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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Pensions Committee

            May 4, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 45

                 For:

                                 Gomez, Dolores (Self; Magic Valley Retired Teachers)

                                 Lee, Timothy (Texas retired teachers association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allphin, Don (Self; Texas Retired Teacher Association)

                                 Clem, Janet (Self; Tex retired teachers assn)

                                 Epperson, Gene (Self; Texas ret teachers association)

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Garner, Jane (Self)

                                 Grey, John (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Gunter, Donna (Self; Texas ret teachers assn)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Lamar, Grace (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lentz, Malcolm (Self; Texas  retire teacher s assoc)

                                 Lizcano, Lloy (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

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

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Industrial Vocational Association)

                                 Plemmons, Fran (Self; TRTA)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of texas professional educators)

                                 Sargent, Sheila (Self; Trta)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Retired Teachers Association)

                                 Wilson, Betty (Self; Tex ret teachers assn)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)

            HB 701

                 For:

                                 Escobedo, Mary esther (Self; Tx StateEmployees Union)

                                 Wilson, Linda (Self; Texas State Employees Union)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cebulski, Mark (Self; AFSCME Texas Retirees)

                                 Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees- Texas)

                                 Haverlah, Leroy (Self; Texas state employees union)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Retired Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Allphin, Don (Self; Texas Retired Teacher Association)

            HB 1149

                 For:

                                 Lee, Timothy (Texas retired teachers association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allphin, Don (Self; Texas Retired Teacher Association)

                                 Clem, Janet (Self; Tex retired teachers assn)

                                 Epperson, Gene (Self; Texas ret teachers association)

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Garner, Jane (Self)

                                 Grey, John (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Gunter, Donna (Self; Texas ret teachers assn)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Lamar, Grace (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lentz, Malcolm (Self; Texas  retire teacher s assoc)

                                 Lizcano, Lloy (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

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

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Industrial Vocational Association)

                                 Plemmons, Fran (Self; TRTA)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of texas professional educators)

                                 Sargent, Sheila (Self; Trta)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Retired Teachers Association)

                                 Wilson, Betty (Self; Tex ret teachers assn)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)

            HB 1967

                 For:

                                 Lee, Timothy (Texas retired teachers association)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allphin, Don (Self; Texas Retired Teacher Association)

                                                                                               2

                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Clem, Janet (Self; Tex retired teachers assn)

                                 Epperson, Gene (Self; Texas ret teachers association)

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Garner, Jane (Self)

                                 Grey, John (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Gunter, Donna (Self; Texas ret teachers assn)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Lamar, Grace (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lentz, Malcolm (Self; Texas  retire teacher s assoc)

                                 Lizcano, Lloy (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

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

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Industrial Vocational Association)

                                 Plemmons, Fran (Self; TRTA)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of texas professional educators)

                                 Sargent, Sheila (Self; Trta)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Retired Teachers Association)

                                 Wilson, Betty (Self; Tex ret teachers assn)

            HB 2873

                 For:

                                 Lee, Timothy (Texas retired teachers association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allphin, Don (Self; Texas Retired Teacher Association)

                                 Clem, Janet (Self; Tex retired teachers assn)

                                 Epperson, Gene (Self; Texas ret teachers association)

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Garner, Jane (Self)

                                 Grey, John (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Gunter, Donna (Self; Texas ret teachers assn)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Lamar, Grace (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lentz, Malcolm (Self; Texas  retire teacher s assoc)

                                 Lizcano, Lloy (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

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

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Industrial Vocational Association)

                                 Plemmons, Fran (Self; TRTA)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of texas professional educators)

                                 Sargent, Sheila (Self; Trta)

                                                                                               3

                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Retired Teachers Association)

                                 Wilson, Betty (Self; Tex ret teachers assn)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)

            HB 2974

                 For:

                                 Lee, Timothy (Texas retired teachers association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allphin, Don (Self; Texas Retired Teacher Association)

                                 Clem, Janet (Self; Tex retired teachers assn)

                                 Epperson, Gene (Self; Texas ret teachers association)

                                 Gunter, Donna (Self; Texas ret teachers assn)

                                 Lamar, Grace (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

                                 Lentz, Malcolm (Self; Texas  retire teacher s assoc)

                                 Lizcano, Lloy (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

                                 Plemmons, Fran (Self; TRTA)

                                 Sargent, Sheila (Self; Trta)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Retired Teachers Association)

                                 Wilson, Betty (Self; Tex ret teachers assn)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)

            HB 3259

                 For:

                                 Lee, Timothy (Texas retired teachers association)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allphin, Don (Self; Texas Retired Teacher Association)

                                 Clem, Janet (Self; Tex retired teachers assn)

                                 Epperson, Gene (Self; Texas ret teachers association)

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Garner, Jane (Self)

                                 Grey, John (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Gunter, Donna (Self; Texas ret teachers assn)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                                                                               4

                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Lamar, Grace (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lentz, Malcolm (Self; Texas  retire teacher s assoc)

                                 Lizcano, Lloy (Self; Texas retired teachers association)

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

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Industrial Vocational Association)

                                 Plemmons, Fran (Self; TRTA)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of texas professional educators)

                                 Sargent, Sheila (Self; Trta)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Truitt, Vicki (Texas Retired Teachers Association)

                                 Wilson, Betty (Self; Tex ret teachers assn)

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