WITNESS LIST

            Economic & Small Business Development Committee

            March 21, 2013 - 8:00 AM

HB 494

                 For:

                                 Sabourian, Kayvon (Equal justice center)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

                 On:

                                 Ramos, Jerry (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Helmcamp, Leslie (Center for public policy priorities)

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

HB 762

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Uribe, Hector (TIRCA!HCAT,USHCA)

                 On:

                                 Simons, Bob (TDI Resource Only)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Kerwood, PhD, Scott (Self; Texas Fire Chiefs Assn.)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Posey, Jake (Roofing Contractors Association of Texas)

                                 Sugg, Paul (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

HB 939

                 On:

                                 Townsend, Randy (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

                                 LeBas, James (TxOGA)

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HB 1095

                 For:

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas AFT)

                 Against:

                                 Taylor, Paul (Texas Association of School Boards, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Riley, Steve (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of Tx Professional Educators)

                 Against:

                                 Cardenas, Melva V (Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators)

HB 1296

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/texas)

                 On:

                                 Froeschle, Rich (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 De Leon, Marty (Career & Technology Association of Texas)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Shelley, Dan (Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors)

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Johnstone, Gary (Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Tomerlin, Garry (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

HB 1297

                 On:

                                 Miller, Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 De Leon, Marty (Career & Technology Association of Texas)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

                                 Saenz, Luis (Kaplan Higher Education)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas)

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                 On:

                                 Johnstone, Gary (Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Sera, Gary (TEEX)

                                 Tomerlin, Garry (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

HB 1550

                 On:

                                 Riley, Steve (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

HB 1603

                 For:

                                 Berzina, David (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carter, Matt (Event Facilities Fort Worth)

                                 Groomer, Mike (Event Facilities Fort Worth)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

HB 2035

                 On:

                                 Ross, Chuck (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Helmcamp, Leslie (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)

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