WITNESS LIST HB 1798 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee April 7, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess For : Arreola, Al (South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce) Benitez, Andrew (Self) Jones, Adam (Texans for Education Reform) Morath, Mike (Self) Young, Caprice (Self; Texans for Education Reform) Against : Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators) Hollingsworth, Lonnie (Texas Classroom Teachers Association) Martin, Ed (Texas State Teachers Association) Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers)) On : Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards) Registering, but not testifying: For : Boswell, Courtney (Texas Institute for Education Reform) Jones, Max (The Greater Houston Partnership) Petty, Cameron (Texas Institute for Education Reform) Salinas, Nelson (Texas association of business) Venable, Peggy (Self; Americans for Prosperity-Texas) Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council) Against : Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP) Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools) Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools ; Texas Rural Education Association) Popinski, Bob (Texas School Alliance) Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association) On : Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency) Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency) 1 WITNESS LIST HB 1798 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee April 7, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess For : Arreola, Al (South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce) Benitez, Andrew (Self) Jones, Adam (Texans for Education Reform) Morath, Mike (Self) Young, Caprice (Self; Texans for Education Reform) Against : Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators) Hollingsworth, Lonnie (Texas Classroom Teachers Association) Martin, Ed (Texas State Teachers Association) Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers)) On : Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards) Registering, but not testifying: For : Boswell, Courtney (Texas Institute for Education Reform) Jones, Max (The Greater Houston Partnership) Petty, Cameron (Texas Institute for Education Reform) Salinas, Nelson (Texas association of business) Venable, Peggy (Self; Americans for Prosperity-Texas) Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council) Against : Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP) Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools) Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools ; Texas Rural Education Association) Popinski, Bob (Texas School Alliance) Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association) On : Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency) Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency) 1