WITNESS LIST

            Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee

            April 1, 2015 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 53

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Knight, Shelley (Dallas Sheriffs Department)

                                 Moll, Miguel (Self)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 White, Charleston (Self)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile Probation Dept)

                 Against:

                                 Allen, Ray (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Quiros (Key - Rose), Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas Probation Association)

                                 Wood, Justin (Harris County District Attorney's Office)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aylor, Candace (Self)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One voice texas)

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Bresette, Patrick (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)

                                 Gray, Connie (Self)

                                 Graziani, Cate (Mental Health America of Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Marzullo, Amanda (Texas Defender Service)

                                 McCain, Ruthie (Dallas County Sheriff)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Olson, Kym (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Purcell, Marci (Self)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Harris / Ft. Bend County Criminal Lawyers Association)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Torres-Garcia, Adrianna (Self)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Moore, Norman (Self; Hockley County Juvenile Justice)

                 On:

                                 Bittner, Marc (Self; 33rd & 424th Judicial District Juvenile Probation Department)

                                 Bunker-Henderson, Nichole (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Humphrey, Susan (Bell County Juvenile Services and Central Texas Juvenile Chiefs

                                 Association)

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice dept)

                                 Meyer, Michael (Texas juvenile justice department)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County)

            HB 330

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Moll, Miguel (Self)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 White, Charleston (Self)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile Probation Dept)

                 Against:

                                 Allen, Ray (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Quiros (Key - Rose), Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas Probation Association)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aylor, Candace (Self)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One voice texas)

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Bresette, Patrick (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)

                                 Gray, Connie (Self)

                                 Graziani, Cate (Mental Health America of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Marzullo, Amanda (Texas Defender Service)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Olson, Kym (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Patterson, Jeffery (Texad Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Purcell, Marci (Self)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Harris / Ft. Bend County Criminal Lawyers Association)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Torres-Garcia, Adrianna (Self)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Moore, Norman (Self; Hockley County Juvenile Justice)

                 On:

                                 Bittner, Marc (Self; 33rd & 424th Judicial District Juvenile Probation Department)

                                 Bunker-Henderson, Nichole (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice dept)

                                 Meyer, Michael (Texas juvenile justice department)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County)

            HB 1205

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 Greer, Demetrius (Self)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Moll, Miguel (Self)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Taylor, Jesse (Self)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 White, Charleston (Self)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile Probation Dept)

                 Against:

                                 Allen, Ray (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Quiros (Key - Rose), Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas Probation Association)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aylor, Candace (Self)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One voice texas)

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Bresette, Patrick (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)

                                 Gray, Connie (Self)

                                 Graziani, Cate (Mental Health America of Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Marzullo, Amanda (Texas Defender Service)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Olson, Kym (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Patterson, Jeffery (Texad Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Purcell, Marci (Self)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Harris / Ft. Bend County Criminal Lawyers Association)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Torres-Garcia, Adrianna (Self)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Moore, Norman (Self; Hockley County Juvenile Justice)

                 On:

                                 Bittner, Marc (Self; 33rd & 424th Judicial District Juvenile Probation Department)

                                 Bunker-Henderson, Nichole (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice dept)

                                 Meyer, Michael (Texas juvenile justice department)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County)

            HB 1704

                 For:

                                 Curtis, Wendee Lee (Self; Intended Parents Rights)

                                 Modi, Maulik (Self; Intended parents rights)

                                 Plummer, Letitia (Self; Intended Parents Rights)

                                 Rudrappa, Sharmila (Self)

                                 Travis McRae, Crystal (Self; Intended parents)

                 Against:

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values Action)

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Babino, Erica (Self)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Gray, Connie (Self)

                                 Montgomery, Ingrid (Intended parents' rights)

                                 Purcell, Marci (Self)

                                 Watson, Eraka (Childs law firm, pc)

                 Against:

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

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)

                                 Patterson, Jeffery (Texad Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                 On:

                                 Bunker-Henderson, Nichole (Texas Education Agency)

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