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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 37

              Senate Committee Report

              Health & Human Services

              March 8, 2011 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment

                        FOR:

                                          Borel, Dennis    (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                          Cranston, Cathy   Organizer  (ADAPT/ Personal Attendant Coalition of TX), Austin, TX

                                          Heyden, Martha    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Kafka, Bob   Organizer  (also providing written testimony)  (ADAPT of Texas), Austin,

                                          TX

                                          Murphree, Susan   Senior Policy Specialist  (also providing written testimony)  (Disability

                                          Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        For:

                                          Cranston, Ron   Member  (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Mizcles, Amy   Director of Government Affairs  (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Romero, Michelle   Associate Director - Legislative Affairs  (Texas Medical Association),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Saenz, Danny    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Smith, Carole   Executive Director  (Private Providers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Steele, Burrell    (Adapt), Austin, TX

                                          Willman, James   General Counsel  (Texas Nurses Association), Austin, TX

                        On:

                                          Gold, Marc   Special Advisor for Policy  (Texas Department of Aging and Disability

                                          Services), Austin, TX

                                          Rappaport, Mitchell   President  (Center for People with Disabilities, Inc. / Autistic family

                                          in San Antonio), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        For:

                                          Gay, Clifford   Advocate  (Self) , Buda, TX

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