WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education Committee

            April 15, 2015 - 8:00 AM

            HB 451

                 For:

                                 Nguyen, Steven (Self; Texas optometric assoc)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Avery, Bj (Self; Texas Optometric Association)

                                 Lucas, Tommy (President, Texas Optometric Association)

                                 Valdes, Matt (Self)

            HB 3566

                 For:

                                 Lindner, Ray (National Guard Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Bourgeois, Eugene (Texas State University)

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                                 Burnett, Bradley (Self)

                                 Coburn, Rufus (Texas veterans commission)

                                 Hernandez, Demetrio (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Hoffman, Emily (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Pettibon, Joseph (Texas A&M University)

                                 Romo, Ricardo (The University of Texas at San Antonio)

                                 Starr, Brantley (Attorney General)

                                 Tallant, Steven (Texas A&M University Kingsville)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                 On:

                                 Blazer, Lisa (The university of texas at san antonio)

                                 Brown, Susan (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Cooper, Connie (Tx higher ed coordinating board resource only)

                                 Miterko, John A (Texas Coalition of veterans organizations)

                                 Sunshine, Brian (Central Texas College)

                                 Thurlkill, Jason (Legislative Budget Board)

            HB 3572

                 For:

                                 Lindner, Ray (National Guard Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Bourgeois, Eugene (Texas State University)

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                                 Coburn, Rufus (Texas veterans commission)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Hernandez, Demetrio (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Hoffman, Emily (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Pettibon, Joseph (Texas A&M University)

                                 Romo, Ricardo (The University of Texas at San Antonio)

                                 Starr, Brantley (Attorney General)

                                 Tallant, Steven (Texas A&M University Kingsville)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Steven (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                 On:

                                 Blazer, Lisa (The University of Texas at San Antonio)

                                 Brown, Susan (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Cooper, Connie (Tx higher ed coordinating board resource only)

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                                 Miterko, John A (Texas Coalition of veterans organizations)

                                 Sunshine, Brian (Central Texas College)

                                 Sunshine, Brian (Central Texas College)

                                 Thurlkill, Jason (Legislative Budget Board)

            HB 3577

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Steven (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                                 Poteat-Phelps, Jennifer (Community College Association of Texas Trustees)

                                 Poteat-Phelps, Jennifer (Community College Association of Texas Trustees)

                 On:

                                 Harper, Daniel (The Texas State University System)

                                 Martin, Ken (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Martin, Ken (Texas higher education coordinating board)

                                 McMichael, Marlene (Texas State Technical College)

            HB 4173

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alvarez, Julian (The Rio Grande Valley Partnership)

                                 Garcia, Teclo (City of McAllen)

                                 Hernandez, Sofia (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance)

                 On:

                                 Fernandez, Francisco (UTRGV)

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