WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

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

             

            HB 359

                 For:

                                 Coley, Lindsay (National Youth Rights Association Member)

                                 Phoenix, Usiel (National Youth Rights Association)

                                 Shields, Julie (Texas Association of School Boards Texas Assoc. of School Administrators)

                 Against:

                                 Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)

                 On:

                                 Anderson, David (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (TX Appleseed)

                                 Knaack, Frank (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Martinez, Diana (TexProtects, The Texas Asso. for the Protection of Children)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Moussa, Nagla (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Statman, Rona (The Arc of Texas)

            HB 400

                 For:

                                 Chambers, HD (Self)

                                 Chavez, Jesus (TX School Alliance)

                                 Graham, Lloyd (La Porte ISD)

                                 Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)

                                 Hinojosa, Michael (Self; TX School Alliance)

                                 Middleton, Richard (North East ISD TX. School Alliance TASA - TX Association of School

                                 Administrators)

                                 Scheberle, Drew (Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Stafford, Charles (Denton ISD, TASB, Communities in Schools of North Texas)

                                 Thompson, David (Texas Association of School Administrators TASB Council of School

                                 Attorneys)

                                 Windham, James (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Wright, Howell (Rockdale ISD, Texas Association of Mid Size Schools, Texas Association of

                                 Community Schools, Texas Rural Ed. Assoc.)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Dunlap, Traci (Self; Education Austin, TX AFT)

                                 Elkins, Keith (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Hollingsworth, Lonnie (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Hutchinson, Judith (Self; Education Austin & Texas AFT)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Owen, Martha (Texas AFT)

                                 Whalen, Ken (TX Daily Newspaper Association TX Press Association)

                 On:

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brownson, Amanda (Ft. Bend ISD)

                                 Clapp, Patti (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Dunn, David (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                 Erben, Andrew (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Grusendorf, Bill (Texas Assoc. of Rural Schools)

                                 Moya, Lori (Austin ISD)

                                 Pace, Sheryl (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA))

                                 Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Education Assn.)

                                 Seeger, Debbie (Self; Corpus Christi ISD)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Governor's Business Council)

                 Against:

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Association)

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Academy of Family

                                 Physicians & Texas Public Health Coalition)

                                 Pena, Martin (South TX Assoc. of Schools)

                                 Romo, Joel (American Heart Association)

                                 Schneider, Michael (TX. Assoc. of Broadcasters)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Partnership for a Healthy Texas)

            HB 500

                 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)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 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)

            HB 916

                 For:

                                 Anastopoulos, Tyler (Self; Unlimited Justice)

                                 Coley, Lindsay (National Youth Rights Association-Member)

                                 Dunne, Jimmy (People Opposed to Paddling Students)

                                 Ecko, Marc (Self)

                                 Flowe, Paula (Self)

                                 Herring, Angie (Unlimited Justice)

                                 Ingalls, George (Self)

                                 Johnson, Tom (Parent and Teachers Against Violence in Education)

                                 Knaack, Frank (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Phoenix, Usiel (National Youth Rights Association)

                                 Styskal, Christopher (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)

                                 Shields, Julie (Texas Assoc. of School Boards)

                 On:

                                 Anderson, David (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Calhoun, Dallas (Self)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Assn.)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (TX Appleseed)

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Martinez, Diana (TexProtects, The Texas Asso. for the Protection of Children)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Moussa, Nagla (Self; The Arc of Texas)

                                 Statman, Rona (The Arc of Texas)

            HB 1076

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brownson, Amanda (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Erben, Andrew (TX. Institute for Education Reform)

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

                                 McCraw, Ken (TX Assn of Community Schools)

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

                                 Moya, Lori (Austin ISD)

                                 Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Education Assn.)

                                 Shields, Julie (Texas Association of School Boards)

            HB 1326

                 On:

                                 Bruno, Tina (Texans for a Traditional School Calendar)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 McCraw, Ken (TX Assn of Community Schools)

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

                                 Pena, Martin Pena (South TX Assoc. of Schools)

                                 Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Education Assn.)

                                 Shields, Julie (TX Association of School Boards)

            HB 1334

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assoc.)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Cardenas, Melva (Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators)

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

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Assn.)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (TCTA)

                                 McCreary, Casey (TX Assoc. of School Administrators (TASA))

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Education Assn.)

                                 Shields, Julie (TX Association of School Boards)

            HB 1589

                 For:

                                 Miller, Charles (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Casey, Daniel (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Education Association)

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

                                 Educators Association)

                 On:

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chiodo, Dana (Technology Association of America)

                                 Erben, Andrew (TX. Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)

                                 Windham, James (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Governor's Business Council)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Freeman, Ray (Equity Center)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (TCTA)

                 On:

                                 Pena, Martin (South TX Assoc. of Schools)

            HB 1632

                 For:

                                 Clegg, Cindy (TX Association of School Boards)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (TCTA)

                                 Owen, Martha (Texas AFT)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cardenas, Melva (Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators)

                                 Chavez, Jesus (Self; Round Rock ISD)

                                 McCraw, Ken (TX Assn of Community Schools)

                                 McCreary, Casey (TX Assoc. of School Adm. (TASA))

                 Against:

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Assn.)

            HB 1703

                 For:

                                 Guevara, Thomas (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Exter, Monty (ATPE)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (TCTA)

                                 McCreary, Casey (TX Assoc of School Admin. (TASA))

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas American Federation of Teacher)

                                 Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Education Assn.)

                                 Shields, Julie (TX Association of School Boards)

            HB 1833

                 Against:

                                 Elkins, Keith (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Schneider, Michael (TX. Assoc. of Broadcasters)

                                 Whalen, Ken (TX Daily Newspaper Association TX Press Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brownson, Amanda (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Canales, Ramiro (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Graham, Lloyd (La Porte ISD)

                                 McCraw, Ken (TX Assn of Community Schools)

                                 Moya, Lori (Austin ISD)

                                 Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Education Assn.)

                                 Shields, Julie (Texas Association of School Boards)

                 Against:

                                 Cates, Emily (Daily Commercial Record)

            HB 1834

                 Against:

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Erben, Andrew (TX. Institute for Education Reform)

                                 McCraw, Ken (TX Assn of Community Schools)

                 Against:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference The Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)

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