WITNESS LIST

            Public Education-S/C on Educator Quality Committee

            April 10, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 1867

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Eaton, Holly (Texas classroom teachers Association)

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

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

                                 Summerville, Cody (Self)

                                 Ward, Kyle (TX PTA)

                 Against:

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas education agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

            HB 2039

                 For:

                                 Laywell, Laura (Self)

                                 Summerville, Cody (Self)

                                 Uptain, Wendy (Self; The Commit! Partnership)

                                 Wilkinson, Larrisa (Prek4SA)

                 Against:

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                 On:

                                 Alexander, Karen (Self)

                                 Duron, Jodi (Self; TASA, TACS, TEPSA)

                                 Duron, Jodi (Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools, & Texas Elementary and Principals Supervisors Association)

                                 Franklin, Ryan (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brown, David (Self)

                                 Burkett, Jerry (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Ewing, Diane (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Farley, Angela (Dallas regional chamber)

                                 Faz, Isaac (Self; Dallas County Community College District)

                                 Johnson, Margaret (The League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Kofron, Kimberly (Self; Texas Association for the Education of Young Children)

                                 Little, Derek (Self; Dallas ISD)

                                 Mace, Stephanie (Self; United way of metropolitan dallas)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

                                 McHorse, Cathy (United Way for Greater Austin)

                                 Nichols, Lee (TexProtects)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Rubin, Melanie (Dallas early education alliance)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Sobel, Lindsay (Self; Teach Plus)

                                 Ward, Kyle (TX PTA)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Andy, Diann (Self; Bexar County Democratic Women)

                                 Benitez, Rose (TASPA)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas education agency)

                                 Guerra, Lolly (Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators)

            HB 2775

                 Against:

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 On:

                                 Aquino Garza, Priscilla (Educate Texas)

                                 Cummings, Cynthia (Lamar University college of education and human development)

                                 Marquart, James (Lamar university)

                                 Spina, Robert (Lamar University, College of Education and Human Development)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Andy, Diann (Self; Bexar County Democratic Women)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

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

                                 Nelson, Jim (Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative)

                                 Watts, Jenna (Deans For Impact)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas education agency)

                                 Franklin, Ryan (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Miller, Tim (TEA)

            HB 2924

                 For:

                                 Lund, John-Peter (Texas Teachers)

                                 Meroney, Mike (ACT San Antonio, and ACT Houston/Dallas/Austin)

                 Against:

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Hoover, JoLisa (Self)

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

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

                                 Nelson, Jim (Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative)

                                 Watts, Jenna (Deans For Impact)

                 On:

                                 Eaton, Holly (Texas classroom teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                 Against:

                                 Andy, Diann (Self; Bexar County Democratic Women)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Sobel, Lindsay (Self; Teach Plus)

                                 Uptain, Wendy (Commit partnership)

                 On:

                                 Aquino Garza, Priscilla (Educate Texas)

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas education agency)

                                 Franklin, Ryan (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Miller, Tim (TEA)

            HB 2941

                 For:

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                 Against:

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

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Eaton, Holly (Texas classroom teachers Association)

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Andy, Diann (Self; Bexar County Democratic Women)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas education agency)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Regal, Tim (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 3044

                 For:

                                 Lund, John-Peter (Texas Teachers)

                                 Meroney, Mike (ACT San Antonio, and ACT Houston/Dallas/Austin)

                 Against:

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 On:

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Aquino Garza, Priscilla (Educate Texas)

                                 Eaton, Holly (Texas classroom teachers Association)

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                 Against:

                                 Andy, Diann (Self; Bexar County Democratic Women)

                                 Nelson, Jim (Texas Teacher Preparation Collaborative)

                                 Sobel, Lindsay (Self; Teach Plus)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas education agency)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Franklin, Ryan (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Miller, Tim (TEA)

            HB 3349

                 For:

                                 Lozoya, Mario (Toyota)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Workorce Coalition, BASF Corporation, and Huntsman Corporation)

                                 Verstuyft, Lloyd (Self)

                                 Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Eaton, Holly (Texas classroom teachers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Andy, Diann (Self; Bexar County Democratic Women)

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Aspires)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Campos, Lorena (Port San Antonio)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Rodriguez, Jennifer (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association of Texas)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Fedration of Independent Business/Texas)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Wright, Felicia (Texas Assn. of Builders)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas education agency)

                                 Cook, Marilyn (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                                 Miller, Tim (TEA)

            HB 3563

                 For:

                                 Williams, Ellen (Texas Association of School Boards)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Andy, Diann (Self; Bexar County Democratic Women)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Eckhart, Harley (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

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

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Ward, Kyle (TX PTA)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas education agency)

                                 Cook, Marilyn (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 3692

                 For:

                                 Eaton, Holly (Texas classroom teachers Association)

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Andy, Diann (Self; Bexar County Democratic Women)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Ward, Kyle (TX PTA)

                 Against:

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Belew, Kara (Texas education agency)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas education agency)

                                 Regal, Tim (Texas Education Agency)

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