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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 10, 2013 9:00 AM

            SB 27

                  ON:

                                 Helmcamp, Leslie  Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX

                                 Melecki, Tom  Director, Office of Student Financial Services (UT Austin), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                  ON:

                                 Kirkle, Sarah  Policy Analyst (Sunset Advisory Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Weaver, Dan  Assistant Commissioner (Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            SB 301

                  FOR:

                                 Nelson, Elizabeth  Sr. Associate Dean, Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor College of

                                 Medicine), Houston, TX

                                 Wright, M.D., David  Physician, Chair, TMA Council on Medical Education (Texas

                                 Medical Association), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Coleman, Bill   (Self), Lorena, TX

                                 Kaplan, Bruce  VP Clinical Strategy, Dean (AUC), Coral Gables, FL

                                 McCarty, Dillon  Student (medical)  (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

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

                                 TX

                                 Peska, DO, MEd., Don  Dean (University of North Texas HSC/ Texas College of

                                 Osteopathic Med.), Ft. Worth, TX

                                 Shine, M.D., Kenneth  Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs (University of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Chumley, Heidi  Chief Academic Officer and Executive Dean (American University of the

                                 Caribbean), Coral Gables, FL

                                 Leo, Myra  Government Affairs Advisor (DeVry), Austin, TX

                                 Stangle Bertram, Helena  Sr. Director Government and Community Relations (DeVry Inc.),

                                 Downers Grove, IL

                  ON:

                                 Fallon, M.D., Kate  Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs (Texas A&M Health Science

                                 Center College of Medicine), Austin, TX

                                 Peck, M.D., Kim  Associate Dean of Admissions and Diversity (Texas Tech University

                                 Health Sciences Center), Lubbock, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Munk, Michelle   (Self), Georgetown, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 10, 2013 9:00 AM

            SB 439

                  FOR:

                                 Eaton, Kevin  President (Weatherford College), Weatherford, TX

                                 Scott, Mike  CEO (Grandbury Chamber of Commerce), Grandbury, TX

            SB 496

                  ON:

                                 Carlucci, Carl  Executive Vice Chancellor/ Vice President Admin. and Finance (University

                                 of Houston), Houston, TX

                                 Heldenfels, Fred  Chair (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 Jackson, Lee  Chancellor (University of North Texas System), Dallas, TX

                                 O'Donnell, Michael  Associate Vice Chancellor (University of Texas System), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Graves, Peter  Vice Chancellor for Contract Admin. (Texas State University), Austin, TX

                                 Kennedy, Dan  Assistant Director Facilities Planning and Construction (Texas A&M

                                 System), College Station, TX

                                 Molina, Michael  Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Construction (Texas Tech

                                 University System), Lubbock, TX

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

                                 TX

                                 Wallace, Russ  Director - Facilities Planning and Construction (Texas A&M University

                                 System), College Station, TX

            SB 620

                  FOR:

                                 Fuller, Paige  Director of Special Education (TCASE), Adkins, TX

                                 Lilly, Janna  Director Gov. Relations  (also providing written testimony) (TCASE Texas

                                 Council of Admin. of Special Education), Austin, TX

                                 Wright, Cherry  Speech-Language Pathologist (Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.),

                                 Kerrville, TX

                  ON:

                                 Arriazula-Flores, Nadia  Speech-Language Pathology Student  (also providing written

                                 testimony)  (Self), El Paso, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Sirmon-Taylor, PhD, Bess  Associate Professor of Speech Language Pathology, UT-El Paso 

                                 (Self), El Paso, TX

            SB 922

                  ON:

                                 Reeser, Michael  Chancellor (TSTC System), Waco, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas Association of Goodwill Industries), Austin, TX

                                 Eaton, Kevin  President (Weatherford College), Weatherford, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 10, 2013 9:00 AM

                                 Salinas, Nelson  Government Affairs Manager (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Shelley, Dan  (Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors), Austin, TX

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

            SB 976

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Sorrell, Michael  President (Paul Quinn College), Dallas, TX

            SB 1509

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

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

                                 TX

            SB 1668

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hempstead, Chuck  Executive Director (Science Teachers Association of Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Salinas, Nelson  Government Affairs Manager (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

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

            SB 1855

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cork, William   (Self), Texarkana, TX

                                 McWilliams, Dean  Consultant (Texarkana Community College Foundation), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Henry Russell, James  President (Texarkana College), Texarkana, TX