WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 12, 2017 9:00 AM

SB 803

Registering, but not testifying:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Desetti, Brendan  Director, Education Policy (Software & Information Industry

                                 Association), Washington, DC

                  ON:

                                 Peebles, Rex  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

SB 1123

                  FOR:

                                 Murphy, Kate  Senior child welfare policy associate (Texans care for children), Austin, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Barillas, Dr. Katherine  Director of Child Welfare Policy (One Voice Texas), Houston, TX

                                 Francis, Will  (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter), Austin, TX

                                 Freeman, Kathryn  Director of Public Policy (Christian Life Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Kimberly, Knox  SVP - Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations (Upbring), Austin, TX

                                 Nichols, Lee  (TexProtects), Austin, TX

                                 Yanas, Christine  Director of Govt. Affairs (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South

                                 Texas), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Eklund, Julie  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Highe Education Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Emerson, Debra  (DFPS), Austin, TX

SB 1225

                  ON:

                                 Puls, Charles  Deput Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating

                                 Board), Austin, TX

                                 Schalchlin, Scott  Associate Commissioner for SSLCs (Department of Aging and Disability

                                 Services), Austin, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hansch, Greg   (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Kimberly, Knox  Board Chair (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Kunish, Eric  Mr.  (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy

                                 Chair), Austin, TX

                                 Romero, Michelle  (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                                 Yanas, Christine  Director of Govt. Affairs (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South

                                 Texas), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bray, Tim  Director of State Hospitals (Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX

WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 12, 2017 9:00 AM

SB 1781

                  ON:

                                 Gardner, David  Deputy Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer (Texas Higher

                                 Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

                                 Peebles, Rex  Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),

                                 Austin, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Valdez, Jerry  (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas), Austin, TX

SB 2048

Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Coleman, Rob  (Comptroller), Austin, TX

                                 Martin, Ken  Assistant Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer (Texas Higher Education

                                 Coordinating Board), Austin, TX