WITNESS LIST

              Health & Human Services

              April 8, 2015 8:00 AM

              SB 1475

                     FOR:

                                      Borel, Dennis  Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                      Ducayet, Patty  State Long-term Care Ombudsman  (also providing written testimony)

                                      (Long-term Care Ombudsman Program), Austin, TX

                                      Dudensing, Jamie  CEO (Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX

                                      Dunkelberg, Anne  Associate Director  (also providing written testimony) (Center for Public

                                      Policy Priorities), Austin, TX

                     ON:

                                      Cassidy, Jessica  Attorney, Health Law (Texas Legal Services Center), Austin, TX

                                      Green, Doni  Director of Aging (North Central Texas Council of Governments), Arlington,

                                      TX

                     Registering, but not testifying:

                     FOR:

                                      Bower, Bruce  Attorney  (Self), Austin, TX

                                      Bryan, Christine  VP of Information Technology and Public Policy (Clarity Child Guidance

                                      Center), San Antonio, TX

                                      Chimene, Grace  (League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Eckstein, Kathy  Director of Public Policy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas),

                                      Austin, TX

                                      Francis, Will  Government Relations Director (National Association of Social Workers -

                                      Texas Chapter), Austin, TX

                                      Fredriksen, Amanda  Associate State Director of Advocacy (AARP), Austin, TX

                                      Kafka, Bob  Organizer (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Ligon, Katharine  Mental Health Policy (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX

                                      Mayeaux, Ginger  (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

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

                                      Mitchell, Seth  Assistant to County Manager (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San

                                      Antonio, TX

                                      Murphree, Susan  Disability Rights Texas (Senior Policy Specialist), Austin, TX

                                      Smith, Carole  Executive Director (Private Providers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

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

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

                                      Whitehurst, Darren  (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                                      Wilson, Stacy  VP / Associate General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

                     ON:

                                      Brown, Trelisha  Managing Attorney (Health Law) (Texas Legal Services Center), Austin,

                                      TX

                                      Charney, Jimmy  Program Specialist (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin,

                                      TX

                                      Hendricks, Elisa  Director, Office of the Ombudsman (Health and Human Services

                                      Commission), Austin, TX

                                      Traylor, Chris  Chief Deputy Commissioner (Health and Human Services Commission),

                                      Austin, TX


                                                                                          WITNESS LIST

              Health & Human Services

              April 8, 2015 8:00 AM

              SB 1560

                     FOR:

                                      Layton, Sherri  Outpatient Services Administrator La Hacienda Treatment Center (Assoc. of

                                      Substance Abuse Programs (ASAP)), Boerne, TX

                     Registering, but not testifying:

                     FOR:

                                      Galligher, Duane  (Association of Substance Abuse Programs of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Graziani, Cate  (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Howell, Jason  Executive Director (SoberHood), Austin, TX

                                      Ligon, Katharine  Mental Health Policy (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX

                                      Wilson, Stacy  VP / Associate General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

                     ON:

                                      Hughes, Allison  Rules Coordinator (Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX

                                      Sowder, Mary  Program Services Section Director (Texas Department of State Health

                                      Services - Mental Health and Substance Abuse), Austin, TX

              SB 1574

                     FOR:

                                      Norris, Bryan  Captain (San Antonio Professional Fire Fighters Association), New

                                      Braunfels, TX

                                      Slanger, Robert  Captain, Designated Infection Control Officer (San Antonio Fire

                                      Department), San Antonio, TX

                     Registering, but not testifying:

                     FOR:

                                      Delanghe, Wayne  Firefighter / Paramedic  (Self), Lakehills, TX

                                      Obenhoff, Butch  Director (Acadian Ambulance), San Antonio, TX

                                      Smith, Melinda  (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin,

                                      TX

                                      Sprinkle, GK  Public Policy Consultant (Texas Ambulance Association), Austin, TX

                     ON:

                                      Felkner, Marilyn  Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Branch Manager (Texas

                                      Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX

                                      Guerrero, Jane  Director EMS Trauma Systems (Department of State Health Services),

                                      Austin, TX

              SB 1881

                     FOR:

                                      Bond, Jessaca   (also providing written testimony) (The Arc of Texas), San Antonio, TX

                                      Borel, Dennis  Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                      Carlton, Belinda  Public Policy Specialist (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities),

                                      Austin, TX

                                      LaVallo, Richard  Legal Director (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                     ON:

                                      Hecht, Nathan  Chief Justice  (also providing written testimony) (Supreme Court of Texas;

                                      Texas Judicial Council), Austin, TX


                                                                                          WITNESS LIST

              Health & Human Services

              April 8, 2015 8:00 AM

                                      Morgan, Megan  D.D. Policy Fellow (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Slayton, David  Executive Director (Texas Judicial Council), Austin, TX

                     Registering, but not testifying:

                     FOR:

                                      Balovich, Julie  Attorney  (Self), Alpine, TX

                                      Bower, Bruce  Attorney  (Self), Austin, TX

                                      Chishty, Farhat  Member / Mother  (Self; GRADE), Dallas, TX

                                      Ducayet, Patty  State Long-term Care Ombudsman (Long-term Care Ombudsman

                                      Program), Austin, TX

                                      Francis, Will  Government Relations Director (National Association of Social Workers -

                                      Texas Chapter), Austin, TX

                                      Graziani, Cate  (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Kafka, Bob  Organizer (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Kantoff, Amy  Executive Director (Texas Association of Centers for Independent Living

                                      (TACIL)), Pflugerville, TX

                                      Salinas Valdez, Debby   (Self; Guardianship Advocates for Disabled and Elderly

                                      (GRADE)), San Antonio, TX

                                      Sanchez, Joe  Associate State Director (AARP Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Smith, Carole  Executive Director (Private Providers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Suehs, Thomas  Consultant  (Self), Austin, TX

                     ON:

                                      Engelking, Beth  Asst. Commissioner for Adult Protective Services (Department of Family

                                      and Protective Services), Austin, TX

                                      Ezekoye, Nhenna  Senior Policy Analyst (Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX

                     Providing written testimony:

                     FOR:

                                      Kerbow, Kendra  President (Texas Advocates), Austin, TX

              SB 1889

                     FOR:

                                      Barillas, Katherine  Director, Child Welfare Policy  (also providing written testimony) (One

                                      Voice Texas), Houston, TX

                                      Brown, Angela  Parent  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Cedar Hill, TX

                     ON:

                                      Batchelor, Jolynne  Division Administrator for Practice Excellence (Texas DFPS - Child

                                      Protective Services), Austin, TX

                                      Brady, Denise  Senior Policy Attorney (Texas DFPS), Austin, TX

                                      Goodwin, Angela  Director of Investigation (Texas DFPS - Child Protective Services),

                                      Austin, TX

                                      Horton, Colleen  Policy Program Officer  (also providing written testimony) (Hogg

                                      Foundation for Mental Health), Austin, TX

                                      Rosales Elkins, Deborah  Engagement Coordinator for Mental Health Well Being (Texans

                                      Care for Children), Austin, TX


                                                                                          WITNESS LIST

              Health & Human Services

              April 8, 2015 8:00 AM

                     Registering, but not testifying:

                     FOR:

                                      Chishty, Farhat   (Self; Haseeb Chishty), Dallas, TX

                                      Francis, Will  Government Relations Director (National Association of Social Workers -

                                      Texas Chapter), Austin, TX

                                      Graziani, Cate  (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Hansch, Greg  Advocacy and Public Policy Director (National Alliance on Mental Illness

                                      (NAMI) Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Kafka, Bob  Organizer (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Ligon, Katharine  Mental Health Policy (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX

                                      Murphree, Susan  Senior Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                      Salinas Valdez, Debby   (Self), San Antonio, TX

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

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

                                      Walker, Anthony  Parent / Guardian  (Self), Dallas, TX