WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education

            May 12, 2017 9:00 AM

            HB 655

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Meador, Dustin  (Texas Association of Community Colleges), Austin, TX

                                 Meroney, Mike  Consultant (Texas Workforce Coalition; BASF Corporation; and Huntsman

                                 Corporation), Austin, TX

                                 Spilman, Annie  (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Texas), Austin, TX

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

                                 Austin, TX

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

                  ON:

                                 Henderson, Melissa  Deputy Director, Policy (Educate Texas), Austin, TX

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

                                 Austin, TX

            HB 2431

                  ON:

                                 Reynard, Betty  President (Lamar State College Port Arthur), Port Arthur, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Meroney, Mike  Consultant (Texas Workforce Coalition; BASF Corporation; and Huntsman

                                 Corporation), Austin, TX

                                 Spilman, Annie  (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Texas), Austin, TX

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

                                 Austin, TX

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

                  ON:

                                 Demerson, Aaron  Director of Employer Initiatives (Texas Workforce Commission),

                                 Austin, TX

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

                                 Austin, TX

            HB 2895

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

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

                                 Hartman, Marilyn  Advocate for those with serious mental illness  (Self; NAMI Austin

                                 (National Alliance on Mental Illness, Austin affiliate)), Austin, TX

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

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

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

                                 Austin, TX