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WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
May  18, 2009 - 8:00 AM
SB  158
 
    For:
CRUZ, ROSE  (Self)
 
 
DAVIES, MARY  (Self)
 
 
LINDNER, DOROTHY  (Self and TX SCHOOL NURSE ORGANIZATION)
 
 
MELINA  RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
GIARRANTANI, DOMINIC (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
BIRDWELL, GRETCHEN (NURSING LEGISLATIVE AGENDA COALITION
(REPRESENTS 18 TEXAS NURSING ORGANIZATIONS))
 
 
BOSSE, PORTIA (TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOC.)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
MILLER, JEFF (ADVOCACY INCORPORATED)
 
 
STATMAN, RONA (THE ARC OF TEXAS)
 
 
ZOLNIEREK, CINDY (TEXAS NURSES ASSOCIATION)
 
 
 
 
SB  1549
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
DUTY, DAVID (TEXAS ASSOC. OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
MCCREARY, CASEY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
SHIELDS, JULIE (TX ASSOC. OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
 
 
SB  1726
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
DUTY, DAVID (TEXAS ASSOC. OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS)
 
 
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
MCCREARY, CASEY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
MCGUE, COLLEEN (AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF TEXAS)
 
 
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
SHIELDS, JULIE (TX ASSOC. OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
 
 
SB  2082
 
    For:
CRUZ, ROSE  (Self)
 
 
EWING, SABRA  (Self)
 
 
EWING, TONYA  (Self)
 
 
MURREL, MARTY (ALLIANCE OF & FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TEXANS (AVIT))
 
 
SOSA, JOSSELYN  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
FETTERMAN, HARLEY  (Self)
 
 
FREEBORN, ELISABETH  (Self)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
JULIE, GLOVER (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION * REHABILITATION OF THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED.  DIVISION 9)
 
 
MARSH, RUTHANN (AS SECRETARY OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS AND REHABILITATORS OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED)
 
 
MILLER, CYRAL  (Self and CENTRAL TX EDUCATORS OF STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS)
 
 
MILLER, JEFF (ADVOCACY INCORPORATED)
 
 
NOVAY, LUKE (SELF-STUDENT)
 
 
NOVAY, LYNN (TAPVI   TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS)
 
    For:
NOVAY, TIMOTHY  (Self)
 
 
POGRUND, RONA  (Self)
 
 
SCHOEN, STEPHEN (DEAF BLIND MULTIHANDICAPPED ASSOC OF TX)
 
 
STATMAN, RONA (THE ARC OF TEXAS)
 
 
 
 
SB  2178
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
GUSTAFSON, LINDSAY (TCTA)
 
 
MELINA RAAB, TED (TEXAS AFT)
 
 
 
 
SB  2249
 
    For:
CRUZ, ROSE  (Self)
 
 
EWING, SABRA  (Self)
 
 
FETTERMAN, HARLEY  (Self)
 
 
MURRELL, MARTY (ALLIANCE OF & FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TEXANS
AVIT)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
MARTIN, ALEJANDRA (TX ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
LOONAM, KAREN (TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
DUTY, DAVID (TEXAS ASSOC. OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS)
 
 
EWING, TONYA  (Self)
 
 
FREEBORN, ELISABETH  (Self)
 
 
JULIE, GLOVER (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION & REHABILITATION FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED. DIVISION 9)
 
 
MARSH, RUTHANN (AS SECRETARY OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS AND REHABILATORS OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED)
 
 
MILLER, CYRAL  (Self and CENTRAL TEXAS EDUCATORS OF STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS)
 
 
MILLER, JEFF (ADVOCACY INCORPORATED)
 
 
NOVAY, LYNN (TAPVI TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS)
 
 
POGRUND, RONA  (Self)
 
 
SCHOEN, STEPHEN  (Self and DEAF BLIND MULTIHANDICAPPED ASSOC OF TX)
 
 
SOSA, JOSSELYN  (Self)
 
 
STATMAN, RONA (THE ARC OF TEXAS)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
CANADAY, JENNIFER (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
 
 
SB  2258
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
BENESKI, AMY (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS)
 
 
SCHOEN, STEPHEN (DEAF BLIND MULTI HANDICAPPED ASSOC. OF TX)
 
 
SHIELDS, JULIE (TX ASSOC. OF SCHOOL BOARDS)
 
 
 
 
SB  2357
 
    For:
CRUZ, ROSE  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
EXTER, MONTY (ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)
 
 
MILLER, JEFF (ADVOCACY INCORPORATED)
 
 
STATMAN, RONA (THE ARC OF TEXAS)
 
 
TERRAZAS, ERICA (TEXAS APPLESEED)