WITNESS LIST

            S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Committee

            April 3, 2025 - 8:00 AM

            HB 295

                 For:

                                 Greenberg, Shir (Self)

                                 Yaffe, Emily (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Abdullah, Haseeb (Self)

                                 Beth, Eliza (Self)

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                                 Hoffman, Oli (Self)

                                 Kahn, Ashley (Self)

                                 Kainen, Elan (Self)

                                 Kranz, Adam (Self)

                                 Lerman, Beo (Self)

                                 Luxemburg, Michael (Self)

                                 Pearson, Elliot (Self)

                                 Sharpe, Susanna (Self)

                                 Siegel, Elie (Self)

                                 Silva mccormick, Crystal (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Brock, Alison (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 DeAngelo, David (Self)

                                 Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas state teachers association)

                                 Klein, Alison (Hadassah, Womens’ Zionist Organization of America)

                 Against:

                                 Cohen, Elaine (Self)

                                 Cohen, Sarah (Self)

                                 Juraska, Ashley (Self)

                                 McNabb, Evangeline (Self)

                                 Mitterhoff, Tessa (Self)

                                 Reese, Kayla (Self)

                                 Rice, Judah (Self)

            HB 824

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas state teachers association)

                                 Kling, Kelsey (Texas AFT)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                 On:

                                 Kranz, Adam (Self)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

            HB 1579

                 For:

                                 Kneisler, Elizet (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cave, Tricia (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))

                                 Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas state teachers association)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Kling, Kelsey (Texas AFT)

                                 Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

                                 McKenzie, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Puente, Jaime (Every Texan)

                 On:

                                 Kranz, Adam (Self)

                                 Porter, Justin (TEA)

            HB 1581

                 For:

                                 Hernandez, Julia (Self; La Colaborativa Cuahutli)

                                 Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

                                 Nunez, Patricia (Self; La Colaborativa Cuauhtli Project)

                 On:

                                 Porter, Justin (TEA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas state teachers association)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Kling, Kelsey (Texas AFT)

                                 Kneisler, Elizet (Texas Association for Bilingual Education)

                                 Kranz, Adam (Self)

                                 McKenzie, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Puente, Jaime (Every Texan)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2189

                 For:

                                 Grantham, Gabe (Texas 2036)

                                 Kincheloe, Laura (Self; Texas Nurses Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Abdullah, Haseeb (Self)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Brock, Alison (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)

                                 Earl, Andrea (AARP Texas)

                                 Garcia, Brandon (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)

                                 Griffith, Carrie (Texas state teachers association)

                                 Kling, Kelsey (Texas AFT)

                                 Kuhlmann, Kate (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Love, Jarod (E3 Alliance)

                                 Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Parker, James (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)

                                 Schmitt, Stacy (Self; Opportunity Austin)

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

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                 On:

                                 Kranz, Adam (Self)

                                 Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)

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