WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            May 5, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 1341

                 For:

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Willis, Randy (Granger ISD, texas rural education assoication, texas community of schools,

                                 and central texas school board assoication)

                 Against:

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                 On:

                                 Zyskowski, Gloria (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Assoc of School Boards)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Frandsen, Barbara (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

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

                                 Motheral, Mike (Small Rural School Finance Coalition)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools; Texas Rural Education

                                 Association)

                                 Whitsett, Maria (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 York, Dwain (Self; Wimberley ISD)

                 On:

                                 Cloudt, Criss (Texas education agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1498

                 For:

                                 Allred, James (Self; Texas Dermatological Society)

                 On:

                                 Gershenwald, M.D., Jeffrey (UT MD Anderson Cancer Center)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1705

                 Against:

                                 Baldwin, Steve (Self; Texas association of the deaf)

                                 Valverde, Donna (Self)

                 On:

                                 Maass, Peter (Texas Facilities Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Timperlake, Benna (Self)

                 On:

                                 Hilderbran, Harvey (Texas Facilities Commission)

                                 Rodgers, Terri (Texas Facilities Commission)

            HB 2040

                 Against:

                                 Smith, Debbie (Self; San Marcos CISD and Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented)

                                 Torres, Debi (Self; Austin Independent School District)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Colburn, JJ (Self; Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented)

            HB 2251

                 For:

                                 Dunn, David (Self; Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                 Mays, William (Self; Ulift education)

                 On:

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas Education Agency)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barba, Michael (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Darcy, Jessica (Self; Kipp Austin Public Schools)

                                 Gomez, Addie (Texans for Quality Public Charter Schools)

                                 Linn, Julie (Texans for Education Reform)

                                 List, Amanda (ResponsiveEd)

                                 Petty, Cameron (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Griffin, Paula (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2579

                 For:

                                 Morath, Mike (Self)

                 Against:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Petty, Cameron (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Rowell, Ronald (Texas education agency)

            SB 935

                 For:

                                 Frandsen, Barbara (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 Against:

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Brooks, Jeffrey (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Assoc of School Boards)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Graves, Ashlea (Houston ISD)

                                 Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 Linn, Julie (Texans for Education Reform)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools; Texas Rural Education

                                 Association)

                                 Petty, Cameron (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Statman, Rona (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Whitsett, Maria (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            SB 972

                 For:

                                 Frandsen, Barbara (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 On:

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Brooks, Jeffrey (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Assoc of School Boards)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Graves, Ashlea (Houston ISD)

                                 Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Lilly, Janna (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 Linn, Julie (Texans for Education Reform)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

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

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools; Texas Rural Education

                                 Association)

                                 Petty, Cameron (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Statman, Rona (The Arc of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Whitsett, Maria (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

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