
 
 
 
 
Federal Stimulus Funding as it Relates to Pub Ed
 
    For:
Pierce, Wayne (Equity Center)
 
 
 
 
Funding TRS Benefit Adjustment for Retirees
 
    For:
Lee, Timothy (Texas Retired Teachers Association)
 
 
 
 
Stimulus Funding for Dropous Prevention
 
    For:
Betzen, Bill  (Self and Teacher, Public Middle School)
 
 
 
 
Texas State Historical Association Education Prgms
 
    For:
Calder, Kent (Texas State Historical Association)
 
 
 
 
ARRA Stimulus
 
     On:
Scott, Robert (Texas Education Agency)
 
 
 
 
Economic Stimulus
 
     On:
Kouri, Richard (TSTA)
 
 
 
 
Federal Economic Stabilization Funding-Public Ed
 
     On:
Moak, Lynn  (Self and Texas School Alliance)
 
 
Thompson, David (Texas Association of School Administrators)
 
 
 
 
Public Education
 
     On:
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
Stimulus
 
     On:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Booker, Jarel (Texas Education Agency)
 
 
 
 
Stimulus Funding
 
     On:
Gregg, Brock (Association of Texas Professional Educators)