WITNESS LIST

              SB 161

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

              April 28, 2015 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Cavazos, Ramiro A.   President & CEO  (San Antonio, Hispanic Chamber of Comm.), San

                                          Anton., TX

                                          Cobrera, Juan   Sup. EPISD  (EPISD), El Paso, TX

                                          Dow, Pauline   Chief Academic Officer  (Austin Independent School District), Austin, TX

                                          Durant, Ivonne   Deputy Superintendent - Academies & School Leadership  (El Paso

                                          I.S.D.), El Paso, TX

                                          Frandsen, Barbara   Retired professor  (also providing written testimony)  (League of

                                          Women Voters of Tx), Austin, TX

                                          Moreno, Celina   Legislative Staff Attorney  (MALDEF), San Antonio, TX

                                          Negovetich, Marisha   Assistant Director Governmental Relations  (Texas Association of

                                          School Boards), Austin, TX

                                          Nichols, Colby   General Counsel  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Association

                                          of Community Schools; Texas Rural Education Association), Austin, TX

                                          Romero, Jesse    (Texas Association for Bilingual Education), San Antonio, TX

                                          Wilson, Columba P    (Self) , San Antonio, TX

                        ON:

                                          Hinojosa, David   Nat'l Director of Policy  (also providing written testimony)  (IDRA), San

                                          Antonio, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Beneski, Amy   Associate Exec. Director  (Texas Association of School Administrators),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Carazos, MPA, C. LeRoy   Director of Gov. Affairs  (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of

                                          Comm.), San Antonio, TX

                                          Eaton, Holly   Director of Professional Development & Advocacy  (Tx Classroom

                                          Teachers Assoc), Austin, TX

                                          Graves, Ashlea   Director, Government Relations  (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                          Grey, John   Government Relations Specialist  (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,

                                          TX

                                          Quinzi, Patty   Legislative Counsel  (TX-American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                          Villanueva, Chandra   Policy Analyst  (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn   Vice President  (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Weatherford,

                                          TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        FOR:

                                          Anderson, David D.   Consultant  (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees), Austin, TX

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