WITNESS LIST

HB 1605

HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

Public Education Committee

March 21, 2023 - 8:00 AM

For :

Cauthron, Jo Ann (Self; Joanna ministries)

Dant, Jonathan (Self; Uplift Education)

Kuehne, Jennifer (Self)

Ott, Bobby (Self; Temple isd)

Pruneda, Mary Lynn (Texas 2036)

Shields, Amber (Self; Early Matters Dallas)

Taylor, Larry (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)

Unnasch, Laura (Self)

Valdez, Erin (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

Against :

Cooper, Charles (Self)

Davenport, Lynn (Self)

Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)

Kling, Kelsey (Texas AFT)

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

Lowe, Mary (Self)

Stell, Jan (Self)

On :

Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))

Cunningham, Wesley (Frisco ISD)

Hole, Kristen (Texas Education Agency)

Little, Pam (Self)

Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)

Pickren, Julie (Self; State board od education, district 7)

Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

For :

Austin, Glen (Greater Houston Partnership)

Barba, Michael (TPPF)

Carriker, Terri (Self)

Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)

Cooper, Christina (Self)

Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)

Currin, Trish (Self)

Deason, Doug (Self)

Feinstein, Jonathan (The Education Trust)

Garcia, Matthew (Dallas Regional Chamber)

Greer, Kate (Commit Partnership)

Grisham, CJ (Self)

Katsev, Bibi Yasmin (District Charter Alliance)

Krogman, Travis (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

LaBauve, Peyton (Texas Young Republican Federation)

Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)

Roberts, Beverly (Self)

Sprenger, Molly (Self; Libertforkids)

Stewart, Susan (Self)

Zavala, Gilbert (Opportunity Austin)

Against :

WITNESS LIST

HB 1605

HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

Public Education Committee

Albornoz, Fernando (Self)

Bakich, Meg (Self)

Barsalou, Denee (Self)

Bentley, Christin (Self; Republican party of texas)

Chambless, Diana (Self)

Frias, Tianne (Self)

Fry, Pat (Self)

Giles, Laura (Self)

Griffith, Idona (Self)

Guy, Linda (Self)

Heffelfinger, Laura (Self)

Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)

Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)

Klosterboer, Brian (Self; ACLU of Texas)

Leahy, Francesca (Self)

Linahan, Alice (Self)

Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)

Margolis, Eve (Self)

May, Kathy (Self)

Person, Maria (Self)

Rhodes, Fran (Self)

Richards, Diana (Self; Texas Education 911)

Saval, Maureen (Self)

Sever, Aaron (Self; Teaching Strategies)

Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

On :

Bohnert, Henry (Self)

Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

Dawer, Daniel (Self; Educators in Solidarity)

Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

Marin, Eric (TEA)

McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

McLoughlin, Jessica (TEA)

Nichols, Colby (Instructional Materials Coordinators’ Association of Texas)

Sheffield, Heather (Self)