WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            March 8, 2011 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 309

                 For:

                                 Brown, Jim T. (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)

                                 Harmon, Gail (Texas Assisted Living Association)

                                 Pollack, Joel (Monarch Senior Living)

                                 Vick, Steven (Alfa & Signature Senior Living)

                                 Wilson, Ryan (Self; Franklin Development Properties, LTD.)

                 Against:

                                 Langendorf, Jean (Housing Committee, Disability Policy Consortuem)

                                 Watkins, Sarah (Coalition of Texans w/ Disabilities (CTD))

                 On:

                                 Bradberry, Anita (Texas Assoc. for Home Care & Hospice, Inc.)

                                 Lyttle, Michael (Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs)

                                 Mills, Sarah (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Murphree, Susan (Disability Rights TX)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Thomason, David (Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging TAHSA)

                 Against:

                                 Berry, Jordan (Texas Organization of Residential Care Homes)

                                 Boyte, Melanie (ADAPT)

                                 Canfield, Irma (Self)

                                 Cranston, Catherine (Self; ADAPT/ Personal Attendant Coalition of TX)

                                 Cranston, Ron (Self)

                                 Jimenez, Gerard (Down Syndrome Association of Central TX)

                                 Peet, Nelson (Adapt of TX)

                                 Saenz, Danny (Self)

                                 Steele, Mary (Self; ADAPT of Texas)

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self)

                                 Wittie, David (Self; ADAPT of Texas, Community Now!)

            HB 309 - Committee Substitute (Naishtat)

                 Against:

                                 Daniels, Blake (Self)

                                 Daniels, David (Self)

                                 Rich, Sid (Texas Association of Residential Care Communities)

                                 Sweeney, Doug (Self)

                 On:

                                 Gold, Marc (Dept. of Aging and Disability Servicer (DADS))

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 434

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dawson, Jodyann (Texans care for Children)

                                 Martinez, Diana (Tex Protects, The Texas Asso. For the protection of Children)

            HB 452

                 For:

                                 Cormie, Duncan (Lifeworks Austin)

                                 Dawson, Jodyann (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Miller, Trista (Self; Foster Care Alumni of America - Vice President, TX Chapter)

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Liz (Texas Department of Family & Protective Srvs.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garcia, Emilia (Texas State Employees Union, CWA Local 6186)

                                 Sparks, Andrea (Texas CASA)

                                 Whitehead, Tiger (Self)

            HB 710

                 For:

                                 Cole, Celia (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Cooper, Eric (San Antonio Food Bank & Texas Food Bank Network)

                 On:

                                 Wilson, Douglas (HHSC- OIG, Resource Witness only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dwyer, Doris (Daughters of Charity Advocacy- Social Justice Cmte)

                                 Guerra-Cardus, Laura (Children's Defense Fund)

                                 Knaack, Frank (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Martinez, Diana (Tex Protects, The Texas Asso. For The Protection of Children)

                                 Olson, Anne (TX Baptist Christian Life Commission)

                                 Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                 Against:

                                 Alexander, Cindy (Morphotrak, Inc.)

                                 Kroll, John (Gemalto, Inc.)

            HB 848

                 For:

                                 Bower, Bruce (Texas Kincare Task Force)

                                 Reed, Mary Christine (Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc.)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Liz (Texas Dept of Family & Protective Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burstain, Jane (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Dawson, Jodyann (Texas Care for Children)

                                 Martinez, Diana (Tex Protects, The Texas Asso. for the Protection of Children)

                                 Setliff, Aaron (The Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Sparks, Andrea (Texas CASA)

            HB 1481

                 For:

                                 Buster, Cory (Self)

                                 Fowler, James (Self)

                                 Gasmire, Denise (Ty Gasmire - Champion Services, Inc. HCS Provider)

                                 Gunderlach, Boyce (Self)

                                 Hull, Katy (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Meadours, James (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Swallow, David (Self; Texas Advocates)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference, The Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)

                                 Arnold, Ellen (National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Austin, Amanda (Self)

                                 Banks, Christine (Goodwill Industries of Central TX)

                                 Bartschi, Brett (Goodwill Industries of Central Texas)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Boyte, Melaine (Self)

                                 Canfield, Irma (Self)

                                 Chatelle, Melody (Self)

                                 Cranston, Catherine (Self; ADAPT/ Personal Attendant Coalition of TX)

                                 Cranston, Ron (Self)

                                 Davis, Gerald (Gerald Davis, President, Goodwill Indus.)

                                 Dawson, Jodyann (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Dugas, Robert (Self)

                                 Elrod, Susanne (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Garcia, Emilia (Texas State Employees Union/ CWA Local 8168)

                                 Garcia-Bassford, Naivi (Goodwill Industries of Central Tx)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Hiemstra, Mark (Goodwill Industries of Central Texas)

                                 Jimenez, Gerard (Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas Down Syndrome

                                 Associations Across TX)

                                 Johnson, Willie (Goodwill Industries of Central Texas)

                                 Langendorf, Jean (Easter Seals Central Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Lantrip, Melanie (Self)

                                 McPhail, Jennifer (ADAPT of TX)

                                 Morgan, Anne (Goodwill of Centrl Tex.)

                                 Owen, Daniel (Goodwill Industries of South Texas)

                                 Owen, John (Goodwill Industries of South Texas)

                                 Reed, Danelle (Self)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Rudzinski, Cathy (Goodwill Industries of Central Tx)

                                 Saenz, Danny (Self)

                                 Salinas, Andrea (Goodwill Industries of Central Texas)

                                 Sonleitner, Denise (Self)

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self)

                                 Walker, Lesa (Self)

                                 Whitlock, Elaine (Self)

                                 Wittie, David (Self; ADAPT of Texas, Community Now!)

                 On:

                                 Kidder, Sarah (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)

                                 Richard, Teresa (Dept. of Aging & Disability Services)

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