WITNESS LIST

HB 1536

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Public Education Committee

April 14, 2015 - 8:00 AM

                       For :

                                 Acevedo, Fidel (Self; LULAC District XIi)

                                 Dunwoody, Mac (Self; Project grad usa)

                                 Harris, Vernita (Greater Houston Black Chamber)

                                 Smalley, Elliot (TN Dept of Education)

                                 Toussant, Jarrad (Texans for Education Reform)

                                 Young, Caprice (Self; Texans for Education Reform)

                                 Zimmerman, Jill (LA Recovery School District)

                       Against :

                                 Anthony, David (Raise Your Hand Texas)

                                 Duron, Jodi (Self; Texas assiciation of mid-sized schools)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Martin, Ed (Texas State Teachers Assn)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Nelson, Jim (Self; TASB and TASA)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                       On :

                                 Swanson, Steve (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Brooks, Jeffrey (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Fernandez, Martha (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                 Gomez, Addie (Texans for Quality Public Charter Schools)

                                 Jones, Max (The Greater Houston Partnership)

                                 Petty, Cameron (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas assoc of business)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                       Against :

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barzano, Lorie (Self; Coalitio SAUS  (Strengthen Austin Urban Schools ))

                                 Cardenas iii, Joe (Self; Texas HOPE, Hispanics Organized for Political Education)

                                 Frandsen, Barbara (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Frandsen, Barbara (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Martinez, Louann (Dallas ISD)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)

                                 Salazar, Placido (Self; Dr Hector P Garcia Amer GI Forum Org)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Whiteker, MaryAnn (Self; Hudson ISD)

                                 Whitsett, Maria (Texas School Alliance)

                       On :

                                 Baxter, Mark (TEA)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Skillern Jones, Rhonda (Houston ISD)

                                                                                         1