WITNESS LIST

              HB 500

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Public Education Committee

              March 15, 2011 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

                       For :

                                 Bosse, Portia   (Texas State Teachers Assoc.)

                                 Chavez, Jesus   (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Thomas, Alicia   (North East ISD

                                 Texas School Alliance

                                 TX Association of School Adm. (TASA)

                                 TX Assoc of School Boards (TASB))

                       Against :

                                 Erben, Andrew   (TX. Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Golsun, Richard   (Texas Public Policy Foundation

                                 Texas Coalition for a Competitive Workforce)

                                 Hammond, Bill   (TX Association of Business)

                                 Kress, Sandy   (Texas Coalition for a Competitive Workforce/GBC)

                                 Scheberle, Drew   (Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Windham, James   (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                       On :

                                 Cloudt, Criss   (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay   (TCTA)

                                 Zyskowski, Gloria   (Texas Education Agency)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Brownson, Amanda   (Ft. Bend ISD)

                                 Graham, Lloyd   (La Porte I.S.D.)

                                 Kugle, Cherry   (Raise Your Hand Texas)

                                 Pena, Martin   (South Texas Association of Schools)

                                 Rey, Yolanda   (Texas Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (Texas

                                 ASCD))

                                 Rogers, Don   (Texas Rural Education Assn)

                                 Seeger, Debbie   (Corpus Christi ISD)

                                 Wright, Howell   (Rockdale ISD, Texas Association of Community Schools, Texas

                                 Association of Mid Size Schools, Texas Rural Ed Assoc.)

                       Against :

                                 Bryan, Beth Ann   (Self)

                                 Yancy, Justin   (Governor's Business Council)

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