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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            March 2, 2011 12:00 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 1 - Alcoholic Beverage Commission

                  ON:

                                 Albc, Gilbert R.   Vice President (TABC Officer's Association), College Station, TX

                                 Cuevas, Jr, Jose   Jum Burrito, Inc (TABC - Board Chair), Midland, TX

                                 Nanos, Harold   President (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Officers Association), El

                                 Paso, TX

                                 Steen, Alan   Administrator TABC (TABC), Austin

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Helpenstell, W. Scott   Police Officer, TABC Agent (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm.

                                 Officers Assoc.)

            SB 1 - Article I - General Government

                  ON:

                                 Guerrero, Nicole   Audit Manager (Texas State Auditor's Office), Austin

                                 McClure, Stacey   Project Manager (State Auditor's Office)

            SB 1 - Employees Retirement System

                  AGAINST:

                                 Clark-Bradle, Vicki   Retired State Employee (Tx State Employee's Union)

                  ON:

                                 Anderson, Gary   Exec. Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public

                                 Employees Assn), Austin

                                 Blount, Elizabeth   Retired  (also providing written testimony) (Retired State Employees

                                 Association), Austin

                                 Cisneros, Lilly   Dept of Family & Protective Services Trainer & Curriculum Developer

                                 (Myself & TX State Employees Union)

                                 Fuelberg, Ann   Executive Director (ERS)

                                 Funk, Jim   CPS Specialist (Myself), San Antonio, TX

                                 Hamilton, Bill   Retired State Employee (President, Retired State Employees Assoc.),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Homer, Andy   Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Employees

                                 Association), Austin

                                 Stewart, Bob   State Employee (Myself, TSEU), Austin

                                 Stuart, Rex   Retired State Employee (AFSCME), Georgetown

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  Against:

                                 Giffen, Magdalen   AFSCME Retired Public Emp. Council (State Retirees)

                                 Weaver, Anita W.   Retired / State Employee of Texas (Self / we have not had a raise in ten

                                 years, yet the cost of food & gasoline among other things has increased regularly.), Austin,

                                 TX

                  On:

                                 Cunningham, Leslie   Retired State Employee / member of Tx St Employees Union (Myself

                                 & TSEU), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            March 2, 2011 12:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Donnell, Cydney C   Executive Professor (Employees Retirement System), College Sta., TX

                                 Johnson, Jacqueline M.   Deputy Executive Director of Investments (ERS of TX), Austin

                                 Rogers, William   Retiree (TX State Employees Union)

                  Providing written testimony:

                  Against:

                                 Merrell, Sam   Retired State Employee (AFSCME Retirees), Tyler, TX

                                 Smith, Stephen A.   Retired State Employee (AFSCME Retirees), Palestine, TX

                  On:

                                 Denson, Pauline   Retired (Myself & AFSCME), Austin

            SB 1 - Juvenile Probation Commission

                  AGAINST:

                                 Smith, Jodie   Child & youth advocacy  (also providing written testimony) (Texans Care for

                                 Children), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Levin, Marc   Director, center for effective justice  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Texas public policy foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Martin, James   Chief Juvenile Probation Officer (Jefferson County, Texas Probation

                                 Assoc.), Beaumont, TX

                                 Medina, Estela P.   Chief Juvenile Probation Officer  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Travis County / Juvenile Justice Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Nelson, Natalie   Policy Fellow / Attorney (Disability Rights Texas (formerly Advocacy

                                 Inc))

                                 Spriggs, Vicki   Juvenile Probation (Texas Juvenile Probation Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Surprenant, Erica   Special Projects Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, Mark   Juvenile Probation Tom Green Co. (TJPC Advisory Council / West

                                 Texas), San Angelo, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Johnson, Aris   Juvenile Probation Officer (Texas Probation Association), Longview, TX

                                 Monroe, Bill   CPA (TJPC)

                  Providing written testimony:

                  On:

                                 Freeman, Kathryn   Attorney (TX Appleseed), Austin, TX

            SB 1 - Teacher Retirement System

                  AGAINST:

                                 Barnes, Karen   Driver Coordinator Austin ISD (Self and other classified employees across

                                 the state)

                                 Jennings, Steven   Retired teacher (Myself and other teacher retirees), Spring Branch, TX

                  ON:

                                 Fickel, Ann   Dir. of Legislation (TX Classroom Teachers Association), Austin

                                 Grey, John   Governmental Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association)

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            March 2, 2011 12:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Jung, Ronnie   Executive Director (Teacher Retirement System), Austin, TX

                                 Lee, Timothy   Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Retired

                                 Teachers Assn), Austin

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

                                 Federation of Teachers)), Austin, TX

                                 Rogers, Tom   Retired Science Teacher - Volunteer for TRTA  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Austin Retired Teachers Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Sanderson, Josh   Lobbyist (Association of TX Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Hise, Zora Mae   Retired Teacher (Myself), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Barnes, Bill   Retiree (Texas Retired Teachers Association), Haslet

                                 Kvapil, Mary Etta   Retired Teacher (Texas Retired Teachers Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Mayton, Emma Lea   Retired (Texas Retired Teacher Assn.), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian   Executive Director Designate (Teacher Retirement System), Austin, TX

                                 Lizeano, Lloy   Retired educator (TRTA), Austin, TX

                                 Rogers, LaVonne   Retired Public Teacher (TRTA)

                                 Sargent, Sheila D.   Retired School teacher  (Self), Austin, TX

            SB 1 - The University of Texas at Austin

                  AGAINST:

                                 Adams, Teri   Student (Myself, as a UT student)

                                 Dunn, Taylor   Student at UT Austin (Myself)

                                 Eaves, Caitlin   Student (Student at UT Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Hayslett, Reuben   Writer (The Students Speak)

                                 Pineda, Joshua   Revolution (Future A.D.D. students)

                                 West, Chelsi   Graduate student (Univ of Texas ; Dept of Anthropology), Austin

                                 Young, Tatiana   Graduate student at University of Texas (University of Texas - Austin),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Powers, William   President (The University of Texas at Austin), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  Against:

                                 Baker, Lessou   Microtel Inn & Suites (Austin community)

                                 Bunch, Nathan   Student Government Admin. Dir (Student Government), Austin, TX

                                 Christian, Stasha   Student (University of Texas)

                                 Fiedler, Eryka   Graduate student (UT - Austin Student Body)

                                 Fischer, Huey   Students  (Self)

                                 Golan, Ariel   Student (Students at UT at Austin)

                                 Grimaldo, Karen   Student (University of Texas at Austin / Longhorn LULAC), Liberty, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            March 2, 2011 12:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Henning, Dana   Student (UT Austin Students / self), Austin, TX

                                 Kabir, Muneezeh   Student Body Vice President (UTAustin) (UT Austin Student Body),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Katyal, Sucharit   Student at UT Austin (Myself)

                                 Marvdashti, Sheeva   Student - University of Texas (The Students Speak - UT student

                                 organization)

                                 Mevs-korff, Natasha   Student at UT-Austin (Myself, my community my peers)

                                 Peterson, Charley   UT Student (American Students)

                                 Rodriguez, Christina   Student at University of Texas (University of Texas Student /

                                 Longhorn LULAC), Austin, TX

                                 Rodriguez, Nancy A. Preciado   Student, (poor student) (UT, Austin students, and myself,

                                 and LLILAS)

                                 Sobering, Katie   Graduate Student, Sociology Dept (Graduate student body of UT Austin),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Souflee, Carina   Student, Self-Employed (Myself)

                                 Swamy, Raja   Graduate Student (Dept. of Anthropology, University of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Zarate, Andrea   University of Texas Student (University of Texas Students and Ethnic

                                 Centers), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Hegarty, Kevin   Finance / Univ. Administrator (U.T. Austin)

                                 Knight, Mary   Budget Director (UT Austin)

                  Providing written testimony:

                  Against:

                                 Canales, Marisol   Student @ UTAustin (Mexican American Studies)

                                 Hamrock, Caitlin   Graduate Student, Sociology Dept (University of Texas Students),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Marquez, Gabriella   Student (University of Texas Mexican American Studies)

                                 Selby, Lynn Marie   Graduate Research Assistant, PhD Candidate (UT Austin Warfield

                                 Center & Department of Anthropology), Austin, TX

                                 Solano, Ashley   Student (Japanese major) (UT Austin College of Liberal Arts : Asian

                                 Studies)

                                 Teague, Heather K.   Doctoral Candidate, Department of Anthropology, UT-Austin

                                 (UT-Austin Dept. of Anthropology, Institute of Latin American Studies), Austin, TX

                                 Uche, Michelle   Student (Higher Ed Students of color, TSS, ISO)

            SB 1 - Youth Commission

                  AGAINST:

                                 Smith, Jodie   Child & youth advocacy  (also providing written testimony) (Texans Care for

                                 Children), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Fisher, Scott W.   Pastor (Board Chair, Texas Youth Commission), Euless, TX

                                 Levin, Marc   Director, center for effective justice  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Texas public policy foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Nelson, Natalie   Policy Fellow / Attorney (Disability Rights Texas (formerly Advocacy

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            March 2, 2011 12:00 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Inc))

                                 Surprenant, Erica   Special Projects Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Townsend, Cheryln   Executive Director (Texas Youth Commission), Austin

                                 Unruh, Debbie   Chief Ombudsman (Office of Independent Ombudsman of TYC), Austin

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Duarte, Janie   Chief Financial Officer (TYC), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  On:

                                 Freeman, Kathryn   Attorney (TX Appleseed), Austin, TX

            SB 1

                  ON:

                                 Connolly, Michele   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Gardner, Jamie   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Hernandez, Demetrio   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Newton, John   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Parks, Ursula   Assistant Director (LBB)

                                 Repp, David   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Wielmaker, John   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Wright, Jody   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Wurzer, Melissa   LBB Staff (LBB)

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 McGeady, John   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Scallion, Marva   LBB Staff (LBB)

                                 Travis, Rick   LBB Staff (LBB)

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