WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            March 8, 2017 9:00 AM

            SB 249

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Groves, Garrett  Economic Opportunity Director (Center for Public Policy Priorities),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Eklund, Julie  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Educatipn Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 719

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Berry, Jason  Ceo  (Self), Rowlett, TX

                                 De Leon, Marty  (TCASE), Austin, TX

                                 Masey, Chris  (Coalition of texans with disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Miller, Jeff  Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Piccola, Kyle  (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Carole  Executive Director (Private providers association of texas), Austin, TX

                                 Thurston, James  Director of Policy and Community Engagement (United Ways of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Baxa, Jim  Dr  (Self), Lubbock, TX

                  ON:

                                 Eklund, Julie  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Educatipn Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 885

                  AGAINST:

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Groves, Garrett  Economic Opportunity Director  (also providing written testimony) (Center

                                 for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX

                                 Moreno, Celina  Legislative Staff Attorney (MALDEF), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Blazer, Lisa  Senior Associate VP for Student Affairs (The University of Texas at San

                                 Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                                 Paredes, Raymund  Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Baxa, Jim  Dr  (Self), Lubbock, TX

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda  Governmental Affairs (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Harmon, Belinda  President (Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education), San

                                 Antonio, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            March 8, 2017 9:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Pettibon, Joseph  Associate Vice President for Academic Services (Texas A&M

                                 University), College Station, TX

                                 Puls, Charles  Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Texas Highe Education Coordinating

                                 Board), Austin, TX

            SB 886

                  ON:

                                 Paredes, Raymund  Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Baxa, Jim  Dr  (Self), Lubbock, TX

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda  Governmental Affairs (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Banks, Yannis  (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX

                                 Harmon, Belinda  President (Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Moreno, Celina  Legislative Staff Attorney (MALDEF), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Puls, Charles  Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Texas Highe Education Coordinating

                                 Board), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Groves, Garrett  Economic Opportunity Director (Center for Public Policy Priorities),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 887

                  ON:

                                 Blazer, Lisa  Senior Associate VP for Student Affairs (The University of Texas at San

                                 Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                                 Gossman, Ginger  Senior Director (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Murr, Christopher  Director of Financial Aid (Texas State University), San marcos, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda  Governmental Affairs (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Groves, Garrett  Economic Opportunity Director (Center for Public Policy Priorities),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Thurston, James  Director of Policy and Community Engagement (United Ways of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX