WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education Committee

            April 12, 2017 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 17

                 For:

                                 Milliron, Mark (Self; Texas Student Success Council)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Van (Self)

                                 Keller, Harrison (UT Austin)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Workforce Coalition, BASF Corporation, and Huntsman Corporation)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                 On:

                                 Gardner, David (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 653

                 On:

                                 Puls, Charles (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Workforce Coalition, BASF Corporation, and Huntsman Corporation)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

            HB 2002

                 On:

                                 Reddy, Indra (Texas A&M Rangel Colege of Pharmacy)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

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            HB 2155

                 For:

                                 Martinez, Francisco (Self)

                                 Villarreal, Michael (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fitzpatrick, John (Educate Texas/Communities Foundation of Texas)

                                 Meador, Dustin (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Benbow, Michael (Self)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Keller, Victoria (Self)

                                 Le, Jaclyn (Self; Educate Texas)

                                 Scherbele, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Thompson, Kelsey (Self)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Trinh, Thomas (Self)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                 On:

                                 Booker, Jerel (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Fraire, Jacob (Texas Student Success Council / Educate Texas)

            HB 2431

                 On:

                                 Reynard, Betty (Lamar State College Port Arthur)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Workforce Coalition, BASF Corporation, and Huntsman Corporation)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow Chemical)

                 On:

                                 Demerson, Aaron (Texas Workforce Commission)

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 2536

                 For:

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

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                 For:

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 McKinny, John (Self; American Legion Department of Texas,)

                                 Price, Steven (Self; Thhe voices of our veterans and texas dem vets)

                 On:

                                 Blazer, PhD, Lisa (UT System and UTSA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Ivie, Walter (Self; American Legion Department of Texas)

                                 Keller, Victoria (Self)

                                 Spahr, John (Self; Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                                 Walden, David (Self; Vfw)

                 On:

                                 Bryant, Charles (Texas Veterans Commisssion)

                                 Cline, Michael (Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, Rice University)

                                 Eklund, Julie (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Montemayor, Cruz (Texas Veterans Commission, Resource Witness)

            HB 3142

                 For:

                                 Smith, Sierra (Self)

                 On:

                                 Mercer, Wanda (The University of Texas System)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Benbow, Michael (Self)

                                 Garcia, Davis (Self)

                                 Hernandez, Steven (Self)

                                 Krouse, Sam (Self)

            HB 3768

                 For:

                                 Hellyer, Dr. Brenda (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                 On:

                                 Fitzpatrick, John (Educate Texas/Communities Foundation of Texas)

                                 Keller, Harrison (UT Austin)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Benbow, Michael (Self)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Le, Jaclyn (Self; Educate Texas)

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                 For:

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 4089

                 Against:

                                 Castillo, Salvador (Self; Cameron County)

                                 Ivie, Walter (Self; American Legion Department of Texas)

                                 Price, Steven (Self; The V.O.I.C.E.S. of Our Veterans & The Texas Democratic Veterans)

                                 Ruiz, Gus (Self; Cameron County)

                                 Torres, Ann Marie (Self; VFW Post 2375)

                 On:

                                 Blazer, PhD, Lisa (UT System and UTSA)

                                 Cline, Michael (Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, Rice University)

                                 Darwin, Jim (Self)

                                 Pettibon, Joseph (Texas A&M University System)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Benbow, Michael (Self)

                                 Harris, Marvin (National Guard Association of Texas)

                                 Spahr, John (Self; Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                 Against:

                                 Benbow, Michael (Self)

                                 Christian, MaryAnn (Self; Survivor Outreach Services)

                                 Dean, Lori (Self)

                                 Gibson, Cynthia (Self; Gold Star Wives, Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)

                                 Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)

                                 Heritage-Saenz, Christy (Self; Gold Star Wives, Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Lewis, Elizabeth (Self; Gold Star Wives of America)

                                 McKinny, John (Self; American Legion Department of Texas)

                                 Peavler, E. jason (Self; Cwa6132)

                                 Smith, Arianna (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)

                                 Spyarks, Frank e (Self; Amvets State Dept)

                                 Stokes, Della (Self; Gold Star Wives of America, Lone Star Chapter)

                                 Stokes, James (Gold stars family)

                                 Thomas, Curtis (Self; Amvets Department of Texas)

                                 Walden, David (Self; Vfw)

                                 Ward, Sabine (Self; Gold Star Wives Lone Star Chapter)

                 On:

                                 Bryant, Charles (Texas Veterans Commisssion)

                                 Chaney, Colonel Greg (Texas Military Department)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 Eklund, Julie (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Montemayor, Cruz (Texas Veterans Commission, Resource Witness)

            HCR 102

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                 On:

                                 Gardner, David (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

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