WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            April 6, 2011 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

            HB 74

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Cunningham, James R.   Major (Texas Council of Chapters - Military Officers Association

                                 of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Little, Morgan   Chair (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping Springs, TX

                  On:

                                 Vande Hey, Dale M.   Regional State Liaison (DoD - State Liaison Office), San Antonio,

                                 TX

            SB 1477

                  FOR:

                                 Campbell, Ken   Attorney (Bastrop County Emergency Service District  No. 1), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 1635

                  FOR:

                                 Cunningham, James R.   Major (Texas Council of Chapters - Military Officers Association

                                 of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Miterko, John A,   Legislative Liaison (Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Grona, Roy   State Adjutant-Quartermaster (Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United

                                 States), Austin, TX

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Little, Morgan   Chair (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping Springs, TX

                  On:

                                 Palladino, Col. Thomas   Executive Director (Texas Veteran Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Serna, Edward   Executive Director (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles), Austin, TX

            SB 1660

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Palladino, Col. Thomas   Executive Director (Texas Veteran Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Presley Burnham, Anna   Director, Property Division (Texas Comptroller of Public

                                 Accounts), Austin, TX

            SB 1732

                  ON:

                                 Nichols, Major General John   Adjutant General (Texas Military Forces, The Adjutant

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            April 6, 2011 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Generals Department), Austin, TX

                                 Waddill, Duane   Executive Director (Texas Military Forces, The Adjutant Generals

                                 Department), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn   Director of Governmental Relations (Texas Alcoholic Beverage

                                 Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Edwards, Les   Garrison CDR (Texas Military Forces, The Adjutant Generals Department),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1733

                  ON:

                                 Bruno, Steve   Government Relations Officer (Texas Department of Licensing and

                                 Regulation), Austin, TX

                                 Larsen, Elizabeth   Western Region Field Coordinator (National Military family

                                 Association), San Antonio, TX

                                 Sanchez-Cotto, Janet   Creator (Esposas Militares Hispanas USA), Schertz, TX

                                 Vande Hey, Dale M.   Regional State Liaison (DoD - State Liaison Office), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 1736

                  FOR:

                                 Barron, Javier   Coordinator of Veterans Affairs (Alamo Colleges- St. Phillips College), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Westerbeck, John   VA Certifying Official (Alamo College- St. Phillips College), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Geisman, Cindy   Director, Workforce Business Services (Texas Workforce Commission),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Zuniga, Leo   Associate Vice Chancellor (Alamo Colleges), San Antonio, TX

                  On:

                                 Stephenson, MacGregor   Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating

                                 Board), Austin, TX

            SB 1739

                  FOR:

                                 Cunningham, James R.   Major (Texas Council of Chapters - Military Officers Association

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            April 6, 2011 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Grona, Roy   State Adjutant-Quartermaster (Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United

                                 States), Austin, TX

                                 Miterko, John A.   Legislative Liaison (Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Palladino, Thomas   Executive Director (Texas Veteran Commission), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Little, Morgan   Chair (Texas Veterans Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping

                                 Springs, TX

            SB 1766

                  ON:

                                 West, Wesley   Captain, TXMF, Judge Advocate (Texas Military Forces, Adjutant Generals

                                 Department), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 1838

                  FOR:

                                 Eakes, B. Ken   Executive Director (Military Warriors Support Foundation), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Leija, Ignacio   Vice Prisident (American GI Forum), San Antonio, TX

                                 Little, Morgan   (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping Springs, TX

                                 Miterko, John A,   Legislative Liaison (Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations), Austin,

                                 TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Cloutman, Charles   (Meals on Wheels), Austin, TX

                                 Hull, Matt   Executive Director (Habitat for Humanity of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Langendorf, Jean   Vice President, Community Housing Service (Easter Seals Central

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Rickers, Emily   (Community Development Corporation of Brownsville), Brownsville, TX

                                 Steven, Carriker   Executive Director (Texas Association of Community Development

                                 Corporations), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Boston, Brooke   Deputy Executive Director (Texas Department of Housing and

                                 Community Affairs), Austin, TX

                                 Gerber, Michael   Executive Director (Texas Department of Housing and Community

                                 Affairs), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            April 6, 2011 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Cunningham, James R.   Major (Texas Council of Chapters - Military Officers Association

                                 of America), San Antonio, TX

                                 Flores, Robert   Governmental Affairs and Public Relations Consultant (American GI

                                 Forum), Austin, TX

                                 Grona, Roy   State Adjutant/ Quartermaster (Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United

                                 States), Austin, TX

                                 Lindner, Ray   Executive Director (National Guard Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Perkins, Deena   Director of Policy and Research (Texas Association of Community

                                 Development Corporations), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Palladino, Col. Thomas   Executive Director (Texas Veteran Commission), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  Against:

                                 Tyler, Kathy    (Self), Austin, TX

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