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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            March 19, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 462

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas conference of urban counties)

                                 Leal, Martha (Self; Texas School Counselor Association)

                                 McFarland, Jane (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Equity Center)

                                 Turner, Ashlea (Houston ISD)

                                 Webster, Richard (Austin ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Craven, Morgan (Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA))

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 548

                 For:

                                 Stone, Ellen (Texas Appleseed)

                 Against:

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flores, Jose (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easter Seals Central TX)

                                 Leal, Martha (Self; Texas School Counselor Association)

                                 Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice coalition)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Newman, Joshua (Self)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Parrish, Melody (TEA)

                                                                                               1


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 735

                 For:

                                 Fisher, Tracy (TASB, Coppell ISD)

                                 Ramos, Eduardo (TASBO and Pflugerville ISD)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Leal, Martha (Self; Texas School Counselor Association)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Equity Center)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (CPPP)

                                 Webster, Richard (Austin ISD Board of Trustees)

                 Against:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1160

                 For:

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

                                 Gardner, Dennette (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

                 On:

                                 Craven, Morgan (Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alvarado, Melissa (Self)

                                 Bacon, Katherine (Self)

                                 Bateman, Stephanie (Self)

                                 Becker, Liza (Self)

                                 Biundo, Jennifer (Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Carrasquillo, Dawn (Self)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Conner, Carrie (Self; TCA)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Dossman, Elizabeth (Self)

                                 Doyle, Cynthia (Self)

                                 Ducloux, Simone (Self)

                                 Edwards, Taylor (Self)

                                 Elder, Jodie (Self)

                                 Elder, Jodie (Self)

                                 Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Garcia, Natalie (Self)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Gregory, Andrew (Self; Texas counseling association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

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

                                 Harville, Michelle (Self)

                                 Hatley, Amanda (Self)

                                 Hatley, Kimberly (Self; Coppell Counseling Center)

                                 Henderson, Susan (Self)

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)

                                 Jangha, Awa (Self)

                                 Jeane, Martin (Self)

                                 Johnson, Eric (Self)

                                 Leal, Martha (Self; Texas School Counselor Association)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 McClendon, Levi (Self)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)

                                 Moshtaghii, Kristina (Self)

                                 Page, Jefrey (Self)

                                 Piatt, Mary (Self)

                                 Poe, Janet M (Self)

                                 Proctor, Carrie (Self)

                                 Reyna, Stephanie (Self; ASCA, Graduate Student UT)

                                 Robinson, Heather (Self; American School Counselor Association)

                                 Rodriguez, Sarah (BISD)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Stewart, Ebony (Self; TCA)

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

                                 Synnestvedt, Molly (Self)

                                 Thweatt, Darlene (Self)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Whitely, Ruth (Self)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

                                 Menendez, Fatima (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)

                 On:

                                 Atkinson, Richard (Self; Family To Family Network)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1182

                 For:

                                 Hardy, Pat (Self)

                                 Kofron, Margaret (Self)

                                 Kofron, Margaret (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 Somerville, Dean (Self)

                                 Zuniga, Lourdes (Self; Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blackmon, Renee (Self)

                                 Bohnert, Henry (Self)

                                 Bohnert, Richard (Self)

                                 Bush, Scott (Self; President, Texas Social Studies Supervisors Association)

                                 Dougherty, Meghan (Self)

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Fowler, Meredyth (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

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

                                 Gilberg, Julie (Self)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Leal, Martha (Self; Texas School Counselor Association)

                                 McFarland, Jane (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Morgan, Tom (Self; American Collectors Association of Texas)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                                 Smith, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

                 On:

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1199

                 For:

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Texas ALTA)

                                 RabbWiggins, Vickie (Self)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Barrier, Pamela (Self)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easter Seals Central TX)

                                 Klare, Mike (Self)

                                 Leal, Martha (Self; Texas School Counselor Association)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Marsel, Alice (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self)

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Self; Impact Dyslexia)

                                 Milligan, Anne (Self)

                                 Monteith, Karen (Self)

                                 Muniz, Yvonnilda (Self)

                                 Owens, Serenity (Self; Impact Dyslexia)

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

            HB 1388

                 For:

                                 Baker, Jennifer (CTAT)

                                 Bevel, Kasi (Career and Technical Association of Texas)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Chiodo, Dana (CompTIA)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 McFarland, Jane (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 Weiner, Molly (Texas Aspires Foundation)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

                 On:

                                 Crowe, Jamie (TEA)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Scheberle, Drew (Austin chamber of commerce)

            HB 1453

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Franklin, Ryan (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Montano, Matt (Tea)

                                 Williams, Tiffany (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easter Seals Central TX)

                                 Gregg, Aaron (Texas Association of the Deaf)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 McFarland, Jane (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Muniz, Yvonnilda (Self)

                                 Sanchez, Chris (Sibme)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                 On:

                                 Atkinson, Richard (Self; Family To Family Network)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1556

                 For:

                                 Adams, Shay (Self; Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Gay, Richard (TASBO)

                                 Morris, Michelle (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Spiegel, Jamie (Round Rock ISD)

                                 Steed, Caleb (TASBO)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Wright, Eric (National IPA)

                                 Wright, Eric (National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP))

                 On:

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1597

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 Smith, R Clint (Abilene Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1632

                 For:

                                 Adams, Shay (Self; Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 RabbWiggins, Vickie (Self)

                                 Ramos, Eduardo (TASBO and Pflugerville ISD)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Barrier, Pamela (Self)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Texas ALTA)

                                 Klare, Mike (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Marsel, Alice (Self)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 McFarland, Jane (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self)

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Self; Impact Dyslexia)

                                 Milligan, Anne (Self)

                                 Monteith, Karen (Self)

                                 Owens, Serenity (Self; Impact Dyslexia)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (CPPP)

                 Against:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                 On:

                                 Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1639

                 For:

                                 Torres, Tony (San Benito Consolidated Independent School District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1664

                 For:

                                 Kuehler, Marie (Comal ISD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Ramos, Eduardo (TASBO and Pflugerville ISD)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Moriaty, Laura (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Rodriguez, David (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1773

                 For:

                                 Collum, Tera (Self; Teachers for Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 McKinney, Sharon (Self; Port Aransas ISD)

                 On:

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                               9


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1823

                 For:

                                 Ramos, Eduardo (TASBO & Pflugerville ISD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                 Against:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                 On:

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 2116

                 For:

                                 Levels, Levatta (Self)

                                 Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice coalition)

                                 Thomas, Angela (Self; PACE youth programs inc.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bonton, Shirley (Self)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

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

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Hutchens, Mia (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 McFarland, Jane (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Pitts, Jim (CAN academies)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Stone, Ellen (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Turner, Ashlea (Houston ISD)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                              10


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2210

                 For:

                                 Fisher, Tracy (TASB, Coppell ISD)

                 On:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                 On:

                                 Crowe, Jamie (TEA)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 2424

                 For:

                                 Jones, Adam (IteachTexas)

                 On:

                                 Aquino Garza, Priscilla (Educate Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Joiner, Caroline (Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA))

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 McFarland, Jane (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Webster, Richard (Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                 On:

                                 Franklin, Ryan (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                              11


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Parrish, Melody (TEA)

            HB 2778

                 For:

                                 Milam, Jessi (Self; Utopia ISD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Crabill, AJ (TEA)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 3134

                 For:

                                 Dossey, Matt (Self; Jonesboro ISD)

                                 Grubbs, Travis (High island isd)

                 On:

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 McKinney, Sharon (Self; Port Aransas ISD)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                 Against:

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

            HJR 24

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Franco, Brie (City of Austin)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas conference of urban counties)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Equity Center)

                                 Turner, Ashlea (Houston ISD)

                                 Webster, Richard (Austin ISD Board of Trustees)

                                                                                              12


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Weist, Jon (City of Irving)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Craven, Morgan (Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA))

                                 Lopez, Leonardo (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (Texas Education Agency)

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