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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 1555

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Public Education Committee

              March 22, 2011 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

                       For :

                                 Beard, Jeremy   (Houston ISD)

                                 Davila, Xochitl   (HISD)

                                 Grier, Terry   (HISD)

                                 Handy, Brenda   (Self)

                                 Hardin, Paul   (Kashmere Sr. High School Houston ISD)

                       Against :

                                 Lett, Sam   (Sept Start, Inc.)

                       On :

                                 Melina Raab, Ted   (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Banks, Yannis   (Texas NAACP)

                                 Carpenter, Bill   (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 Dolibois, Ryan   (YES Prep Public Schools)

                                 Dunn, David   (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                 McCreary, Casey   (TX Association of School Administrators (TASA))

                                 Sabo, Jason   (Children at Risk)

                                 Shields, Julie   (TX Assoc. of School Boards)

                                 Valdez, Jerry   (Greater Houston Partnership)

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