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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 1

              Senate Committee Report

              Finance

              September 21, 2021 - 10:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Bordelon, Rod   Attorney  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Public Policy

                                          Foundation)

                                          Craymer, Dale   President  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Taxpayers and

                                          Research Association), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Villanueva, Chandre   Policy Analyst  (Every Texan), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Byer, Von   General Counsel  (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                                          Kavanaugh, Kevin   Economist  (Legislative Budget Board)

                                          Lopez, Leonardo   Chief School Finance Officer  (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                                          Saxe, Avery   Budget Analyst  (Legislative Budget Board)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Belsick, Michael    (Self) , Fredericksburg, TX

                                          LeBas, James   Fiscal analyst  (Texas Association of Manufacturers, Texas Chemical

                                          Council, Texas Apartment Association, and Association of Electric Companies of Texas),

                                          Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Aleman, Steven   Senior Policy Specialist  (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Atlas Kravitz, Laura   Government Relations Specialist  (Texas State Teachers

                                          Association), Austin, TX

                                          Latham Sikes, Chloe   Deputy Director of Policy  (IDRA (Intercultural Development

                                          Research Association)), Austin, TX

                                          Ramón, Ana   Deputy Director of Advocacy  (Texas Legislative Education Equity

                                          Coalition (TLEEC)), San Antonio, TX

                                          Ward, Wendolyn   Leadership and Advocacy Coordinator  (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Currah, Tom   Chief Revenue Estimator  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        ON:

                                          Rome, Christy   Executive Director  (Texas School Coalition), Austin, TX

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