WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 31, 2011 8:30 AM

            SB 53

                  FOR:

                                 Figueroa, Luis   Legislative Attorney (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational

                                 Fund (MALDEF)), San Antonio, TX

                                 Romero, Jesse   Legislative Consultant (Texas Association for Bilingual Education

                                 (T.A.B.E.)), San Antonio, TX

                                 Ybarra, Velma   LULAS State Education Chair  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (LULAC), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Cortez, Albert   Policy Director  (also providing written testimony) (I.D.R.A.), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Canales, Ramiro   Assistant Executive Director (Texas Association of School

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Carkhum, Rian   Interim Leg. assistant (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Gregg, Brock   Governmental Relations Director (Association of Tx Professional

                                 Educators), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty   Legislative Counsel (TX -AFT), Austin, TX

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

                                 Shields, Julie   Asst. Dir of Governmental Relations (Texas Assoc. of School Boards),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Against:

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

            SB 226

                  FOR:

                                 Dimitry, Lauren   Health Policy Coordinator  (also providing written testimony) (Texans

                                 Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Pont, MD, MPH, Stephen   Pediatrician  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Medical

                                 Association, Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Academy of Family Physicians, Texas Public

                                 Health Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Sabo, Jason   Senior Vice President  (also providing written testimony) (United Ways of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Day, Gina S.   Deputy Associate Commissioner (T.E.A.), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Berger, Ed   VP, Advocacy and Govt. Relations (Seton Family of Hospitals), Austin, TX

                                 Casady, Shane   Director Government Relations (Driscoll Childrens Hospital), Corpus

                                 Christi, TX

                                 Devine, Teresa B.   Sr. Health Policy Analyst (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas), Austin,

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 31, 2011 8:30 AM

                                 TX

                                 Figueroa, Luis   Legislative Attorney (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational

                                 Fund (MALDEF)), San Antonio, TX

                                 Holcombe, Linda   Executive Director (Texas Industrial Vocational Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Knaupe (nap), Gregg   (American Heart Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Kroll, Carrie   Director of Advocacy and Health Policy (Partnership for a Healthy Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Lindsey, Andrew   Authorized Representative (Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Schroeder, Rebekah   Director Government Relations (Texas Children's Hospital), Houston,

                                 TX

                  On:

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

                  Providing written testimony:

                  For:

                                 Borowski, Rob   Project Director (TEXAS IMPACT), Austin, TX

                                 Kimball, Mandi   Director of Public Policy and Govt Affairs (Children At Risk), Houston,

                                 TX

            SB 1042

                  FOR:

                                 Chatron, Michael J.   President (AGC Texas Building Branch), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Baxley, Jack   Executive Vice President (TEXO Chapter AGC and ABC), Dallas, TX

                                 Lindsey, Andrew   Authorized Representative (Texas Parent Teacher Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 White, Michael   Vice President (Texas Construction Association), Austin, TX

            SB 1483

                  FOR:

                                 Abraham, Salem   Vice-President of Board / Dad (Canadian, ISD / 7 of my 8 children who

                                 are still in Tx Pub. School), Canadian, TX

                                 Packard, Ron   CEO (K12), McClean, VA

                  ON:

                                 Gregg, Brock   Governmental Relations Director (Association of Tx Professional

                                 Educators), Austin, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty   Legislative Counsel  (also providing written testimony) (TX - AFT), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Rogers, Don   Executive Director (Texas Rural Education Assn.), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 31, 2011 8:30 AM

                                 Strama, Keith   Attorney (Connections Academy), Austin, TX

                                 Wurzel, Geoff   Director (TECHNET), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  On:

                                 Canales, Ramiro   Assistant Executive Director (Tx Assoc. of School Administrators and Tx

                                 Assoc. of School Boards), Austin, TX

                                 Freeman, Ray   Deputy Executive Director, Equity Center (THE Equity Center), Austin, TX

                                 Whitsett, Maria   Associate, Moak, Casey and Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 1484

                  FOR:

                                 Garcia, Veronica L.   Director of Legal and Policy Services (Texas Charter Schools

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Canales, Ramiro   Assistant Executive Director (Texas Association of School

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Gregg, Brock   Governmental Relations Director (Association of Tx Professional

                                 Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Shields, Julie   Asst. Dir of Governmental Relations (Texas Assoc. of School Boards),

                                 Austin, TX

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