WITNESS LIST

            Appropriations Committee

            July 25, 2017 - 10:00 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

            Federal action to Medicaid and the ACA & 1115 Waiver Renewal and CHIP

                 On:

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for public policy priorities)

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)

                                 Smith, Charles (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Snyder, Jami (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Waldman, Deane (Texas punlib policy foundation)

                                 Warren, Kevin (Texas Health Care Association)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Children's Hospital Assn of Texas)

                                 Wittie, David (ADAPT of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Carter, Gina (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Kafka, Bob (Self; ADAPT)

                                 Marler, John (Self; Texans 4 Truth)

            HB 2

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hansch, Gregory (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                 On:

                                 Levine, Ken (Sunset Commission)

            HB 20

                 For:

                                 Lee, Timothy (Tx retired teachers assn)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Armstrong, Susan (Self)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Butts, Edna (Austin ISD)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Morrow, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association; Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools)

                                 Stephanow, Leah (Self)

                                 Stewart, Kevin (Texas School Nurses Organization)

                 Against:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Marler, John (Self; Texans 4 Truth)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Katrina (TRS)

                                 Simmons, Trevor (Legislative Budget Board)

            HB 24

                 For:

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Hartman, Eric (Self; Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Hollingsworth, Lonnie (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Armstrong, Susan (Self)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Butts, Edna (Austin ISD)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Flores, Juan (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)

                                 Hankins, Michael (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Lee, Timothy (Tx retired teachers assn)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association; Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Industrial Vocational Association)

                                 Stewart, Kevin (Texas School Nurses Organization)

                                 Woodland, Wendy (Texas Library Association)

                 Against:

                                 Marler, John (Self; Texans 4 Truth)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                                 Simmons, Trevor (Legislative Budget Board)

            HB 25

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Brown, Crystal (Self; MDCP/ProtectTXFragileKids)

                                 Carriker, Terri (Self)

                                 Dela Garza Rankin, Gloria (Self)

                                 Dinn, Diana (Self)

                                 Fields, Suzette (Self; Protect tx fragile kids)

                                 Franzke, Teresa (Self)

                                 Gilani, Vicki (Self)

                                 Hammon, Rachel (Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice)

                                 Hillger, Justin (Self; Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health)

                                 Litzinger, Amy (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)

                                 Montgomery, Laura (Self; Countryside Therapy Group, Inc & Countryside Therapy Group

                                 Home Health, LLC)

                                 Montgomery, Shawn (Self; Countryside Therapy)

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Riley, Jennifer (Sage Care Therapy)

                                 Rubin, Stephanie (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals)

                                 Stallard, Lourson (Self)

                                 Stark, Jason (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)

                                 Thompson, Dustin (Self)

                                 Touron, Jessica (Self; Ageless Living Home Health)

                 On:

                                 Rymal, Greta (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Smith, Charles (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Snyder, Jami (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Armstrong, Susan (Self)

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for public policy priorities)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

                                 Stephanow, Leah (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Marler, John (Self; Texans 4 Truth)

            HB 76

                 For:

                                 Lee, Timothy (Tx retired teachers assn)

                 On:

                                 Ashley, Phillip (Comptroller)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Armstrong, Susan (Self)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Butts, Edna (Austin ISD)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Morrow, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Murphy, Joseph (Self)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association; Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools)

                                 Stewart, Kevin (Texas School Nurses Organization)

                 Against:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Marler, John (Self; Texans 4 Truth)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Katrina (TRS)

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                                 Melnyk, Tetyana (Comptroller)

                                 Simmons, Trevor (Legislative Budget Board)

            HB 80

                 For:

                                 Lee, Timothy (Tx retired teachers assn)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Katrina (TRS)

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Armstrong, Susan (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self)

                                 Morrow, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association; Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools)

                                 Stephanow, Leah (Self)

                                 Stewart, Kevin (Texas School Nurses Organization)

                 Against:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Marler, John (Self; Texans 4 Truth)

                 On:

                                 Simmons, Trevor (Legislative Budget Board)

            HB 151

                 For:

                                 Lee, Timothy (Tx retired teachers assn)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Armstrong, Susan (Self)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Butts, Edna (Austin ISD)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self)

                                 Morrow, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association; Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools)

                                 Stephanow, Leah (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Marler, John (Self; Texans 4 Truth)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Katrina (TRS)

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                                 Simmons, Trevor (Legislative Budget Board)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HJR 18

                 For:

                                 Casey, Daniel (Moak, Casey & Associates)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Solomons, Burt (Self)

                 On:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Armstrong, Susan (Self)

                                 Benbow, Michael (Self)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Blanton, Dana (Self)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Butts, Edna (Austin ISD)

                                 Butts, Edna (Austin ISD)

                                 Caldwell, Deborah (North East Independent School District)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Hankins, Michael (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Hollingsworth, Lonnie (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Lobberecht, Marlene (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  disabilities)

                                 Morrow, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Motheral, Mike (Small Rural School Finance Coalition)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association; Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Stephanow, Leah (Self)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 Against:

                                 Marler, John (Self; Texans 4 Truth)

                 On:

                                 Henricksen, Aaron (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 MacLaurin, Andy (Legislative Budget Board)

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