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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            March 7, 2023 - 8:00 AM

            HB 131

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Bryce (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Mccloud, Aaron (Self; Intervene K-12)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self; Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Turrieta, Gilbert (Texas Association of Builders)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Meyer, Mike (TEA)

                                 Terry, James (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 621

                 For:

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                 On:

                                 Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Bryce (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                 Against:

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT))

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Cook, Marilyn (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

            HB 699

                 On:

                                 Harrison, Jamey (UIL)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Bryce (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values Action)

                                 Scott, Anita (Self; Texas HomeSchool Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 768

                 Against:

                                 Brownson, Amanda (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Jones, Garry (Self; Democrats for Education Reform)

                                 Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT))

                                 Puente, Jaime (Every Texan)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

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