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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 1, 2015 9:00 AM

            SB 27

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Baggett, Donnis  Executive Vice President, Texas Press Association  (Self; Texas Press

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Salinas, Nelson  Governmental relations manager (Texas assoc of business), Austin, TX

                                 Schneider, Michael  VP, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs (Texas Association of

                                 Broadcasters), Austin, TX

                                 Shannon, Kelley  Executive Director (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 150

                  FOR:

                                 Tagliabue, Tom  Director, Intergovernmental Relations (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus

                                 Christi, TX

                  ON:

                                 Duncan, Robert  Chancellor (Texas tech university system), Lubbock, TX

                                 Feyten, Carine  Chancellor (Twu), Denton, TX

                                 Jackson, Lee  Chancellor (University of North Texas System), Dallas,Texas, TX

                                 Khator, Renu  Chancellor, university of Houston system (University of Houston), Houston,

                                 TX

                                 McCall, Brian  Chancellor (Texas State University System), Austin, TX

                                 McRaven, William  Chancellor  (also providing written testimony) (The University of

                                 Texas System), Austin, TX

                                 Pattillo, Baker  Presideng (Stephen F. Austin State University), Nacogdoches, TX

                                 Reeser, Michael  Chancellor (Texas State Technical College System), Waco, TX

                                 Rudley, John  President, Texas Southern University (TexasSouthern University), Houston,

                                 TX

                                 Sharp, John  Chancellor (Texas A&M System), College Station, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Acevedo, Julie  (The City of Round Rock), Austin, TX

                                 Acevedo, Julie  (The City of Dallas), Austin, TX

                                 Barksdale, Jay  Sr. VP, Public Policy (Dallas Regional Chamber), Dallas, TX

                                 Broaddus, Jeffrey   (Self; Broaddus & Associates), Austin, TX

                                 Chatron, Michael  President (AGC Texas Building Branch), Austin, TX

                                 Coyle, Jeff  (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                                 Lee, Alicia  Manager, Public Policy (Greater Houston Partnership), Houston, TX

                                 Milligan, Maureen  President and CEO (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Mintz, David  (Texas Academy of General Dentistry), Austin, TX

                                 Scheberle, Drew  SVP (Greater austin chamber of commerce), Austin, TX

                                 Shields, Chris  (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce), Austin, TX

                                 Solis, Eddie  (City of Arlington), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 1, 2015 9:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Brown, Susan  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Gallant, Danny  Vice President for Finance and Administration (Stephen F. Austin State

                                 University), Nacogdoches, TX

                                 Hull, Terry  Associate vice chancellor for finance (The University of Texas System),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 O'Donnell, Michael  Associate vice chancellor (The university of texas system), Austin, TX

                                 Weeden, Isabel  Assoc Vice Chancellor Finance (Texas State Technical College), Waco,

                                 TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Broaddus, James  Ph.D., P.E.  (Self; Industry Advocacy Group for Tuition Revenue Bonds),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 239

                  FOR:

                                 Drobnica, John  COL (Ret)  (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants), Leander, TX

                                 Kelly, Bill  Director of Public Policy & Govt Affairs  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Mental Health America of Greater Houston), Houston, TX

                                 McKinney, Colleen   (also providing written testimony) (National Association of Social

                                 Workers/Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Omahoney, Rachel  Lpc  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Elgin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cates, Andrew  General Counsel (Texas Nurses Association), Austin, TX

                                 Chirico, Alexandra  Policy associate (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Friese, Jan  Executive director (Texas counseling association), Austin, TX

                                 Garcia, Eileen  CEO (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Hansch, Greg  (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Hartman, Marilyn  Mental health advocate  (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on

                                 Mental Illness, Austin affiliate)), Austin, TX

                                 Hiner, Harrison  Legislative director (Texas state employees union), Austin, TX

                                 Hutto, Kathy  Governmental Affairs Consultant (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced

                                 Practice), Austin, TX

                                 Johnson, Lee  Deputy Director (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall  (Christian Life Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Kimberly, Knox  VP - Government and Corporate Relations (Lutheran Social Services of

                                 the South), Austin, TX

                                 Lavelle, Tanya  Easter Seals Central Texas (Easter seals central texas), Austin, TX

                                 Lee, Alicia  Manager, Public Policy (Greater Houston Partnership), Houston, TX

                                 Lee, Donald  Executive Director (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                 Massey, Shelby  (Texas Association of Community Health Centers), Austin, TX

                                 Milligan, Maureen  President and CEO (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 1, 2015 9:00 AM

                                 Mitias, Marcus  Program Director, Government Affairs and Advocacy (Texas Health

                                 Resources), Arlington, TX

                                 Romero, Michelle  Associate Director for Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Switzer, Gyl  (Mental health america of texas), Austin, TX

                                 Travis, Clayton  Policy Coordinator (Texas Pediatric Society), Austin, TX

                                 Wilson, Stacy  (Texas Hospital Assn), Austin, TX

                                 Woomer, Eric  (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Dougherty, Carissa  (Department of state health services), Austin, TX

                                 Moller, Lesa  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 Myers, Royce  Director of Human Resources (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Kliewer, John   (Self), San Antonio, TX

            SB 386

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Harless, Barbara   (Self; North Texas Citizens Lobby), Murphy, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers (TX- American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

            SB 1466

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Salinas, Nelson  Governmental relations manager (Texas assoc of business), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Peebles, Rex  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1656

                  ON:

                                 Martin, Ken  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Ward, Kyle  Executive Director (Texas PTA), Austin, TX