WITNESS LIST SB 204 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services March 23, 2015 - 8:00 AM FOR: Backer, Kevin Director IDD Services (also providing written testimony) (Texana Center), Rosenberg, TX Bauman, Ellen Family Member (Family; Community Now), Burleson, TX Borel, Dennis Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX Butler, Ashley Board Member (also providing written testimony) (Texas Advocates), Taylor, TX Carroll, Cate Director of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services (Volunteers of America Texas), Euless, TX Cordova, Julian Member (also providing written testimony) (Texas Advocates (SALSA)), Converse, TX Crayton, Jomel Member (also providing written testimony) (San Antonio League of Self Advocates), Converse, TX Dooley, Michelle President, Parent (also providing written testimony) (Community NOW!; Morgan Dooley), Fort Worth, TX Fredriksen, Amanda Associate State Director of Advocacy (also providing written testimony) (AARP), Austin, TX Jurek, Charles (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX Laufer, Judith (SALSA), San Antonio, TX Lopez, Renee (Self) , Austin, TX Metz, Albert Advocate (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX Noser, Gwen Board Member (also providing written testimony) (Texas Advocates), Pearland, TX Paschall, Cindi (also providing written testimony) (Family; Community NOW!), N.R.H., TX AGAINST: Barrington, Beverly (also providing written testimony) (Sister, Kathryn Barrington), Austin, TX Belile, Liz (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Bovbjerg, Blair (Self) , Austin, TX Coleman, Debra (Texas State Employees Union), Somerville, TX Garner, William Physician (Self) , Austin, TX Gunter, Peggy (Self) , Austin, TX Hanson, Susan (Texas State Employee Union), Austin, TX Johnson, Linda (Self) , Temple, TX Mullarkey, Cam Sister (Julia Mullarkey), Austin, TX Mullarkey Miller, Nora Guardian, Sister (also providing written testimony) (Julia Mullarkey), Austin, TX Novy, Forrest Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Guardian), Austin, TX Parker, Tammie (Self) , Austin, TX Payne, Susan President (also providing written testimony) (PART), College Station, TX 1 WITNESS LIST SB 204 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services Robertson, Lindsey Student (Self) , Austin, TX Searight, Sarah Guardian (Mary Searight Resident - ASSLC), Austin, TX Smith, Jason President and CEO (Abilene Chamber of Commerce), Abilene, TX Veith, David Member (also providing written testimony) (Texas State Employees Union), New Braunfels, TX Wallace, Debra Parent (Child/Justin Wallace/Austin ASSLC), Red Rock, TX Wallace, Stephen (Son, Justin Wallace - Resident of ASSLC), Red Rock, TX ON: Frizzell, Sandra Director of Policy Development (also providing written testimony) (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas), Austin, TX Hammon, Rachel Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice), Austin, TX Hidalgo, Gary Governmental Affairs Committee (also providing written testimony) (The Arc of Texas), Beaumont, TX Horton, Colleen Program Officer (also providing written testimony) (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health), Austin, TX Janek, Kyle Executive Commissioner (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX Lawler, Erin Associate Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX Levine, Ken Director (Sunset Commission), Austin, TX Martinez, Diana VP of Public Policy (also providing written testimony) (Texas Assisted Living Association), Austin, TX Miller, Jeff Policy Specialist (also providing written testimony) (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX Nelson, Kendal Corporate Director of Compliance (Texas Assisted Living Association; Sagora Senior Living), Fort Worth, TX Tate, Joe Policy Specialist (also providing written testimony) (Community NOW!), Austin, TX Weizenbaum, John Commissioner (DADS), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Belcher, Nora Executive Director (Texas e-Health Alliance), Austin, TX Carter, Troy Past President (Adult Day Health Care Association), Austin, TX Gonzalez, Freddy (Self) , Austin, TX Tomlinson, Maxcine Director of Governmental Relations (Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization), Austin, TX Watkins, Sarah Board Member (Community Now), Austin, TX ON: Meyer, Alyse Director Public Policy (Leading Age Texas), Austin, TX 2 WITNESS LIST SB 204 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Brisbin, Emma (Self) , Austin, TX Rogers, Nona (Self) , Austin, TX Straughan, Judy (Self) , Austin, TX ON: Kafka, Bob Organizer (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX Rice, Leela Strategic Planner (Austin Travis County Integral Care), Austin, TX Spiller, Lee Executive Director (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX Warren, Kevin President/CEO (Texas Health Care Association), Austin, TX 3
WITNESS LIST
SB 204
Senate Committee Report
Health & Human Services
March 23, 2015 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Backer, Kevin Director IDD Services (also providing written testimony) (Texana
Center), Rosenberg, TX
Bauman, Ellen Family Member (Family; Community Now), Burleson, TX
Borel, Dennis Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX
Butler, Ashley Board Member (also providing written testimony) (Texas Advocates),
Taylor, TX
Carroll, Cate Director of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services (Volunteers
of America Texas), Euless, TX
Cordova, Julian Member (also providing written testimony) (Texas Advocates
(SALSA)), Converse, TX
Crayton, Jomel Member (also providing written testimony) (San Antonio League of Self
Advocates), Converse, TX
Dooley, Michelle President, Parent (also providing written testimony) (Community
NOW!; Morgan Dooley), Fort Worth, TX
Fredriksen, Amanda Associate State Director of Advocacy (also providing written
testimony) (AARP), Austin, TX
Jurek, Charles (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Laufer, Judith (SALSA), San Antonio, TX
Lopez, Renee (Self) , Austin, TX
Metz, Albert Advocate (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX
Noser, Gwen Board Member (also providing written testimony) (Texas Advocates),
Pearland, TX
Paschall, Cindi (also providing written testimony) (Family; Community NOW!), N.R.H.,
TX
AGAINST:
Barrington, Beverly (also providing written testimony) (Sister, Kathryn Barrington),
Austin, TX
Belile, Liz (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Bovbjerg, Blair (Self) , Austin, TX
Coleman, Debra (Texas State Employees Union), Somerville, TX
Garner, William Physician (Self) , Austin, TX
Gunter, Peggy (Self) , Austin, TX
Hanson, Susan (Texas State Employee Union), Austin, TX
Johnson, Linda (Self) , Temple, TX
Mullarkey, Cam Sister (Julia Mullarkey), Austin, TX
Mullarkey Miller, Nora Guardian, Sister (also providing written testimony) (Julia
Mullarkey), Austin, TX
Novy, Forrest Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Guardian), Austin, TX
Parker, Tammie (Self) , Austin, TX
Payne, Susan President (also providing written testimony) (PART), College Station, TX
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Robertson, Lindsey Student (Self) , Austin, TX
Searight, Sarah Guardian (Mary Searight Resident - ASSLC), Austin, TX
Smith, Jason President and CEO (Abilene Chamber of Commerce), Abilene, TX
Veith, David Member (also providing written testimony) (Texas State Employees
Union), New Braunfels, TX
Wallace, Debra Parent (Child/Justin Wallace/Austin ASSLC), Red Rock, TX
Wallace, Stephen (Son, Justin Wallace - Resident of ASSLC), Red Rock, TX
ON:
Frizzell, Sandra Director of Policy Development (also providing written testimony)
(Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas), Austin, TX
Hammon, Rachel Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas
Association for Home Care & Hospice), Austin, TX
Hidalgo, Gary Governmental Affairs Committee (also providing written testimony) (The
Arc of Texas), Beaumont, TX
Horton, Colleen Program Officer (also providing written testimony) (Hogg Foundation
for Mental Health), Austin, TX
Janek, Kyle Executive Commissioner (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin,
TX
Lawler, Erin Associate Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Council of
Community Centers), Austin, TX
Levine, Ken Director (Sunset Commission), Austin, TX
Martinez, Diana VP of Public Policy (also providing written testimony) (Texas Assisted
Living Association), Austin, TX
Miller, Jeff Policy Specialist (also providing written testimony) (Disability Rights
Texas), Austin, TX
Nelson, Kendal Corporate Director of Compliance (Texas Assisted Living Association;
Sagora Senior Living), Fort Worth, TX
Tate, Joe Policy Specialist (also providing written testimony) (Community NOW!),
Austin, TX
Weizenbaum, John Commissioner (DADS), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Belcher, Nora Executive Director (Texas e-Health Alliance), Austin, TX
Carter, Troy Past President (Adult Day Health Care Association), Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Freddy (Self) , Austin, TX
Tomlinson, Maxcine Director of Governmental Relations (Texas New Mexico Hospice
Organization), Austin, TX
Watkins, Sarah Board Member (Community Now), Austin, TX
ON:
Meyer, Alyse Director Public Policy (Leading Age Texas), Austin, TX
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Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Brisbin, Emma (Self) , Austin, TX
Rogers, Nona (Self) , Austin, TX
Straughan, Judy (Self) , Austin, TX
ON:
Kafka, Bob Organizer (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX
Rice, Leela Strategic Planner (Austin Travis County Integral Care), Austin, TX
Spiller, Lee Executive Director (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX
Warren, Kevin President/CEO (Texas Health Care Association), Austin, TX
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