WITNESS LIST

              SB 27

              Senate Committee Report

              Education K-16

              March 25, 2025 - 8:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Bullock, Corina    (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Education Policy

                                          Institute), Rosharon, TX

                                          Grantham, Gabe    (Texas 2036), Austin, TX

                                          Kling, Kelsey    (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas AFT), Austin, TX

                                          McPeters, Pamela   Ms.  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Classroom Teachers

                                          Association), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Beinke, David   Advocate  (Cirkiel Law Group), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Chevalier, Andrea   Dr.  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Council of

                                          Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Brock, Alison    (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX

                                          Foley, Jeffrey   Chief of police  (Self; Texas association of school resource officers),

                                          Woodway, tx, TX

                                          McCormick, Matthew   Mr.  (Texas Public Policy Foundatiom), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

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

                                          Aleman, Steven   Senior Policy Specialist  (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Rao, Nick    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          REYES, SARAH    (Self; Texas center for justice & equity), SAN ANTONIO, TX

                        ON:

                                          Hodge, Andrew    (TEA), Austin, TX

                                          Marin, Eric    (TEA), Austin, TX

                                          McLoughlin, Jessica   Associate Commissioner  (Texas education agency), Austin, TX

                                          Swanson, Steve    (Self) , Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        FOR:

                                          Hallamek, James    (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX

                                          Sheffield, Heather   Lobbyist  (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)),

                                          Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Wright, Kaci   Education Policy Fellow  ((IDRA) Intercultural Development Research

                                          Association), San Antonio, TX

                        ON:

                                          Kling, Kelsey    (Texas Coalition for Educator Preparation (TCEP)), Dripping Springs, TX

                                          McCall, Quinn   Mr.  (Texas Coalition for Educator Preparation), Austin, TX

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