WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
March 13, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Blevins, Johnny (Self; Splash Kingdom Family Waterpark)
Dawdy, Danny (Self; TX Baptist Camping Assoication)
Decker, Dan (Self; Texas Travel Industry Association)
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Neal, Dan (Self; Camping Association of Mutual Progress)
Teel, David (Trxas Travel Industry Association)
Wuest, Brad (Self; Natural Bridge Caverns)
Against:
Courson, Christina (Lockhart Independent School District)
Muri, Scott (TASA)
Muri, Scott (Spring Branch ISF)
On:
Kim, Andrew (Self; Comal ISD)
Wilson, Columba (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Terri (Self)
Asmussen, Cindy (Self)
Baskin, William (Self)
Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)
Blevins, Marci (Splash kingdom waterpark)
Boyd, Erika (Self)
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Brannan, Ryan (Galveston Park Board of Trustees)
Castaneda, Jr, Tris (Self; Anheuser-Busch)
Cromley, Dylan (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Dally, Randall (Self; Texas Association of Campground Ownees)
Eastland, Richard (Self; Camp Mystic)
Eastland, Tweety. (Self; Camp Mystic)
Garza, Kathryn (Self; Camp Waldemar)
Garza, Severiano (Self; Camp Waldemar)
Grace, Jr, Jim (Houston First)
Harris, Ashley (Self; Visit San Antonio)
Henry, William (Self; Vista Camps)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Association of Campground Owners)
Maddux, Mary (Self; Ne tarrant tea party)
McCarty, Julie (Self)
Moore, Roger (Self; Camp Longhorn)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Prosapio, Winter (Self; Schlitterbahn)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; Ne tarrant. Tea party)
Schwab, Carlton (Texas economic development council)
Sheer, Jim (Texas retailers association)
Against:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
De Leon, Marty (Texas Urban Council)
Gonzalez, Dax (Texas Association of School Boards)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Martinez, Louann (Ft. Worth ISD)
Nichols, Colby (Austin ISD)
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Rodriguez, Cindy (Self)
On:
Crabill, AJ (TEA)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
For:
Bailey, Jessica (Self)
Belloni, Zack (Self)
Bellono, Summer (Self)
Johnson, Karen (Self)
Norman, Hannah (Self)
Santini, Cecilia (Self)
Scott, Kristal (Self)
Selva, Dixie (Self)
Stobbs, Heather (Self)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Broughal, Christine (Texans For Special Education Reform)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Ding, Erica (Self; Doctors for change)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Garcia, Mercedes (Self)
Grissom, Darren (TX PTA)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Heye, Jason (Self)
Hou, Nova (Self)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness AustinAffiliate Advocacy Chair)
LeFebvre, Jean (Self)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Nutt, Michael (Self)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Stewart, Eric (Self)
Stewart, Stacey (Self)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Thomason, Alyssa (Self; Doctors for Change)
Wang, Amy (Self)
Whittier, Eric (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Wood, Richard (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Zoeller, Zoe (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Against:
Eckhart, Harley (TEXAS ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLS AND SUPERVISORS
ASSOCIATION)
Gonzalez, Dax (Texas Association of School Boards)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
For:
Benkula, Makayla (Self)
Crunelle, Gabriela (Self; Purple Warriors of Texas)
Dudo, Shari (Self; Purple Warriors of Texas)
Graham, Katie (Self)
LaChance, Loree (Self)
Rosales, Sindi (Self; Epilepsy Foundation central & South texas)
Solis, Pedro (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Broughal, Christine (Texans For Special Education Reform)
Catano, Daniela (Self)
Crunelle, Claudia (Purple Warriors of Texas)
Dickson, Deborah (Self)
Dudo, Kevin (Self; Purple Warriors of Texas)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Grissom, Darren (TX PTA)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Peeler, Robert (Greenwich Biosciences)
Thomason, Alyssa (Self; Doctors for Change)
Watkins, Barbara (Self)
Whited, Amy (UCB)
Wilson, Columba (Self)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Gonzalez, Dax (Texas Association of School Boards)
On:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Alexander, Kaycie (Texas public policy foundation)
Jackson, Bryce (Self)
Merfish, Brett (Texas Appleseed)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Viramontes Le, Desiree (Self; Round Rock ISD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Cogan, Josh (Outlast Youth)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Grissom, Darren (TX PTA)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness AustinAffiliate Advocacy Chair)
Mares, Bryan (Texas CASA)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Thomason, Alyssa (Self; Doctors for Change)
Against:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Davis, Michelle (Self)
On:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wilson, Columba (Self)
Against:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
On:
Crowe, Jamie (TEA)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
For:
Jackson, Bryce (Self)
Mares, Bryan (Texas CASA)
Merfish, Brett (Texas Appleseed)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Cogan, Josh (Outlast Youth)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Grissom, Darren (TX PTA)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness AustinAffiliate Advocacy Chair)
Lucy, Jennifer (Texprotects)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Viramontes Le, Desiree (Self; Round Rock ISD)
Against:
Davis, Michelle (Self)
On:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
For:
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Adams, Neal (Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA))
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Dibrell, Henry (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Martinez, Louann (Texas Urban Council)
On:
Crabill, AJ (TEA)
For:
LaChance, Loree (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)
Dennis, Rick (Texas State Athlectic Trainers Association)
Eckhart, Harley (TEXAS ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLS AND SUPERVISORS
ASSOCIATION)
Gonzalez, Dax (Texas Association of School Boards)
Grissom, Darren (TX PTA)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Kuhlmann, Kate (Texas High School Coaches Association)
Romero, Jason (Self; Indivisible Texas)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)
Dennis, Rick (Texas State Athlectic Trainers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Gonzalez, Dax (Texas Association of School Boards)
Grissom, Darren (TX PTA)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Kuhlmann, Kate (Texas High School Coaches Association)
LaChance, Loree (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Romero, Jason (Self; Indivisible Texas)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Avila, Mary (Self; Goodwill Excel Center)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Delisi, Ted (Self)
Exter, Monty (Self; The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Quintanilla, Ines (Self; Goodwill Excel Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Patterson, Jerod (Texas Rural Education Association)
Villanueva, Chandra (CPPP)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Carter, Phuong (Self)
Corder, Daphne (Self)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Piccolq, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Wilson, Columba (Self)
Against:
Hodgins, David (Texas Urban Council)
Schwartz, Cara (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Wardell, Holly (Self; Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Mehl, P.C.)
Witte, Jessica (Texas Association of School Administrators)
On:
Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Broughal, Christine (Texans For Special Education Reform)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness AustinAffiliate Advocacy Chair)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Menendez, Fatima (MALDEF)
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals central texas)
Spencer, Virginia (Self)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Thomason, Alyssa (Self; Doctors for Change)
Against:
Eckhart, Harley (TEXAS ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLS AND SUPERVISORS
ASSOCIATION)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Lee, Michael (Texas Associatin Rural Schools)
On:
Porter, Justin (Texas Education Agency)
Reisman, Heather (Texas Education Agency)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
De Leon, Marty (El Paso ISD)
Forbes, Gary (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self)
Gonzalez, Dax (Texas Association of School Boards)
Hopkins, Norma (Self)
Maddux, Mary (Self; Ne tarrant tea party)
Mccarty, Fred (Self; Ne tarrant tea party)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
McCarty, Julie (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; Ne tarrant. Tea party)
On:
Crabill, AJ (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Cromley, Dylan (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Davis, Michelle (Self; Convention of States)
Eckhart, Harley (TEXAS ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLS AND SUPERVISORS
ASSOCIATION)
Franklin, Shelia (Self)
Hopkins, Norma (Self)
Hou, Nova (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; Ne tarrant. Tea party)
Solis, Eddie (City of Arlington)
Wilson, Columba (Self)
Against:
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Grissom, Darren (TX PTA)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Menendez, Fatima (MALDEF)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Crabill, AJ (TEA)
For:
Quinzi, Patty (TX American Federation of Teachers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aquino Garza, Priscilla (Self)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Cromley, Dylan (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Grissom, Darren (TX PTA)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against:
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Eckhart, Harley (TEXAS ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLS AND SUPERVISORS
ASSOCIATION)
Gonzalez, Dax (Texas Association of School Boards)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
On:
Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)
Cook, Marilyn (TEA)
Crabill, AJ (TEA)
For:
Miloy Clemmer, Nancy (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarado, Melissa (Self)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Friese, Jan (Texas School Counselor Association)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness AustinAffiliate Advocacy Chair)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Against:
Gonzalez, Dax (Texas Association of School Boards)
On:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
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