WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            March 20, 2017 - 8:30 AM

            HB 7

                 For:

                                 Hogue, Patricia (Self; Texas Lawyers for Children)

                                 Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)

                 On:

                                 Black, Jim (Angel Eyes over Texas)

                                 Logan, Brandon (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Obaseki, Tyrone (Self)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Rucker, Dean (Self)

                                 Scot, Johana (Parent Guidance Center)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barillas, Dr. Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Ewing, Diane (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring (the new Lutheran Social Services of the South))

                                 King, Danielle (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Ayres, Monica (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Anna (The Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Roper, Tiffany (The Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Taccetta, Kaysie (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Tai, Eric (The Department of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 39

                 For:

                                 Barillas, Dr. Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)

                                 Hogue, Patricia (Self; Texas Lawyers for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                 On:

                                 Black, Jim (Angel Eyes over Texas)

                                 Logan, Brandon (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Roper, Tiffany (The Department of Family and Protective Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ewing, Diane (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 King, Danielle (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Ayres, Monica (Self)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values)

                                 Scot, Johana (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Anna (The Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Freeland, David (The Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Kanne, Lisa (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Obaseki, Tyrone (Self)

                                 Shaw, Jean (The Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Taccetta, Kaysie (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Tai, Eric (The Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

            HB 1524

                 For:

                                 Gonzales, David (Alliance of Independent Pharmacies of Texas)

                                 Gonzales, David (Alliance of independent Pharmacies of Texas)

                                 Heal, John (Pharmacy Buying Association d/b/a Texas TrueCare Pharmicies)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Butler, Rachel (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association for Community Health Plans)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)

                                 Jacobson, Sacha (Self)

                                 Kibbe, Scot (Texas Health Care Association)

                                 Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness)

                                 Mills, Sarah (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Rosales-Elkins, Deborah (Self; NAMI Texas)

                                 Stahmer, Denise (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

            HB 1549

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Hogue, Patricia (Self; Texas Lawyers for Children)

                                 McClure, Madeline (Self; TexProtects)

                                 Rubin, Melanie (Self; Dallas Early Education Alliance)

                                 Sakai, Peter (225h District Court)

                 Against:

                                 Cook, Angel (Self)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Scot, Johana (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Black, Jim (Angel Eyes over Texas)

                                 Larson, Ryan (Self)

                                 Rasco, Sasha (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Roper, Tiffany (The Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Taylor, Kristi (Supreme court Childrens Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barillas, Dr. Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Ewing, Diane (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Jacobson, Sacha (Self)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring (the new Lutheran Social Services of the South))

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                 Against:

                                 Ayres, Monica (Self)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values)

                                 Schlegel, Jackie (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)

                 On:

                                 Delgado, Evelyn (Texas Department of State Health Services)

                                 Kanne, Lisa (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Taccetta, Kaysie (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Zimmerman, Ric (Department of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 1622

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caballero, Leticia (Self)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Jacobson, Sacha (Self)

                                 Kibbe, Scot (Texas Health Care Association)

                                 King, Danielle (Self)

                                 Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness)

                                 Metzgar, Sara (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Cook, David (Health and Human Services Commission)

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