WITNESS LIST

              SB 597

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

              March 22, 2011 - 8:30 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Barbie, Chris   CEO and Founder  (YES Prep Public Schools), Houston, TX

                                          Dunn, David   Executive Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Charter

                                          Schools Association), Austin, TX

                                          Sage, Thomas A.   Attorney, Andrews Kurth LLP  (also providing written testimony) 

                                          (Texas Charter School Association/ KIPP Inc/ Life Schools Inc/ YES Prep Public Schools),

                                          Houston, TX

                        ON:

                                          Dawn-Fisher, Lisa   Deputy Associate Commissioner  (Texas Education Agency), Austin,

                                          TX

                                          Perlmeter, Rosemary   founder, Uplift Education  (Uplift Education and Texas Charter

                                          School association), Dallas, TX

                                          Wolcott, Peyton    (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Horseshoe Bay, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        For:

                                          Booker, Jerel   Executive Director  (Stand for Children), Austin, TX

                                          Dolibois, Ryan   Chief Development Officer  (YES Prep Public Schools), Houston, TX

                                          Erben, Andrew   President  (Tx. Institute For Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                          Feinberg, Michael   Co-Founder  (KIPP, Inc.), The Woodlands, TX

                                          Grier, Terry   Superintendent  (HISD), Houston, TX

                                          Martinez, Louann   Leg. Consultant  (Dallas ISD), Austin, TX

                                          Rickey, Richard N.   C.E.O.  (Orenda Education), Georgetown, TX

                                          Salinas, Nelson   Govt. Affairs Manager  (Texas Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX

                        Against:

                                          Carlson, Pat   President  (Texas Eagle Forum), Ft Worth, TX

                                          Giarratani, Dominic   Asst. Director  (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX

                                          Grey, John   Government Relations Specialist  (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,

                                          TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        On:

                                          Hall, Mark   Attorney  (Self), Austin, TX

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