WITNESS LIST

              SB 1724

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

              March 12, 2013 - 8:30 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Morath (Morath), Mike   Dallas ISD Trustee - District 2  (self), Dallas, TX

                        AGAINST:

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

                                          Scheberle, Drew   Sr Vice President  (also providing written testimony)  (Greater Austin

                                          Chamber of Commerce), Austin, TX

                                          Smith, Beverly   Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator Lovejoy ISD  (also providing

                                          written testimony)  (Self, Social Studies, TCSS, TSSSA), Plano, TX

                        ON:

                                          Amick, Stacey   Parent  (self), Flower Mound, TX

                                          Aquino Garza, Priscilla   Associate Program Officer  (also providing written testimony) 

                                          (Educate Texas), Austin, TX

                                          AUSTIN, GENE   BOARD OF DIRECTOR  (TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION

                                          REFORM), Austin, TX

                                          Bland, Eddie   Superintendent  (Texas Association of Community Schools), Bridgeport,

                                          TX

                                          Byer, Von   Deputy General Counsel  (Texas Education Agency)

                                          Canaday, Jennifer   Government Relations Manager  (Association of Texas Professional

                                          Educators), Austin, TX

                                          Cook, Kim    (TaMSA - + myself), Austin, TX

                                          Eaton, Holly   Director of Professional Development + Advocacy  (Tx Classroom Teachers

                                          Assoc), Austin, TX

                                          Hodge, Stacey   Teacher Science 7 + 8  (self), Dallas, TX

                                          Johnson, Trey   Teacher  (Dallas ISD), Dallas, TX

                                          Majcher, Dineen    (Self, TAMSA), Austin, TX

                                          Paredes, Raymund   Commissioner  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin,

                                          TX

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

                                          Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                          Scott, Michael   Teacher  (Teaching Trust), Dallas, TX

                                          West, Dr. Sandra   STAT Chair Legislative Committee (K-12)  (TX Academy of Science

                                          Science Teachers Assoc. of Tx (STAT)(K-12), Higher Ed), Bulverde, TX

                                          Zyskowski, Gloria   Director - Student Assessment Division  (TX Education Agency),

                                          Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Barber, Kathy    (NFIB / Texas), Austin, TX

                                          DuBois, Doug   Dir of Govt. Affairs  (Texas Food & Fuel Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                          Fainter Jr., John W.   President + CEO  (AECT), Austin, TX

                                          Jackson, Richie   C.E.O.  (TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 1724

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

                                          Mintz, David   VP, Government Affairs  (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX

                                          Munoz, Ned   General Counsel  (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                          Sandberg, Eric   CEO  (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX

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

                        AGAINST:

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

                                          Francis, Bernie    (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        ON:

                                          Cohen, Michael   President  (Achieve Inc.), Washington, DC

                                          Koehler, William   Individual  (Self), Ft. Worth, TX

                                          McCreary, Casey   Assistant Executive Director  (Texas Association of School

                                          Administrators (TASA)), Austin, TX

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

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Whitsett, Maria   Consultant  (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

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