WITNESS LIST
Youth Health & Safety, Select Committee
April 10, 2023 - 2:30 PM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Morris, Beverly (Self; Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren)
Sparks, Andrea (Buckner International)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Beaver, Kelsi (Self)
Bissex, Ramsey (Self)
Calkins, Carter (Self)
Caraway, Ethan (Self)
Charrie, Miguel (Self)
Clausen, Liz (Self)
Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)
Destefano, Christina (Self)
Doyle, Shannon (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Earl, Andrea (AARP Texas)
Edwards, Cody (Self)
Fernandez, Adrian (Self)
Figueroa, Tez (Self)
Fowler, Elaina (Texas State Teachers Association)
Gavin, Meg (Self)
Giles, Mars (Self)
Gill, Hannah (NAMI Texas)
Harper, Cole (Self)
Hatcher, Daniel (Self)
Heroux, Emily (Self)
Hogan, Carter (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; Aclu of texas)
Kiser, Mary Beth (Texas Psychological Association)
M., Samuel (Self)
Martinez, Ricardo (Self; EQTX Equality Texas)
Meis, Nova (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)
O’Quin, Ana (Girls Empowerment Network)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Orr, Grey (Self)
Pankl, Grace (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS))
S, Rox (Self)
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Shanmugasundaram, Priyanka (Self)
Singh, Areesha (Self)
Somes, Carolyn (Self)
Soto, Charles (Self)
Spence, Nelson (Self)
Steele, Montana (Self)
Strub, Matthew (Self)
Taylor-Ross, Brittney (TexProtects)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Turner, Colleen (Self)
Urieta, Leticia (Self)
Urieta, Ramiro (Self)
V., Paul (Self)
Violet, Benjamin (Self)
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Waters, Hally (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Young Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)
On:
Boudreau, Brock (DFPS resource only)
For:
Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911 Citizens Defending Freedom)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Hale, Paul (Self)
Marshall, Karen (Self; State Republican Executive Committee, LP Committee)
McCarthy, Rob (Self)
McPeters, Pamela (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Wise, Summer (Self)
Against:
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Against:
Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA)
Hale, Paul (Self)
Johnson, Jordan (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU)
On:
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Calvert, Raif (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of School Administrators; Texas Association of Community
Schools)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
Fowler, Elaina (Texas State Teachers Association)
Luna, Maggie (Self; Statewide Leadership Council)
Ma, Nicole (Self; Woori juntis)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911 Citizens Defending Freedom)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Nguyen, Quynh-Huong (Self; Woori juntos)
Orr, Grey (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Person, Kathleen (TMCA)
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)
On:
LaVoie, Megan (Texas Judicial Council)
Turner, Ryan (Self; Texas Judicial Council Youth Diversion Workgroup / Texas Municipal
Courts Education Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)
Doyle, Shannon (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Kuykendall (Kir-ken-doll), Deanna L. (Texas Municipal Courts Association)
Luna, Maggie (Self; Statewide Leadership Council)
Martinez, Martin (Self; Texas Appleseed)
Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Pankl, Grace (Self)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS))
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Young Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)
Against:
Hale, Angela (City of Mckinney)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
Ma, Nicole (Self; Woori juntis)
Nguyen, Quynh-Huong (Self; Woori juntos)
Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Elder, Brianna (Unbound Now Austin)
Hale, Paul (Self)
Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911 Citizens Defending Freedom)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Schilling, Terry (American principles project)
Simmons, Deborah (Self)
On:
Esparza, Servando (TechNet)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values Action)
Cheshire, Cary (Self)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Medeiros, Joshua (Self; Young Conservative Federation)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Reynolds, Mark (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
For:
Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911 Citizens Defending Freedom)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Hale, Paul (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
McPeters, Pamela (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Against:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Against:
Hutson, Blake (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911 Citizens Defending Freedom)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Beaver, Kelsi (Self)
Bissex, Ramsey (Self)
Calkins, Carter (Self)
Caraway, Ethan (Self)
Charrie, Miguel (Self)
Clausen, Liz (Self)
Destefano, Christina (Self)
Doyle, Shannon (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA)
Edwards, Cody (Self)
Fernandez, Adrian (Self)
Figueroa, Tez (Self)
Flanders, Caitlin (Texas Medical Association)
Fowler, Elaina (Texas State Teachers Association)
Gavin, Meg (Self)
Giles, Mars (Self)
Gill, Hannah (NAMI Texas)
Harper, Cole (Self)
Hatcher, Daniel (Self)
Heroux, Emily (Self)
Hogan, Carter (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; Aclu of texas)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
M., Samuel (Self)
Ma, Nicole (Self; Woori juntis)
Martinez, Ricardo (Self; EQTX Equality Texas)
McPeters, Pamela (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Meis, Nova (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Nguyen, Quynh-Huong (Self; Woori juntos)
O’Quin, Ana (Girls Empowerment Network)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Orr, Grey (Self)
Pankl, Grace (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
S, Rox (Self)
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Shanmugasundaram, Priyanka (Self)
Singh, Areesha (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Soto, Charles (Self)
Spence, Nelson (Self)
Steele, Montana (Self)
Strub, Matthew (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Turner, Colleen (Self)
Urieta, Leticia (Self)
Urieta, Ramiro (Self)
V., Paul (Self)
Violet, Benjamin (Self)
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Waters, Hally (Self)
Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos)
Against:
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Porter, Justin (TEA)
For:
Adams, Jill (Self; Texas School Counselor Association)
Crow, Monya (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
On:
Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911 Citizens Defending Freedom)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Fowler, Elaina (Texas State Teachers Association)
Luna, Maggie (Self; Statewide Leadership Council)
McPeters, Pamela (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of School Administrators; Texas Association of Community
Schools)
O’Quin, Ana (Girls Empowerment Network)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS))
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Against:
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Alfano, Tatiana (Self)
McCall, Quinn (Self)
Against:
Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911 Citizens Defending Freedom)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
On:
Brown, Ryan (The University of Texas Dell Medical School)
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Luna, Maggie (Self; Statewide Leadership Council)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Against:
Destefano, Christina (Self)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Porter, Justin (TEA)
Against:
Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911 Citizens Defending Freedom)
On:
Riley, Jessica (Self; National Association of Social Workers, Texas Chapter)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Destefano, Christina (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Against:
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Destefano, Christina (Self)
Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA)
Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Johnson, Jordan (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU)
Luna, Maggie (Self; Statewide Leadership Council)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of School Administrators; Texas Association of Community
Schools)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS))
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Terry, James (Texas Education Agency)
On:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Calvert, Raif (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Orr, Grey (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Against:
Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA)
Fowler, Elaina (Texas State Teachers Association)
Johnson, Jordan (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU)
Moore, Carrie (Self; Texas Education 911 Citizens Defending Freedom)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Hampton, Rachel (Lone Star Justice Alliance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)
Doyle, Shannon (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Flanders, Caitlin (Texas Medical Association)
Gill, Hannah (NAMI Texas)
Luna, Maggie (Self; Statewide Leadership Council)
Martinez, Martin (Self; Texas Appleseed)
Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)
O'Quin, Ana (Girls Empowerment Network)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS))
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Young Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)
On:
Boudreau, Brock (DFPS resource only)
Contreras, Janie (Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Avera, Bill (Self; Texas School District Police Chiefs’ Assn.)
Doyle, Shannon (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
O’Quin, Ana (Girls Empowerment Network)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Hoffman, Shannon (The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Bates, Georgia (Self; City of Uvalde)
Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Feigen, David (Texans Care for Children)
Fowler, Elaina (Texas State Teachers Association)
Gill, Hannah (NAMI Texas)
Humphrey, Nancy (Plano Independent School District)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
McPeters, Pamela (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of School Administrators; Texas Association of Community
Schools)
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Reynolds, Mark (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS))
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Hampton, Rachel (Lone Star Justice Alliance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
Doyle, Shannon (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Luna, Maggie (Self; Statewide Leadership Council)
Martinez, Martin (Self; Texas Appleseed)
Moseley, Matthew (Harris County Commissioners Court)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ojomo, Omodele (Autism society of texas)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sanders, Jolene (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
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