WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            May 12, 2011 - 8:00 AM

SB 127

                 For:

                                 Dunn, David (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                 Against:

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc)

                                 Knaack, Frank (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                 On:

                                 Grace, Jim (Raise Your Hand Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Booker, Jerel (Stand for Children)

                                 Erben, Andrew (TX. Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas Assoc. of Business)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Shields, Julie (TX Assoc. of School Boards)

SB 224

                 For:

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (The Partnership for a Healthy Texas & Texans Care for Children)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Self)

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society & Texas Medical Association)

                                 Lindsey, Andrew (Texas Parent Teacher Association)

                                 Romo, Joel (American Heart Association/TX Public Health Coalition)

SB 226

                 For:

                                 Smith, Michelle (Partnership)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Healthcare Administration - Child Advocate)

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

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WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Physicians,)

                                 Lindsey, Andrew (Texas Parent Teacher Association)

                                 Romo, Joel (American Heart Association/ TX Public Health Coalition)

SB 738

                 For:

                                 Erben, Andrew (TX. Institute for Education Reform)

                 On:

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lindsey, Andrew (Texas Parent Teacher Association)

SB 1113

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Holt, David (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Shields, Julie (TX Assoc. of School Boards)

                 Against:

                                 Grace, Jim (ARAMARK)

SB 1543

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David D. (Texas Fast Growth Schools Coalition)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 De Leon, Marty (Ft. Worth ISD)

                                 Shields, Julie (TX Assoc. of School Boards)

                                 Terry, James (Self; M.E. Allison Investment Bankers)

                                 Vane, Mark (Gardere Wynne Sewell)

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