WITNESS LIST

              SB 1871

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

              April 19, 2011 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Argun, Beti   Mom  (Self), Austin, TX

                                          Harris, Craig    (Self and son Michael Harris), Round Rock, TX

                                          Hockenyos, Jon    (Self), Austin, TX

                                          Ryan, Rebecca   Parent / Atty / BCBA (ABA provider)  (Self), Austin, TX

                                          Spier, Mimi   Board Member Arc of The Capitol Area  (Self and The Arc), Austin, TX

                                          Yerly, Rebecca    (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Canales, Ramiro   Asst Executive Director - Governmental Relations  (Texas Association

                                          of School Administrators), Austin, TX

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

                                          Gann, Cynthia   Director of Special Education  (also providing written testimony) 

                                          (TCASE), Hondo, TX

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

                                          TX

                                          Hartman, Eric   Director of Government Relations  (Texas AFT), Austin, TX

                                          Malfaro, Louis   Co-Chair  (Coalition for Public Schools), Austin, TX

                                          Miller, Kathy   Executive Director  (Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Anderson, David   General Counsel  (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                                          Statman, Rona   Dir. of Family Support Services  (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        For:

                                          Hempstead, Chuck   Executive Director  (Texas Educational Diagnosticians Assoc.),

                                          Austin, TX

                        Against:

                                          Eaton, Holly   Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (Tx Classroom

                                          Teachers Assoc), Austin, TX

                                          Eckhart, Harley   Associate Executive Director  (Texas Elementary Principals and

                                          Supervisors), Austin, TX

                                          Gregg, Brock   Governmental Relations Director  (ATPE), Austin, TX

                                          McCraw, Ken   Ex. Director  (Tx Assn of Community Schools), Austin, TX

                                          Spiller, Lee   Director of Investigations  (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin,

                                          TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        For:

                                          Ross, Emilie    (Self), Austin, TX

                        Against:

                                          Shields, Julie   Asst. Director of Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of School

                                          Boards), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 1871

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

              May 10, 2011 - 8:30 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Hockenyos, Jon    (Self), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        On:

                                          Miller, Jeff    (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Sanderson, Josh   Lobbyist  (Assoc. of TX Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        On:

                                          Statman, Rona   Director of Family Suppor  (The Arc of), Austin, TX

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