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 WITNESS LIST

 HB 4070

 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

 Public Education Committee

 April 18, 2023 - 8:00 AM

 For :

 Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)

 Messer, Leanne (Self; Houston Christian High School)

 Registering, but not testifying:

 For :

 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

 Belsick, Michael (Self)

 Besinger, Jackie (Self)

 Bohnert, Henry (Self)

 Crow, Tisha (Self)

 Evans, Michelle (Self)

 Finger, Jack (Self)

 Franklin, Shelia (Self)

 Long, Matt (Self)

 Lowe, Mary (Self; Families engaged)

 Marshall, Karen (Self)

 Massarano, Andrea (Self)

 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

 Thomas, Teresa (Self)

 Against :

 Aslam, Muneeb “Meebs” (Self)

 Calvert, Raif (Texas Association of School Boards)

 Carranza, Susana (Self)

 Castaneda, Ivana (Self)

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

 Goforth, Patricia (Self)

 Griffith, Idona (Self)

 Guy, Linda (Self)

 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

 Hall, Leslie (Self)

 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

 McLean, Gentry (Self)

 Morris, Ren (Self)

 Morris, Tory (Self)

 Norris, Robert (Self)

 Orr, Grey (Self)

 Person, Maria (Self)

 Petrakis, Rory (Self)

 Pumfrey, Willam Ross (Self)

 Saval, Maureen (Self)

 Stewart, Susan (Self)

 Trevino, Taylor (Self)

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

 Villarreal, Becky (Self)

 Zaparolli, Stephan (Self)

 On :

 Marin, Eric (TEA)

 McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)

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