WITNESS LIST HB 1615 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT International Relations & Economic Development Committee March 21, 2023 - 8:00 AM For : Gomez, Amanda (Day Nursery of Abilene) Peak, Brenda (Day Nursery of Abilene) On : Gerken, Lauren (Texas council for developmental disabilities) Miller, Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission) Registering, but not testifying: For : Atlas Kravitz, Laura (Texas Women s Foundation (TXWF)) Calvert, Raif (Texas Association of School Boards) Douglas, Sarah (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)) Feigen, David (Texans Care for Children) Fincher, David (Self; National Child Care Coalition) Gutman, Brian (Learning Care Group) Hoisington, Melissa (Self; Primrose Schools) Hutson, Kurt (Self) Kilgore, Kevin (Self) Kimball, Mandi (Children At Risk) Krogman, Travis (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce) McHenry, Kathlyn (Early Care and Education Consortium) Perry, Sharon (Self; Kids r kids) Schultz, Brenda (Self; The Learning Experience) Singh, Arun (Self) Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association) Summerville, Cody (Self; Texas Assocstion for the Education of Young Children) Teran, Claudia (Self; Self employed) Velasco, Alfonso (Self; Self employed) Winick, Seth (The Learning Experience, Childcare Network, and Primrose Schools) Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries) On : Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency) 1 WITNESS LIST HB 1615 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT International Relations & Economic Development Committee March 21, 2023 - 8:00 AM For : Gomez, Amanda (Day Nursery of Abilene) Peak, Brenda (Day Nursery of Abilene) On : Gerken, Lauren (Texas council for developmental disabilities) Miller, Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission) Registering, but not testifying: For : Atlas Kravitz, Laura (Texas Women s Foundation (TXWF)) Calvert, Raif (Texas Association of School Boards) Douglas, Sarah (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)) Feigen, David (Texans Care for Children) Fincher, David (Self; National Child Care Coalition) Gutman, Brian (Learning Care Group) Hoisington, Melissa (Self; Primrose Schools) Hutson, Kurt (Self) Kilgore, Kevin (Self) Kimball, Mandi (Children At Risk) Krogman, Travis (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce) McHenry, Kathlyn (Early Care and Education Consortium) Perry, Sharon (Self; Kids r kids) Schultz, Brenda (Self; The Learning Experience) Singh, Arun (Self) Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association) Summerville, Cody (Self; Texas Assocstion for the Education of Young Children) Teran, Claudia (Self; Self employed) Velasco, Alfonso (Self; Self employed) Winick, Seth (The Learning Experience, Childcare Network, and Primrose Schools) Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries) On : Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency) 1