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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Higher Education Committee

            April 10, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 355

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 McDaniel, Gary (Self)

                                 Mcdaniel, Norma (Self)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 York, Ruth (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Robert (Ranger College)

                                 Meador, Dustin (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                 On:

                                 Miller, Roger (Texas State Technical College)

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 645

                 Against:

                                 Moser, Charles (Blinn College District and Community College Association of Texas Trustees)

                 On:

                                 Schubert, Leighton (Blinn College District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Martinez, Rose (Community College Association of Texas Trustees)

                                 Meador, Dustin (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                                 Romo, Joel (Self; Washington County Chamber of Commerce)

                 On:

                                 Buck, Karen (Blinn College District)

            HB 1203

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Saif, Rabeeka (Self)

                                 Saif, Rabeeka (Self)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                 On:

                                 Bueno, Reynaldo (Self)

                                 Moseley, Samuel (Self; Lee College)

                                 Paredes, Raymund (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 1288

                 For:

                                 Matkin, Neil (Collin College)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beale, Randy (Self)

                                 Bolgiano, John (Self)

                                 Main, Crystal (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

            HB 1749

                 For:

                                 Fagan, Kevin (Navarro College)

                                 Gentry, Angela (Self)

                                 Murray, Cindy (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 FEATHERSTON, Guy (Self; Navarro college)

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Meador, Dustin (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                 On:

                                 Paredes, Raymund (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 2193

                 On:

                                 King, Daniel (Self)

                                 King, Daniel (Self; Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD)

                                 Paredes, Raymund (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Plummer, David (South Texas College)

                                 Plummer, David (Self)

                                 Reed, Dr. Shirley (Self)

                                 Reed, Shriley (South Texas College)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Meador, Dustin (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 2843

                 For:

                                 Campos Turner, Daniel (Self)

                                 Gomez, Rosaura (Self)

                                 Mc cormack, John (Visible changes)

                                 Mccormack, Maryanne (Self; Visible Changes)

                                 Schottler, Kim (Great Clips)

                 Against:

                                 Colwell, Linda (Self; Bella Beauty College)

                                 De Jongh, Alissa (Self)

                                 Freestone, Pandora (Self; Community College Cosmetology Educators of Texas)

                                 Gamblin, Sharon (Self; Ft worth beauty school)

                                 Henery, Christine (Self)

                                 Jemison jr, Ron (Self)

                                 Snelson, Michele (Self)

                 On:

                                 Francis, Brian (Texas Department of Licensing and regulation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bixler, Steve (Self; Westend Holdings, Inc)

                                 Duth, Barbara (Self)

                                 Grace, Jr, Jim (Sport Clips)

                                 Pate, Mary (Self)

                                 Wofford, Teresa (Self)

            HB 2980

                 For:

                                 Zolnierek, Cindy (Self; Texas nurses association)

                 On:

                                 Zych, Jolene (Texas Board of Nursing)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blumofe, Anne (Self)

                                 Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)

                                 Cusack, Erin (Texas Nurse Practitioners)

                                 Cusack, Erin (APRN Alliance)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

                                 Kalinowski, Jon (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Martinez, Ray (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas)

                                 McGarry, Mignon (American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists - District XI)

                                 Person, Maria (Self)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Scheberle, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Smith, Karen (Self)

                                 Wilson, Wendy (Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse Midwives)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 3124

                 On:

                                 Adams, Dr. Marvin (The Texas A&M University System)

            HB 3165

                 For:

                                 Nutt, Lee Ann (Self; Lone Star College)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Ashley (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 3601

                 On:

                                 Bodisch, Robert (Texas military department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Chiodo, Dana (CompTIA)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3655

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Fernandez, Linda (Comptroller of public accounts)

                                 Yin, Paul (Comptroller of public accounts)

            HB 3658

                 For:

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

                 On:

                                 Hoffman, Shannon (The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)

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

                                 Frandsen, Chris (Self; Texas League Of Women Voters)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)

                                 Hunter II, Carl F. (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)

            HB 3890

                 For:

                                 Craghead, Holly (Self; Association of Texas EMS Professionals)

                                 DYESS, JASON (Self; CITY OF PARIS EMS)

                                 XIE, SELENA (Self; AUSTIN EMS ASSOCIATION)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alvarez, Paul (Self)

                                 Barrera, Patricia (Self)

                                 Blouin, Arista (Self)

                                 Boone, Janelle (Self)

                                 Dyess, Sheridie (Self)

                                 Fisher, Eric (Self)

                                 Granberry, Seth (Self)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 James, Ryan (Self)

                                 Kelter, Christopher (Self)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lefevre, Eric (Self; Asssociation of Texas EMS professionals)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Mathis, James (Texas Ambulance Association)

                                 Mejias, Juan (Self; ATEMSP)

                                 Monson, Nancy (Self)

                                 Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)

                                 Pati, Melanie (Self)

                                 Romo, Joel (Association of Texas EMS Professionals)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Smith, Karen (Self)

                                 Webber, Gabriel (Self)

                                 Webber, Janell (Self)

                                 Westby, Andrew (Self)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Eklund, Julie (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Martin, Ken (Texas Higher Educatin Coordinating Board)

            HB 3932

                 For:

                                 Masey, Chris (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Ashley (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Chatham, Jimmie (Self)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Self; Easter Seals Texas)

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

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)

                 On:

                                 Booker, Jerel (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 4003

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Brahmaroutu, Ankita (Self; Texas Medical Association)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 4039

                 For:

                                 Brahmaroutu, Ankita (Self; Texas medical association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 McStay, Frank (Baylor Scott and White Health)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 4098

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chatham, Jimmie (Self)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Cordova, Kathy (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 4165

                 For:

                                 Vela, Robert (Self; Alamo Colleges District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Paredes, Raymund (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 4206

                 For:

                                 Meador, Dustin (Texas Association of Community Colleges)

                                 Rojas, John (Del Mar College)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Eklund, Julie (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 4465

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Martin, Ken (Texas Higher Educatin Coordinating Board)

            HB 4615

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                 Against:

                                 Menendez, Fatima (MALDEF)

                 On:

                                 Eklund, Julie (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

                                 Winchester, Martin (TEA)

            HCR 133

                 For:

                                 Glenn, Joseph (Self; The Lord’s House Church)

                                 Hillard, Stanley (Self; St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church)

                                 Taylor, Charles (Self; Grace Cathedral)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Peebles, Rex (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

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