WITNESS LIST

              SB 1408

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

              March 28, 2013 - 8:00 AM

                        AGAINST:

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

                        ON:

                                          Ladner, Matthew   Senior Advisor for Policy and Research  (also providing written

                                          testimony)  (Foundation for Excellence in Education), Phoenix, AZ

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

                                          TX

                                          Williams, Paige   Staff Attorney / Governmental Relations  (also providing written

                                          testimony)  (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Erben, Andrew   President  (Texas Institute for Education Reform), Austin, TX

                                          Hammond, Bill   President  (TX Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                          Venable, Peggy   Texas Director  (Americans for Prosperity), Austin, TX

                                          Yancy, Justin   Executive Director  (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        ON:

                                          McCreary, Casey   Assistant Executive Director  (Texas Association of School

                                          Administrators and Texas Association of Community Schools), Austin, TX

              April 2, 2013 - 8:30 AM

                        ON:

                                          Williams, Michael L.   Commissioner of Education  (Texas Education Agency), Austin,

                                          TX

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