WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 29, 2016 9:00 AM

HB 5 (83R)

                  ON:

                                 Arnold, Joe   (Self; Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX

                                 Barba, Michael  Policy Analyst  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy

                                 Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Cavazos, LeRoy C.  Vice President of Government Affairs  (also providing written

                                 testimony)  (Self; San Antonio Hispanic chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX

                                 Chambers, HD  Superintendent  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Alief ISD and

                                 Texas School Alliance), Houston, TX

                                 Contreras, Bryan  Executive Director and KIPP Through College (KIPP Houston Public

                                 Schools), Houston, TX

                                 Dearmon, William   (also providing written testimony) (Texas A&M University), College

                                 Station, TX

                                 Dimas, Brianna  Vice President of Education  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; San

                                 Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX

                                 Eklund, Julie  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Gonzalez, Leticia  Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, Member  (also

                                 providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Granger, Elijah  Exec. Dir. of Secondary Edu. and Accountability (Lancaster ISD),

                                 Duncanville, TX

                                 Guzman, Samuel  (Mexican American School Board Members Association), Austin, TX

                                 Head, Steve  Chancellor  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Assoc of Community

                                 Colleges), The Woodlands, TX

                                 Morath, Mike  Commissioner  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Education

                                 Agency), Austin, TX

                                 Moreno, Celina   (also providing written testimony) (Mexican American Legal Defense &

                                 Education Fund (MALDEF)), San Antonio, TX

                                 Paredes, Raymund  Commissioner  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Higher

                                 Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 Reyes, George  TACHE Reresentative  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas

                                 Association of Chicanos in Higher Education), Kyle, TX

                                 Terry, Ryan   (also providing written testimony) (Texas A&M University), Bryan, TX

                                 Thomas, Steve  Dr. (Midland College), Midland, TX

                                 Venable, Peggy  Sr Policy Fellow  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Americans for

                                 Prosperity Foundation), Austin, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Hammond, Bill  CEO (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Hinojosa, David  (Texas Latino Education Coalition), San Antonio, TX

                                 Trevino, Theresa   (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment), Austin,

                                 TX

WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 29, 2016 9:00 AM

Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Wright, Felicia  Associate Director Legislative & Political Affairs (Texas Association of

                                 Builders), Austin, TX

Teacher Shortage and Retention

                  ON:

                                 Broughal, Christine  Advocate  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Cavazos, LeRoy C.  Vice President of Government Affairs  (also providing written

                                 testimony)  (Self; San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX

                                 Davis, Tonya  Associate Professor  (also providing written testimony) (Baylor University),

                                 Waco, TX

                                 Dimas, Brianna  Vice President of Education  (also providing written testimony) (San

                                 Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development and Advocacy  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc), Austin, TX

                                 Fikes, Jeremy   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Richland Hills, TX

                                 Franklin, Ryan  Assoc. Commissioner Ed. Leadership & Quality  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                                 Gonzalez, Leticia  Texas Association of Chicanos in High Education, Member  (also

                                 providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Gregory, Gina  Director of Academics  (also providing written testimony) (Harmony Public

                                 Schools), Owasso, TX

                                 Hamman, Doug  Chair Department of Teacher Education  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Texas Tech University), Lubbock, TX

                                 Huber, Diann  President  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Denton, TX

                                 Johnrud, Linda  VP for Academic Affairs & Interim Provost (The University of Texas at

                                 Arlington), Arlington, TX

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate  (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX

                                 Letzring, Timothy  Dean  (also providing written testimony) (Texas A&M University),

                                 Commerce, TX

                                 Litzinger, Linda   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Marder, Michael  Professor and Exec Director UTeach  (also providing written testimony) 

                                 (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Martinez, Pedro  Superintendent (San Antonio ISD), San Antonio, TX

                                 Matthews, Doug  President  (also providing written testimony) (The Teaching and Learning

                                 Foundation), Jacksonville, FL

                                 Nelson, Jim   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Educate Texas), Lantana, TX

                                 Neumann, Alexis  Dr.  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Rapoport Academy),

                                 Waco, TX

                                 Piccola, Kyle   (also providing written testimony) (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. of Teachers  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Texas- American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Reyes, George  TACHE Representative  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas

                                 Association of Chicanos in Higher Education), Kyle, TX

WITNESS LIST

            Education

            March 29, 2016 9:00 AM

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

                                 Speed, Hal  Founder  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Alliance for

                                 Computer Science Education (TACSE)), Austin, TX

                                 Venable, Peggy  Sr Policy Fellow, AFP Foundation  (also providing written testimony) 

                                 (Self; Americans for Prosperity Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Washington, Remy  Managing Director  (Self; Uplift Education), Dallas, TX

                                 Wojcikiewicz, Steven  Vice President of Policy, Deans for Impact  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Deans for Impact), Austin, TX

                                 Wussow, Jim  Assistant Superintendent Plano ISD (Plano Independent School District),

                                 Plano, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Aleman, Steven  (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Litzinger, Amy  Texas Parent to Parent  (Self; Texas Parent to Parent), Austin, TX

                                 West, Sandra   (Self), Bulverde, TX

Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Carreon, Robert  Vice - President, Public Affairs, Texas (Teach for America), McAllen, TX

                                 Cohen, Alan  Asst Sup of Early Childhood Education, DISD (Dallas Independent School

                                 District), Dallas, TX

                                 Hinojosa, David  (Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Lilly, Janna  Texas Council for Adm. of Special Education (Texas Council of

                                 Administrators of Special Education), Austin, TX

                                 McCabe, Libby  Director of Advocacy (Commit Partnership), Dallas, TX

                                 Meroney, Mike  Consultant (Coalition for Effective Educator Preparation), Austin, TX