WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 6, 2017 9:00 AM

            SB 640

                  FOR:

                                 Allen, Erin  Homeschool Mother & Tax payer citizen  (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Allen, Jackson  N/A  (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Ash, John L.  (Centex Homeschool), Belton, TX

                                 Berry, Kelle  Home school Mom  (Self), McKinney, TX

                                 Black, Julie  Homeschool Mom & Real Estate Broker  (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Collie, Bruce   (Self), Wimberley, TX

                                 Collie, Holly   (Self), Wimberley, TX

                                 Collie, Jordyn   (Self), Wimberley, TX

                                 Gibson, Richard  Homeschool Dad (Renaissance Academy), Nederland, TX

                                 Hastings, Paul   (Self), Lago Vista, TX

                                 Kim, Kloie  Student (homeschooled)  (Self), Grand Prairie, TX

                                 Kim, Rachel  Homeschooling Mother  (Self), Grand Prairie, TX

                                 King, Laura   (Self), Round Rock, TX

                                 Lambert, Tim  President (THSC), Lubbock, TX

                                 Law, Jessica  Mother  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Salado, TX

                                 Mallory, Jason  Father to Brandon, William, Ryan, Brianna  (Self), Missouri City, TX

                                 Mallory, Krista  Mother-Homeschool Mom  (Self; Family), Missouri City, TX

                                 Newman, Jeremy  Policy Director (Texas Home School Coalition), Lubbock, TX

                                 Schultz, Karen  Parent  (Self), Bulverde, TX

                                 Stroud, Don   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Leander, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Bussey, Faith  (Texans for Homeschool Freedom), Arlington, TX

                                 King, Read  (Texans for Homeschool Freedom), Denton, TX

                                 Malone, Rachel   (Self), Manor, TX

                                 Moore, Brandon   (Self), Bedford, TX

                                 Prior, Andy   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texans for Homeschool Freedom),

                                 Arlington, TX

                                 Wells, Demetric  Principal  (Self; Fellow educators), Victoria, TX

                  ON:

                                 Harrison, Jamey  Deputy Exec. Director (UIL), Georgetown, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Allen, Katellen  Homeschool Student  (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Allen, Lilianna  Homeschool Student  (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Corser, Meagan  Legislative Analyst  (Self), Argyle, TX

                                 Exley, Paul  CEO Exley Honey Bees  (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Flores, Robert  (Texas Citizens Action Network), Austin, TX

                                 Howsley, Stephen  Public Policy Analyst  (Self; Texas Home School Coalition), Dallas, TX

                                 Little, Anna  Legislative Analyst  (Self; Texas Home School Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Little, Emma  Legislative Analyst  (Self; Texas Home School Coalition), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 6, 2017 9:00 AM

                                 Newman, Joshua  N/A  (Self), Lubbock, TX

                                 Newman, Josiah  Legislative Analyst  (Self), Lucas, TX

                                 Saenz, Jonathan  Attorney (Texas Values), Austin, TX

                                 Sass, Emily   (Self), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Beneski, Amy  Deputy Executive Director (Texas Association of School Administrators),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 DeLeon, Marty  (Texas Urban Council), Austin, TX

                                 Eckhart, Harley  Executive Director (Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Gonzalez, Dax  Asst. Director (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX

                                 Graves, Ashlea P.  Director, Govt. Relations (Houston ISD), Houston, TX

                                 Hall, Jennifer   (Self), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Motheral, Mike   (Self), Lubbock, TX

                                 Nichols, Colby  Attorney (Texas Rural Education Association), Austin, TX

                                 Thompson, Max  Superintendent  (Self; Banquete ISD), Banquete, TX

                                 Waggoner, Pam  Sch. Board Trustee  (Self), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Anderson, David D.  Consultant (Texas High School Coaches Association), Austin, TX

                                 Carney, Dee  Moak, Casey, & Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Texas Association of Community Schools), Austin,

                                 TX

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

            SB 1153

                  FOR:

                                 Aleman, Steven  Policy Specialist  (also providing written testimony) (Disability Rights

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 McKelvey, Jana   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texans for Special Education

                                 Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Potasznik, Alyssa  Self  (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (TX PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development & Advocacy (TX Classroom Teachers

                                 Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Texas Association of Community Schools), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Lilly, Janna  Director of Governmental Relations (TCASE), Austin, TX

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

                                 Masey, Chris  Policy Specialist (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Miller, Jeff   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Moss, Christene  School Board Trustee in Forth Worth ISD (TASB), Fort Worth, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 6, 2017 9:00 AM

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel (TX-American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                 Ramos Jr., Jacinto  FWISD Board President (Fort Worth ISD), Fort Worth, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Carney, Dee  Moak, Casey, & Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

            SB 1483

                  FOR:

                                 Bergland, Jennifer  Dir. of Government Relations (Texas Computer Education Association),

                                 Georgetown, TX

                                 McDonald, Brenda  Director of Technology  (also providing written testimony) (Anderson-

                                 Shiro CISD), Anderson, TX

                  ON:

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Texas Association of Community Schools), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (TX PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Beneski, Amy  Deputy Executive Director (Texas Association of School Administrators),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Carney, Dee  Moak, Casey, & Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 Fernandez, Martha  Director of Advocacy (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX

                                 Harris, Dana  VP-Federal and State Advocacy (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

                                 and 2050 Group), Austin, TX

                                 Joiner, Caroline  Executive Director (Tech Net), Austin, TX

                                 Moss, Christene  School Board Trustee Fort Worth ISD (TASB), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Ramos Jr., Jacinto  Board President (Forth Worth ISD), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Shelley, Dan  (Apple), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Waggoner, Pamela  Sch. Board Trustee  (Self), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Nichols, Colby  Legislative Counsel (Instructional Material Coordinators' Assoc. of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1784

                  FOR:

                                 Williamson, Daniel  Managing Director (Open Stax, Rice University), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Bergland, Jennifer  Dir. of Government Relations (Texas Computer Education Association),

                                 Georgetown, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gamez, Elise  (Edgenuity), Austin, TX

                                 Waggoner, Pamela  Sch. Bd. Trustee  (Self), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 6, 2017 9:00 AM

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Nichols, Colby  Legislative Counsel (Instructional Material Coordinators' Assoc. of TX),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Carney, Dee  Moak, Casey, & Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

            SB 1837

                  FOR:

                                 Chavez, Melissa M.  Associate Vice President/Superintendent (University of Texas Charter

                                 School System), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Parkerson, Mark  Executive Director, Ingenuity Center UT-Tyler (UT-Tyler), Tyler, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Fernandez, Martha  Director of Advocacy (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX

            SB 1882

                  FOR:

                                 Bigham, Deborah  Chief Development Officer (Uplift Education & District Charter

                                 Alliance), Dallas, TX

                                 Flores Contreras, Dalia  Chief of Staff (KIPP San Antonio Public Charter School), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Lewis, Pat  Deputy Superintendent of Innovation & School Improvement (Grand Prairie

                                 ISD & District-Charter Alliance), Grand Prairie, TX

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

                                 Weiner, Molly  Director of Policy (Texas Aspires Foundation), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel (TX-American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Grey, John  Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,

                                 TN

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

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (TX PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Boswell, Courtney  Executive Director (Texas Aspires), Austin, TX

                                 Camacho, Priscilla  VP Education & Workforce (Greater San Antonio Chamber of

                                 Commerce), San Antonio, TX

                                 Carney, Dee  Moak, Casey, & Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 DeLeon, Marty  (Texas Urban Council), Austin, TX

                                 Fernandez, Martha  Director of Advocacy (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX

                                 Gomez, Addie  Exec. Director (Texans for Quality Public Charter Schools), Austin, TX

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda  Governmental Affairs Manager (Texas Association of Business),

                                 Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Education

            April 6, 2017 9:00 AM

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Texas Association of Community Schools), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Linn, Julie  (District-Charter Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 McCreary, Dr. Casey  Assistant Executive Director (Texas Association of School

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Moss, Christene  School Boards Trustee Ft Worth ISD (TASB), Ft Worth, TX

                                 Ramos Jr., Jacinto  Board President (Fort Worth ISD), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Rome, Christy  Executive Director (Texas School Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin  President (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  ON:

                                 Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development & Advocacy (TX Classroom Teachers

                                 Assoc.), Austin, TX

            SB 2131

                  FOR:

                                 Friese, Jan  Executive Director (Texas Counseling Assoc & TX School Counselor Assoc.),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Henderson, Melissa  Deputy Director of Policy  (also providing written testimony) (Educate

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (TX PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Carney, Dee  Moak, Casey, & Associates (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX

                                 Caudill, Elizabeth  Director of Higher Education and Workforce (Dallas Regional

                                 Chamber), Dallas, TX

                                 Eaton, Holly  Director of Professional Development & Advocacy (TX Classroom Teachers

                                 Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda  Governmental Affairs Manager (Texas Association of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Haenisch, Barry  Executive Director (Texas Association of Community Schools), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 McCreary, Dr. Casey  Assistant Executive Director (Texas Association of School

                                 Administrators), Austin, TX

                                 Meador, Dustin  Director of Government Relations (Texas Association of Community

                                 Colleges), Austin, TX

                                 Moss, Christene  Fort Worth ISD School Board Trustee (TASB), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Ramos Jr., Jacinto  Board President (Fort Worth ISD), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Yancy, Justin  President (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Booker, Jerel  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Peebles, Rex  Austin (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX