WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
April 8, 2025 - 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)
Story, Dale (Self; Self)
On:
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Marx, David (Texas Education Agency)
McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
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)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
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)
For:
Myers, Debbie (Self; Westyn Mandrell Foundation)
Against:
Harkleroad, Becca (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Sexton, Shane (Tx Education Agency)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blkankenship, Sheri (Texacs Association Community Schools)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission)
On:
Marin, Eric (TEA)
For:
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (The Arc of Texas)
Handley, Boyd (Self)
Handley, Carey (Self)
Handley, Caytlin (Self)
Lawler, Erin (Texas Council of Community Centers)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Riddle, Audrey (Melissia) (Self; Austin Special Needs Planning)
Thommen, Rany (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
On:
Iannaccone, Marisa (Texas council for Developmental Disabilities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Clarke, Michael (The Arc of Texas)
Crownover, Buffy (Evergreen IDD)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Ford, Ashley (Self)
Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)
Jones, Garry (Democrats for Education Reform TX)
Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)
Knustrom, Eric (Self)
List, Amanda (TxABA PPG)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Story, Dale (Self; Self)
Sykora, Julia (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Karp, Jason (Self)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Miller, Nina (Self)
Price, Grace (Self; End Chronic Disease)
Against:
Knustrom, Eric (Consumer Brands Associationn)
On:
Miller, Kristina (LINQ)
Wilson, Lena (Texas Department of Agriculture)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Dowling, Matt (Texas Medical Association)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self; TrueTexasProject)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Reagan, Charlene (Self; True Texas Project)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Romo, Joel (Partnership for a Healthy Texas)
Sykora, Julia (Self)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Treat, Brita (Self)
Treat, Mark (Self)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Steele, Catherine (Texas Department of Agriculture)
For:
Honea, Rena (TX AFT and Alliance AFT)
Shawell, Christy (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Crownover, Buffy (Avel eCare)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)
Harkleroad, Becca (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Jones, Garry (Democrats for Education Reform TX)
Jones, Noah (Texas Counseling Association)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Posson, Amanda (Every Texan)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Quinzi, Patty (TX AFT)
Story, Dale (Self; Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Against:
Honea, Rena (TX AFT and Alliance AFT)
On:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
McCormick, Matthew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blkankenship, Sheri (Texacs Association Community Schools)
Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)
Rasti, Kelly (Texas Association of School Boards)
Against:
Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (The Arc of Texas)
On:
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Mcloughlin, Jessica (Texas education agency)
For:
Clarke, Michael (The Arc of Texas)
Feigen, David (Texans Care for Children)
On:
Gerken, Lauren (Tx council for developmental disabilities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Blkankenship, Sheri (Texacs Association Community Schools)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Deline, Steven (Self)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Jones, Garry (Democrats for Education Reform TX)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Posson, Amanda (Every Texan)
Quinzi, Patty (TX AFT)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas medical association)
Valdez, Jerry (Age of Learning)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Leslie, Charles (Self; TEPI)
Naylor, Rachel (Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance,
Partnership for a Healthy Texas)
On:
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Brannan, Ryan (Fieldstead)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Deline, Steven (Self)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)
Harkleroad, Becca (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Jones, Garry (Democrats for Education Reform TX)
Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Quinzi, Patty (TX AFT)
Rhea, Debbie (TAHPERD)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Romo, Joel (Partnership for a Healthy Texas)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Franklin, Shelia (Self; True Texas Project)
Reagan, Charlene (Self; True Texas Project)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Treat, Brita (Self)
Treat, Mark (Self)
On:
Bhakta, Nimisha (Department of State Health Services)
Lucas, Christopher (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Rappaport, Theresa (Goodwill Central Texas Excel Center)
Wiggins, Donya (Self)
On:
Marx, David (Texas Education Agency)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Calvert, Raif (TASB)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
List, Amanda (Blue Learning)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Webster, Richard (New Heights)
Wood, Justin (Self; Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer & Adelstein, LLP)
Against:
Cohen, Sarah (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Quinzi, Patty (TX AFT)
On:
Lucas, Christopher (Texas Education Agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
On:
Kinsey, Aaron (Self; State Board of Education)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Grantham, Gabe (Texas 2036)
Against:
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)
Quinzi, Patty (TX AFT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Blkankenship, Sheri (Texacs Association Community Schools)
Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Deline, Steven (Self)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self; True Texas Project)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)
Lenau, Kristen (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Quinzi, Patty (TX AFT)
Reagan, Charlene (Self; True Texas Project)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Sparks, Andrea (Not On Our Watch)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Treat, Brita (Self)
Treat, Mark (Self)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Williams, M Paige (Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
On:
Lucas, Christopher (Texas Education Agency)
Rodriguez, David (Tx Education Agency)
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