WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            March 16, 2021 - 8:00 AM

            HB 129

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Impact)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

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

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

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

                                 Assessment (TAMSA).)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Aki, Fuat (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Parrish, Melody (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 159

                 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))

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 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)

            HB 353

                 On:

                                 Cottrill, Jeff (TEA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Coleman, Starlee (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

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

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

            HB 445

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Campbell, Grover (TASB)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Coleman, Starlee (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Texas High School Coaches Association)

                                 Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sanders, Byron (Self; Big Thought)

                                 Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 725

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Campbell, Grover (TASB)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Coleman, Starlee (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)

                                 Gaines, Charles (Raise Your Hand Texas)

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Norman, Lisa (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Taylor, Brittney (Self; TexProtects)

                                 Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Texas Pediatric Society)

                 On:

                                 Aki, Fuat (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Parrish, Melody (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 759

                 For:

                                 Dias, Bruno (Self)

                                 Raftery, Rebecca (Self)

                                 Rnnels, Marlon (Self)

                                 Shaw, Kate (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas criminal justice coalition)

                                 Hulsey, Cassandra (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)

                                 Mosley, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Somes, Carolyn (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Theis, Kelsey (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Goralski, Craig (Texas Education Agency)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chacon, Joseph (Texas Police Chief's Association)

                                 Collins, Scott (Texas School District Police Chief's Association)

                                 Kimberly, David (Self; Texas School District Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Raptor Technologies)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)

                                 Ayres, Monica (Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Campbell, Grover (TASB)

                                 Elias, Samantha (Self)

                                 Fischer, Jeff (Self)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easterseals Texas)

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Guerrero, Anne (Self)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

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

                                 LeFebvre, Jean (Self)

                                 List, Amanda (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)

                                 Wadhwani, Savita (Self)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Whittier, Eric (Self)

                 On:

                                 Aki, Fuat (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Parrish, Melody (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 785

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of Texans w/Disabilities (CTD))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ayres, Monica (Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas criminal justice coalition)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easterseals Texas)

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Analysis 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)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America Greater Houston)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                 On:

                                 Aki, Fuat (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Parrish, Melody (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Porter, Justin (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1080

                 For:

                                 Meeker, Hannah (Self; Carrolton Springs Changes)

                 On:

                                 Harrison, Jamey (UIL)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

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

                                 Mejia, Joanna (Self)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1114

                 For:

                                 Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)

                                 Culpepper, Lakisha (Self)

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

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care For Children)

                                 Twitty, Danielle (Self)

                                 Wolfe, Ashantia (Self; Network of mental health providers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Atlas-Kravitz, Laura (Texas State Teachers Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)

                                 Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Painter, Lillian (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America Greater Houston)

                                 Sheffield, Heather (Self)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Fischer, Jeff (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Wadhwani, Savita (Self)

                                 Whittier, Eric (Self)

            HB 1603

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (TASB)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Coleman, Starlee (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

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

                                 Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)

                                 Menendez, Fatima (MALDEF)

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

                                 Assessment (TAMSA).)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

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