WITNESS LIST

              SB 1716

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

              April 20, 2021 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          DeAngelis, Corey    (American Federation for Children), Wasington, DC

                                          Dippel, Colleen   CEO  (Self; Families Empowered), The Woodlands, TX

                        AGAINST:

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

                                          Luke, Charles   Dr.  (Self; Coalition for Public Schools), Weatherford, TX

                        ON:

                                          Montano, Matthew   Deputy Commissioner  (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Allmon, Jennifer   Executive Director  (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Kimberly, Knox   SVP - Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations  (Upbring), Austin, TX

                                          Parkinson, Thomas    (Self) , San Antonio, TX

                                          Yancy, Justin   President  (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Aguilar, Leonard    (Texas AFL-CIO), Texas, TX

                                          Beneski, Amy    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          DeBill, Valerie    (League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Gaines, Charles   Director of Government Relations  (Raise Your Hand Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Griffith, Carrie   Policy Specialist  (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX

                                          Haenisch, Barry    (Texas Association of CommunitySchools), Austin, TX

                                          Holleman, Will    (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX

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

                                          Research Association)), Austin, TX

                                          Lopez, Carisa   Political Director  (Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX

                                          McGuire, Kristin   Director of Government Relations  (Texas Council of Administrators of

                                          Special Education), Austin, TX

                                          Quinzi, Patty   Legislative Counsel, TX American Fed. Of Teachers  (TX-American

                                          Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

                                          Terry, Mark   Deputy Executive Director  (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and

                                          Supervisors Association), Austin, TX

                                          Toon, Jennifer   Mental Health Peer Policy Fellow  (Coalition of Texans for Disabilities),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Villanueva, Chandra    (Every Texan), Austin, TX

                                          Williams, Paige   Director of Legislation  (Texas Classroom Teachers Association), Austin,

                                          TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 1716

              Senate Committee Report

              Education

                       Providing written testimony:

                        FOR:

                                          Sass, Emily   Director, Next Generation Texas  (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin,

                                          TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Wiggins, Mark    (Association of Texas Professional Educators), AUSTIN, TX

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