WITNESS LIST

            Public Education Committee

            March 14, 2023 - 8:00 AM

            HB 579

                 On:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 Against:

                                 Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Porter, Justin (TEA)

                                 Tian, Iris (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 890

                 For:

                                 Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aerni, Meg (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Campbell, Grover (TASB)

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

                                 Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 McCormick, Matthew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Puig, Marc (TEA)

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            HB 920

                 For:

                                 Afolabi, Folashade (Self)

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)

                                 Deane, Daniel (Self)

                                 Gagen, Charlie (Self; American Lung Association)

                                 LaChance, Loree (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)

                 On:

                                 Bratton, Bobbie (UNT HSC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)

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

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Triplett, Jeremy (Department of State Health Services)

            HB 1002

                 For:

                                 Lawson, William (Self; Texas chiropractic association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Tounget, Craig (Texas Physical Therapy Association)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1067

                 For:

                                 Bednar, William (Self)

                                 Hall, Trevor (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

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                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Puig, Marc (TEA)

            HB 1212

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Atiq, Faizan (Islamic Society of Greater Houston)

                                 Fruge, Katie (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Ghani, Shariq (Minaret Foundation)

                                 Kazi, Mujeeb (North Texas Islamic Council)

                                 Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911)

                                 Vane, Sharyn (Jewish Federation of Greater Austin; Austin Jewish community)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Khan, Muhammad A (IACC)

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

                                 Rhodes, Fran (Self)

                                 Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)

                                 Seelig, Bonnie (Self)

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Ibe, Natalie (Self)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Terry, James (Texas education Agency)

            HB 1225

                 For:

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Rush, Ana (Self; Del Valle ISD)

                                 Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

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

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

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                 For:

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Holleman, Will (Raise Your Hand Texas)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Porter, Justin (TEA)

                                 Tian, Iris (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1297

                 For:

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)

                                 Campbell, Grover (TASB)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Gibson, Greg (Self; Texas Association of Midsize Schools)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Pee, Andrea (Texas School Nurses Organization)

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Triplett, Jeremy (Department of State Health Services)

            HB 1416

                 For:

                                 Adams, Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))

                                 Horton-Williams, Sharla (Commit Partnership)

                 Against:

                                 Dawer, Daniel (Self; Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Hodge, Andrew (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

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                 On:

                                 Pruneda, Mary Lynn (Texas 2036)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Campbell, Grover (TASB)

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

                                 Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 List, Amanda (AList Consulting)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Wittenburg, Michelle (Good Reason Houston)

                 Against:

                                 Drabbant, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                 On:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Dawer, Daniel (Self; TLEEC)

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911)

                                 Porter, Justin (TEA)

                                 Self, Colby (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Tian, Iris (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1789

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (TASB)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 Against:

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Puig, Marc (TEA)

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            HB 1883

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 English, Jamila (Emgage)

                                 Fruge, Katie (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Ghani, Shariq (Minaret Foundation)

                                 Vane, Sharyn (Jewish Federation of Greater Austin; Austin Jewish community)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Abdel-Hafiz, Gamal (Self; Islamic Association of Lewisville/Flower Mound)

                                 Adams, Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Ahmed, Imad (Self)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self)

                                 Elibiary, Mohamed (Self)

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)

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

                                 Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                                 Syed, Sohail (Islamic society of greater Houston)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Tian, Iris (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1955

                 For:

                                 Sledd, Keith (Self; Executive Director for Heart of Texas Defense Alliance and Chair for

                                 thevGovernor’s Committee to Support the Military.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (TASB)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 Against:

                                 Ransdell, James (Self; True Texas Project)

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Marin, Eric (TEA)

                                 Terry, James (Texas education Agency)

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