WITNESS LIST HB 1879 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services May 17, 2023 - 8:30 AM or upon adjournment FOR: Mares, Bryan Government Relations Director (also providing written testimony) (National Association of Social Workers-Texas), Austin, TX McCoy, Dusty Executive Director (Self; West Texas Counseling & Guidance), San Angelo, TX, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Bates, Georgia (Self; Childrens Defense Fund Texas, City of Uvalde), Austin, TX Bentley, Matthew (William Chris Wine Company), Austin, TX Bihun, Meaghan (Self) , San Antonio, TX Castaneda Jr, Tristan Mr. (Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy), Austin, TX Cooper, Rachel Director of Health and Food Justice (Every Texan), Austin, TX Gill, Hannah Policy Fellow (NAMI Texas), Austin, TX Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas), Austin TX, TX Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health), Houston, TX Ma, Nicole Organizing and Policy Associate (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX Murphy, Kate Director of Child Protection Policy (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX Nguyen, Quynh-Huong Senior Communications Associate (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX Noble, Shannon Government Affairs Counsel (Texas Counseling Association), Austin, TX Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX Rose, Lauren Director of Public Policy (Texas Network of Youth Services), Austin, TX Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America of Greater Houston), Austin, TX Syed, Sarah Senior Community Organizer (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX Tracy, Shelby (Texas Association of Community Health Centers), Austin, TX Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Wozniak, Sophia Mental Health Policy Fellow (Self; Emergence Health Network), El Paso, TX 1 WITNESS LIST HB 1879 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services May 17, 2023 - 8:30 AM or upon adjournment FOR: Mares, Bryan Government Relations Director (also providing written testimony) (National Association of Social Workers-Texas), Austin, TX McCoy, Dusty Executive Director (Self; West Texas Counseling & Guidance), San Angelo, TX, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Bates, Georgia (Self; Childrens Defense Fund Texas, City of Uvalde), Austin, TX Bentley, Matthew (William Chris Wine Company), Austin, TX Bihun, Meaghan (Self) , San Antonio, TX Castaneda Jr, Tristan Mr. (Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy), Austin, TX Cooper, Rachel Director of Health and Food Justice (Every Texan), Austin, TX Gill, Hannah Policy Fellow (NAMI Texas), Austin, TX Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas), Austin TX, TX Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health), Houston, TX Ma, Nicole Organizing and Policy Associate (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX Murphy, Kate Director of Child Protection Policy (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX Nguyen, Quynh-Huong Senior Communications Associate (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX Noble, Shannon Government Affairs Counsel (Texas Counseling Association), Austin, TX Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX Rose, Lauren Director of Public Policy (Texas Network of Youth Services), Austin, TX Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America of Greater Houston), Austin, TX Syed, Sarah Senior Community Organizer (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX Tracy, Shelby (Texas Association of Community Health Centers), Austin, TX Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos), Houston, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Wozniak, Sophia Mental Health Policy Fellow (Self; Emergence Health Network), El Paso, TX 1