WITNESS LIST

            Appropriations - S/C on Article II Committee

            February 19, 2019 - 8:00 AM

Behavioral Health

                 On:

                                 Butler, Gordon (Self; Pavilion)

                                 Gaines, Somja (HHHS)

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

                                 Hoffman, Shannon (The Hogg Foundation)

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Self; Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas conference of urban counties)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Hogg foundation for mental health)

                                 Mares, Bryan (Texas casa)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Sinclair, Ed (HHSC)

                                 Speasemaker, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)

                                 Young, Kurtis (Parkland Hospital)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Bennett, Michaela (Children's Health System of Texas)

                                 Collins (Self)

                                 Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)

                                 Nafziger, Mia (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Quereau, Jennifer (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Stieg, Claire (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Vickery, Bobbie (Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Vickery, Bobbie (Self; Sheriff Associaton of Texas)

                                 Wilson, Dennis (Self; Texas Council of Community Centers)

Community Based Care at DFPS

                 On:

                                 Biera, Anais (The Childrens Shelter)

                                 Blackstone, Kristene (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Buff, Gary (Our Community, Our Kids)

                                 Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Ramirez, Angelica (State Auditor's Office)

                                 Redden, Michael (New Horizons)

                                 Scoggins, Kristyn (State Auditor's Office)

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WITNESS LIST

Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Collins (Self)

                                 Coverstone, Kirk (Self; Stonebridge Behavioral Health)

                                 Elliott, Verma (State Auditor's Office)

                                 Olse, Katie (Tx alliance of c)

Early Childhood Intervention

                 On:

                                 Aleman, Heather (CACOST Project Ninos Early Childhood Intervention Services)

                                 Cantu, Jennifer (Self; Project Grow ECI)

                                 Durden, Veronda L. (Self; Any Baby Can of Austin)

                                 Gerken, Lauren (The arc of texas)

                                 Linnell, Marjan (Self; Texas pediatric society, texas medical association, texas academy of

                                 family physicians)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Nunnery, Catherine (Self)

                                 Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 Roges, Lyndsey (HHSC)

                                 Rubin, Stephanie (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Shedd, Rhonda (Community Action Corp of South Texas)

                                 Vera, Marivel (Self; Project Grow ECI)

                                 Wood, Trey (HHSC)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Collins (Self)

                                 DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Heye, Jason (Self)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)

Family First Prevention Services Act

                 On:

                                 Blackstone, Kristene (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Booher, Jesse (Texas alliance of child and family services)

                                 Cooper, Rachel (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Fenner, Eric (Casey Family Programs)

                                 Keefe, Rachael (Self; Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medical Association)

                                 Lucy, Jennifer (Self; Texprotects)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Collins (Self)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

Information Technology in Article II

                 On:

                                 Blackmore, Lynn (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Buche, Steve (HHSC)

                                 Corbell, Richard (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Flores, David (Texas Civil Commitment Office)

                                 Ford, Victoria (HHSC)

                                 Garcia, Imelda (Texas Dept. of State Health Services)

                                 Kauffman, Sylvia (Office of Inspector General)

                                 Kinsey, David (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Sheppard, Donna (Texas Department of State Health Services)

                                 Thompson, Wanda (Texas Department of State Health Services)

                                 Wood, Trey (HHSC)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Hall, MD, Manda (Texas Dept. of State Health Services)

                                 Lamprecht, Lara (Texas Dept. of State Health Services)

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