WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 26, 2017 9:00 AM

            SB 537

                  ON:

                                 Garza, Wanda  Executive Officer-External Affairs (South Texas College), McAllen, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cheng, Ashley   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self; Self), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

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

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Plummer, David  Vice-President (South Texas College), McAllen, TX

            SB 1151

                  FOR:

                                 Cahn, Adam  (Cahnman's Musings), Austin, TX

                                 Lindsay, Thomas  Dr. (Texas public policy fdn.), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self; Self), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Franz, Bill  General Counsel (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            SB 1746

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cheng, Ashley   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Fraire, Jacob  President and CEO (Texas Association of Community Colleges), Austin, TX

                                 Garcia, Buddy  (Texas Southmost College), Austin, TX

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

                                 Hellyer, Brenda  Chancellor  (Self; San Jacinto College), Pasadena, TX

                                 Lewis, Raymond  (Ccatt), Galveston, TX

                                 Meroney, Mike  Consultant (Texas Workforce Coalition, BASF Corp. and Huntsman

                                 Corporation), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self; Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Poteat, Jennifer  Director of Trustee Services (Community College Association of Texas

                                 Trustees), Austin, TX

                                 Simpson, Stephanie  Vice President (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX

                                 Spilman, Annie  Legislative director (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

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

                                 Austin, TX

                                 White, Michael  Vice President (Texas Construction Association), Austin, TX

                                 Wright, Felicia  (Texas Assn. of Builders), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Garza, Wanda  Executive Officer-External Affairs (South Texas College), McAllen, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 26, 2017 9:00 AM

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

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Plummer, David  Vice-President (South Texas College), McAllen, TX

            SB 1799

                  FOR:

                                 Torres, George  Senior Advisor to the CEO, TX Guaranteed (Texas Guaranteed Student

                                 Loan Corporation), Round Rock, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Martinez, Ray  President (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT)), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Puls, Charles  Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordnating

                                 Board), Austin, TX

            SB 1964

                  AGAINST:

                                 Bingman, William   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), The Woodlands, TX

                                 Bowen, Mark   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), The Woodlands, TX

                                 Coffman-Welton, Amy   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Conroe, TX

                                 Cosio, Ana   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), The Woodlands, TX

                                 Harris, William   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Conroe, TX

                                 Kimpel, Drew   (Self), Conroe, TX

                                 Palacios-Wilhelm, Annasophia   (Self), Conroe, Tx, TX

                                 Palacios-Wilhelm, Sarah   (Self), Conroe, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director  (also providing written testimony) (Lone star chapter

                                 sierra club), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Conservation director  (also providing written testimony) (Lone star chapter

                                 sierra club), Austin, TX

                                 Wehby, Carlos   (Self), The Woodlands, TX

                                 Wilhelm, Yann   (Self), Conroe, TX

                                 Wise, Gary  Dr.  (Self), Conroe, TX, TX

                                 Yetter, Russ   (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Conroe, TX

                  ON:

                                 Hallmark, James  Dr. (Texas A&M University System), College Station, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  AGAINST:

                                 Bokros, Kathleen   (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Harris, Sara   (Self), Conroe, TX

                                 Kimpel, Rick   (Self), Conroe, TX

                                 Petersen, Susan  Board member-TCA  (Self; Texas Conservation Alliance), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Boggus, Tom  Director, Texas A&M Forest Service (Texas A&M Forest Service), College

                                 Station, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            April 26, 2017 9:00 AM

                                 Hufford, Ronald  Executive Director (Texas Forestry Association), Lufkin, TX

                                 Joseph, Gina  Managing Counsel, Property & Construction (The Texas A&M University

                                 System), College Station, TX

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

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 2079

                  FOR:

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

                                 Lindsay, Thomas  Dr. (Texas public policy fdn.), Austin, TX

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

                  ON:

                                 Koons, Robert  Prof.  (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Cahn, Adam  (Cahnman's Musings), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self; Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Scheberle, Drew  Senior VP, Public Policy (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerece),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

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

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 2109

                  FOR:

                                 Bufkin, Alice   (also providing written testimony) (Healthy Futures of Texas), San Antonio,

                                 TX

                                 Daverth, Gwen  Dr  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Campaign to Prevent

                                 Teen Pregnancy), Austin, TX

                                 Marquez, Delilah   (Self), San antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Jeter, Jeff  Associate VP of Government Relations (The university of texas at arlington),

                                 Arlington, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Kreeger, Lauren   (Self; The League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self; Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patty  Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers (TX- American

                                 Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Franz, Bill  General Counsel (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX

            SB 2247

                  FOR:

                                 Anglin, Pamela  (Paris Junior College District), Paris, TX