WITNESS LIST

 HB 497

 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

 Public Education Committee

 April 8, 2025 - 8:00 AM

 For :

 Elias, Samantha (Self)

 Against :

 Goodman, Geoffrey Trevor (Self)

 LaChance, Loree (Self)

 Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)

 Miller, Brooke (Self)

 Shawell, Christy (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

 Tincopa, AD (Self; Girls Empowerment Network)

 On :

 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

 Swanson, Steve (Self)

 Registering, but not testifying:

 For :

 Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forun)

 Long, Matt (Self)

 Rasti, Kelly (Texas Association of School Boards)

 Reagan, Charlene (Self; True Texas Project)

 Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)

 Against :

 Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)

 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

 Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)

 Biundo, Jennifer (Healthy Futures of Texas)

 Bonilla, Grace (Self; Texas Impact)

 Bryan, Chris (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

 Cohen, Sarah (Self)

 Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)

 Harkleroad, Becca (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)

 Jones, Noah (Texas Counseling Association)

 Kiser, Mary Beth (Texas Psychological Association)

 Page, Stefanie (Texas Pediatric Society)

 Pollock, Kristen (Self)

 Reese, Kayla (Self)

 Thompson, Stephanie (Self)

 Winick, Seth (Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds)

 On :

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

 McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)

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