System updates will be applied on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM. These updates will include changes to the user interface. Work is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which the site will be unavailable.

                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 159

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Public Education Committee

              March 16, 2021 - 8:00 AM

                       For :

                                 Bacak, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Litzinger, Amy (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easterseals Texas)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Self)

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Anaysis Public Policy Group)

                                 Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas parent to parent)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA))

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sheffield, Heather (Self; Decoding Dyslexia and Texans Advocating for Meaningful

                                 Student Assessment (TAMSA).)

                                 Sims, Taylor (Project Lead the Way)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                       On :

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Porter, Justin (Texas Education Agency)

                                                                                         1