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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 61

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Public Education Committee

              March 21, 2017 - 12:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

                       For :

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

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Cavazos-Reyna, C LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Keeling, Tami (Self; Victoria ISD, TASB)

                                 Masey, Chris (Self; Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Mott, Vernagene (Self; Texas association of school boards)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Young, Audrey (Self; Apple Springs ISD President, Board of Trustees)

                       Against :

                                 Sheffield, Heather (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)

                       On :

                                 Belew, Kara (Tea)

                                 Housson, Shannon (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lenz, Gene (Texas Education Agency)

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