WITNESS LIST SB 1724 Senate Committee Report Education March 12, 2013 - 8:30 AM FOR: Morath (Morath), Mike Dallas ISD Trustee - District 2 (self), Dallas, TX AGAINST: Hammond, Bill President (TX Association of Business), Austin, TX Scheberle, Drew Sr Vice President (also providing written testimony) (Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce), Austin, TX Smith, Beverly Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator Lovejoy ISD (also providing written testimony) (Self, Social Studies, TCSS, TSSSA), Plano, TX ON: Amick, Stacey Parent (self), Flower Mound, TX Aquino Garza, Priscilla Associate Program Officer (also providing written testimony) (Educate Texas), Austin, TX AUSTIN, GENE BOARD OF DIRECTOR (TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION REFORM), Austin, TX Bland, Eddie Superintendent (Texas Association of Community Schools), Bridgeport, TX Byer, Von Deputy General Counsel (Texas Education Agency) Canaday, Jennifer Government Relations Manager (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX Cook, Kim (TaMSA - + myself), Austin, TX Eaton, Holly Director of Professional Development + Advocacy (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc), Austin, TX Hodge, Stacey Teacher Science 7 + 8 (self), Dallas, TX Johnson, Trey Teacher (Dallas ISD), Dallas, TX Majcher, Dineen (Self, TAMSA), Austin, TX Paredes, Raymund Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX Quinzi, Patty Legislative Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Tx - American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX Scott, Michael Teacher (Teaching Trust), Dallas, TX West, Dr. Sandra STAT Chair Legislative Committee (K-12) (TX Academy of Science Science Teachers Assoc. of Tx (STAT)(K-12), Higher Ed), Bulverde, TX Zyskowski, Gloria Director - Student Assessment Division (TX Education Agency), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Barber, Kathy (NFIB / Texas), Austin, TX DuBois, Doug Dir of Govt. Affairs (Texas Food & Fuel Assoc.), Austin, TX Fainter Jr., John W. President + CEO (AECT), Austin, TX Jackson, Richie C.E.O. (TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION), Austin, TX 1 WITNESS LIST SB 1724 Senate Committee Report Education Mintz, David VP, Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX Munoz, Ned General Counsel (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX Sandberg, Eric CEO (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX White, Michael Vice President (Texas Construction Association), Austin, TX AGAINST: Erben, Andrew President (Texas Institute for Education Reform), Austin, TX Francis, Bernie (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: ON: Cohen, Michael President (Achieve Inc.), Washington, DC Koehler, William Individual (Self), Ft. Worth, TX McCreary, Casey Assistant Executive Director (Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA)), Austin, TX Shields, Julie Asst. Dir. of Governmental Relations (Tx Assoc. of School Boards), Austin, TX Whitsett, Maria Consultant (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 1724
Senate Committee Report
Education
March 12, 2013 - 8:30 AM
FOR:
Morath (Morath), Mike Dallas ISD Trustee - District 2 (self), Dallas, TX
AGAINST:
Hammond, Bill President (TX Association of Business), Austin, TX
Scheberle, Drew Sr Vice President (also providing written testimony) (Greater Austin
Chamber of Commerce), Austin, TX
Smith, Beverly Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator Lovejoy ISD (also providing
written testimony) (Self, Social Studies, TCSS, TSSSA), Plano, TX
ON:
Amick, Stacey Parent (self), Flower Mound, TX
Aquino Garza, Priscilla Associate Program Officer (also providing written testimony)
(Educate Texas), Austin, TX
AUSTIN, GENE BOARD OF DIRECTOR (TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION
REFORM), Austin, TX
Bland, Eddie Superintendent (Texas Association of Community Schools), Bridgeport,
TX
Byer, Von Deputy General Counsel (Texas Education Agency)
Canaday, Jennifer Government Relations Manager (Association of Texas Professional
Educators), Austin, TX
Cook, Kim (TaMSA - + myself), Austin, TX
Eaton, Holly Director of Professional Development + Advocacy (Tx Classroom Teachers
Assoc), Austin, TX
Hodge, Stacey Teacher Science 7 + 8 (self), Dallas, TX
Johnson, Trey Teacher (Dallas ISD), Dallas, TX
Majcher, Dineen (Self, TAMSA), Austin, TX
Paredes, Raymund Commissioner (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Austin,
TX
Quinzi, Patty Legislative Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Tx - American
Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX
Scott, Michael Teacher (Teaching Trust), Dallas, TX
West, Dr. Sandra STAT Chair Legislative Committee (K-12) (TX Academy of Science
Science Teachers Assoc. of Tx (STAT)(K-12), Higher Ed), Bulverde, TX
Zyskowski, Gloria Director - Student Assessment Division (TX Education Agency),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Barber, Kathy (NFIB / Texas), Austin, TX
DuBois, Doug Dir of Govt. Affairs (Texas Food & Fuel Assoc.), Austin, TX
Fainter Jr., John W. President + CEO (AECT), Austin, TX
Jackson, Richie C.E.O. (TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
SB 1724
Senate Committee Report
Education
Mintz, David VP, Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
Munoz, Ned General Counsel (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Sandberg, Eric CEO (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX
White, Michael Vice President (Texas Construction Association), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Erben, Andrew President (Texas Institute for Education Reform), Austin, TX
Francis, Bernie (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
ON:
Cohen, Michael President (Achieve Inc.), Washington, DC
Koehler, William Individual (Self), Ft. Worth, TX
McCreary, Casey Assistant Executive Director (Texas Association of School
Administrators (TASA)), Austin, TX
Shields, Julie Asst. Dir. of Governmental Relations (Tx Assoc. of School Boards),
Austin, TX
Whitsett, Maria Consultant (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX
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