WITNESS LIST
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
April 9, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For :
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Courtney, Mary (Self)
Mott, Vernagene (TASB)
Ratliff, Thomas (Self; Texas Association of School Boards)
Stone, Ellen (Texas Appleseed)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against :
Coleman, Starlee (Texas Charter Schools Association)
Lannen, Virgina (Self; Pegasus School)
Weaver, Staci (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)
On :
Mauze, Heather (TEA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For :
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Connolly, Maren (Self)
Craven, Morgan (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Flores, Lisa (Self; Easter Seals Texas)
Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)
Gonzales, Mary Ann (Self)
Graham, Ann (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harshman, Dusty (Self)
King, David (Self)
Litzinger, Linda (Texas Parent to Parent)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mathias, Jayme (Self; TASB)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Menendez, Fatima (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Nichols, Colby (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Popinski, Bob (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Quinzi, Patty (TX -American Federation of Teachers)
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
Siegelin, Cheri (Texas Association of Taxpayers)
Sikes, Chloe (Texas Latino Education Coalition)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Torres, Sophie (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
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WITNESS LIST
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Against :
Aguilar, Michael (Self)
Amboree, Anna (Self; Aristoi Classical Academy)
Andrews, Latisha (Beta Academy)
Andrews, Mark (Self)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Barrera, Pablo (Self; TCSA)
Conger, Eddie (Self; International Leadership of Texas Public Charter Schools)
Corte Jr., Frank (Self)
Cox, Dustin (Self)
Cronenwett, Mark (Self; Great Hearts Texas)
Dominguez, Eric (Uplift Education)
Galindo, Adanary (Self)
Goessling, Samuel (Self; IDEA public schools)
Goodman, Jennifer (Self; Odyssey Academy and Texas Charter School Association)
Hoffer, Joe (Self)
Janak, Ginny (Self; CLEAR Public Charter School)
LaPorte, Hannah (IDEA Public Schools)
Limas-Mota, Jennifer (New Frontiers Public Schools)
Mason, Mackee (Self; Austin Achieve Public Schools)
Medlock, Shree (Self)
Molina, David (Self; NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC)
Morrison, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Steven (Self)
Nunn, Karalei Nunn (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Oliva, Yessica (Self)
Perez, Jessica (Self)
Pirnie, Scott (Self)
Rickey, Richard (Self; Orend Education)
Sage, Thomas (Self; Texas Charter School Association)
SCHOTT, BRANDY (Self)
Smith, Heather (Self)
Staples, Deirdre (Self)
Thompson, Cathy (Self)
Wilson, Brent (Self; Life School)
Zimmermann, Kathleen (Self; Nyos charter school)
On :
Jones, Chris (Texas education agency)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
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