WITNESS LIST HB 900 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee March 21, 2023 - 8:00 AM For : Albornoz, Fernando (Self) Ayres, Shannon (Self) Bakich, Meg (Self) Ballew, Denise (Self) Bentley, Christin (Self; Republican party of texas) Besinger, Jackie (Self) Brown, Janet (Self) Burden, Brandon (Self; North Texas Conservatives) Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum) Castle, Mary E (Texas Values Action) Cato, Nicole (Self) Chambless, Diana (Self) Covey, Jonathan (Texs Values) Crow, Griffin (Self) Crow, Summer (Self) Davis, Laura (Self; Texas Parents United PAC) Dundas, Chris (Self; House of Accord) Dundas, Dorothy (Self; House of Accord) Elad, Stephanie (Self) Erickson, Francine (Self) Giles, Laura (Self) Green, Chad (Self) Grisham, CJ (Self) Harville, Julie (Self) Heffelfinger, Laura (Self) Hickland, Hillary (Self) Howard, Brenda (Self) Ibe, Natalie (Self) Kenney, Whitney (Self) Knudsen, Tracy (Self; Moms For Liberty Gillespie County) Linahan, Alice (Self) Long, Matt (Self) May, Kathy (Self) Najera, Cindy (Self; CCDF usa Travis County) Neidert, Kelly (Self; Protect Texas Kids) Parks, Trista (Self) Petsch, Tara (Self; Moms For Liberty-Texas Gillespie Co) Pezdek, Heidi (Self) Preston, Melinda (Self) Richards, Diana (Self; Texas Education 911) Richner, Tricia (Self) Schulte, Tara (Self) Shannon, Tracy (Self) Talley, Brian (Self) Wamhoff, Misty (Self; Families 4 Frisco) Whitt, Kevin (Self; Mass Resistance) Against : Anderson, Brian (Self) Apple, Adair (Self) Bihun, Meaghan (Self) Caffee, Sarah (Self) Carlisle, Geoffrey (Self) 1
WITNESS LIST
HB 900
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
March 21, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For :
Albornoz, Fernando (Self)
Ayres, Shannon (Self)
Bakich, Meg (Self)
Ballew, Denise (Self)
Bentley, Christin (Self; Republican party of texas)
Besinger, Jackie (Self)
Brown, Janet (Self)
Burden, Brandon (Self; North Texas Conservatives)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Castle, Mary E (Texas Values Action)
Cato, Nicole (Self)
Chambless, Diana (Self)
Covey, Jonathan (Texs Values)
Crow, Griffin (Self)
Crow, Summer (Self)
Davis, Laura (Self; Texas Parents United PAC)
Dundas, Chris (Self; House of Accord)
Dundas, Dorothy (Self; House of Accord)
Elad, Stephanie (Self)
Erickson, Francine (Self)
Giles, Laura (Self)
Green, Chad (Self)
Grisham, CJ (Self)
Harville, Julie (Self)
Heffelfinger, Laura (Self)
Hickland, Hillary (Self)
Howard, Brenda (Self)
Ibe, Natalie (Self)
Kenney, Whitney (Self)
Knudsen, Tracy (Self; Moms For Liberty Gillespie County)
Linahan, Alice (Self)
Long, Matt (Self)
May, Kathy (Self)
Najera, Cindy (Self; CCDF usa Travis County)
Neidert, Kelly (Self; Protect Texas Kids)
Parks, Trista (Self)
Petsch, Tara (Self; Moms For Liberty-Texas Gillespie Co)
Pezdek, Heidi (Self)
Preston, Melinda (Self)
Richards, Diana (Self; Texas Education 911)
Richner, Tricia (Self)
Schulte, Tara (Self)
Shannon, Tracy (Self)
Talley, Brian (Self)
Wamhoff, Misty (Self; Families 4 Frisco)
Whitt, Kevin (Self; Mass Resistance)
Against :
Anderson, Brian (Self)
Apple, Adair (Self)
Bihun, Meaghan (Self)
Caffee, Sarah (Self)
Carlisle, Geoffrey (Self)
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WITNESS LIST HB 900 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee Carmona, Gordy (Self) Dawer, Daniel (Self; Educators in Solidarity) Giles, Mandy (Self) Goodman, Chloe (Self; Equality Texas) Hoffacker, Daphne (Self) Klosterboer, Brian (Self; ACLU of Texas) Leahy, Francesca (Self) Merliss, Rachele (Self) Pankl, Grace (Self) Segovia, Andrea (Self) Stevenson, Sara (Self) Stockhausen, Lorelei (Self) Thompson, Nancy (Self) Voosen, Maureen (Self) On : Cunningham, Wesley (Frisco ISD) Podmore, Lucy (Texas Library Association) Woodard, Mary (Texas Library Association) Registering, but not testifying: For : Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops) Beulah, Tara (Self) Bohnert, Henry (Self) Bohnert, Richard (Self) Bone, Mary (Self) Broughton, Rebecca (Self) Broughton, Whitney (Texas Association of School Boards) Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance) Carra, Missie (Self) Carriker, Terri (Self) Carter, David (Self) Chick, Mark (Self) Cooper, Christina (Self) Currin, Trish (Self) Drewry, Chris (Self) Drewry, Christina (Self) Fry, Pat (Self) Glass, Tom (Self) Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas) Goloby, Mark (Self) Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools) Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know) Holland, Grace (Self) Jordan, Steven (Self) Keyes, Darren (Self) Kontrava, Milena (Self) LaBauve, Peyton (Texas Young Republican Federation) Marshall, Karen (Self; State Republican Executive Committee) McComb, Morgan (Self) McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators) McPherson, Ian (Self) Medeiros, Joshua (Self; Young Conservative Federation) Miller, Melinda (Self; CCDF USA - Travis County) Muoz Hopkins, Perla (Self) 2
WITNESS LIST
HB 900
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
Carmona, Gordy (Self)
Dawer, Daniel (Self; Educators in Solidarity)
Giles, Mandy (Self)
Goodman, Chloe (Self; Equality Texas)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Klosterboer, Brian (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Merliss, Rachele (Self)
Pankl, Grace (Self)
Segovia, Andrea (Self)
Stevenson, Sara (Self)
Stockhausen, Lorelei (Self)
Thompson, Nancy (Self)
Voosen, Maureen (Self)
On :
Cunningham, Wesley (Frisco ISD)
Podmore, Lucy (Texas Library Association)
Woodard, Mary (Texas Library Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For :
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Beulah, Tara (Self)
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Bohnert, Richard (Self)
Bone, Mary (Self)
Broughton, Rebecca (Self)
Broughton, Whitney (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Carra, Missie (Self)
Carriker, Terri (Self)
Carter, David (Self)
Chick, Mark (Self)
Cooper, Christina (Self)
Currin, Trish (Self)
Drewry, Chris (Self)
Drewry, Christina (Self)
Fry, Pat (Self)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Goloby, Mark (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Holland, Grace (Self)
Jordan, Steven (Self)
Keyes, Darren (Self)
Kontrava, Milena (Self)
LaBauve, Peyton (Texas Young Republican Federation)
Marshall, Karen (Self; State Republican Executive Committee)
McComb, Morgan (Self)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administrators)
McPherson, Ian (Self)
Medeiros, Joshua (Self; Young Conservative Federation)
Miller, Melinda (Self; CCDF USA - Travis County)
Muoz Hopkins, Perla (Self)
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WITNESS LIST HB 900 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee Murphy, Joseph (Self) Nash, David (Self) Nobis, Tom (Self; The Republican Party of Texas) Parkinson, Thomas (Self) Ransdell, James (Self) Reisman, Jordan (Self) Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas projecr) Roberts, Beverly (Self; Texas Mass Resistance, Houston Area Pastor Council, Texas Federation of Republican Women) Ross, Robert (Self) Seibert, Denise (Self) Sprenger, Molly (Self; Libertforkids) Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association) Thompson, Logan (Self) Trainor, Lucy (Self) Valdez, Erin (Texas Public Policy Foundation) Wetuski, Angela (Self) Wilkerson, Cheryl (Self) Wilson, Derrick (Self; Texas Young Republicans) Yarbrough, Jace (Self) Against : Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists) Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO) Barsalou, Denee (Self) Bennett, Amanda (Self) Bloch, Eva (Self) Boyda, Mira (Self) Briseno, Brina (Self) Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform) Brown, Samantha (Self; United Way for Greater Austin) Carranza, Susana (Self) Chun, Chris (Self) Chun, Ginger (Self) Cofield, Melanie (Self) Constans, Michael (Self) Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas) Drackert, Kathryn (Self) Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA) Ehresman, Katya (Common Cause Texas) Eickstaedt, Wendy (Self) Escandell, Eleanor (Self) Figueroa, Marilyse (Self; Out Youth) Flores DuMond, Iliana (Self) Fortea, Reymon (Self) Freeland, Brooke (Self) Freeman, Noel (Self) Gaiewski, Michelle (Self) Garland, Colleen (Self) Garland, Colleen (Self) Gravette, Susan (Self) Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association) Griffith, Idona (Self) Gurak, Erin (Self) Gustafson, Nora (Self; Bluebrows Handmade) Guy, Linda (Self) 3
WITNESS LIST
HB 900
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
Murphy, Joseph (Self)
Nash, David (Self)
Nobis, Tom (Self; The Republican Party of Texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Ransdell, James (Self)
Reisman, Jordan (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas projecr)
Roberts, Beverly (Self; Texas Mass Resistance, Houston Area Pastor Council, Texas
Federation of Republican Women)
Ross, Robert (Self)
Seibert, Denise (Self)
Sprenger, Molly (Self; Libertforkids)
Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Thompson, Logan (Self)
Trainor, Lucy (Self)
Valdez, Erin (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Wetuski, Angela (Self)
Wilkerson, Cheryl (Self)
Wilson, Derrick (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Yarbrough, Jace (Self)
Against :
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)
Barsalou, Denee (Self)
Bennett, Amanda (Self)
Bloch, Eva (Self)
Boyda, Mira (Self)
Briseno, Brina (Self)
Broughal, Christine (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)
Brown, Samantha (Self; United Way for Greater Austin)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Chun, Chris (Self)
Chun, Ginger (Self)
Cofield, Melanie (Self)
Constans, Michael (Self)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Drackert, Kathryn (Self)
Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA)
Ehresman, Katya (Common Cause Texas)
Eickstaedt, Wendy (Self)
Escandell, Eleanor (Self)
Figueroa, Marilyse (Self; Out Youth)
Flores DuMond, Iliana (Self)
Fortea, Reymon (Self)
Freeland, Brooke (Self)
Freeman, Noel (Self)
Gaiewski, Michelle (Self)
Garland, Colleen (Self)
Garland, Colleen (Self)
Gravette, Susan (Self)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Gurak, Erin (Self)
Gustafson, Nora (Self; Bluebrows Handmade)
Guy, Linda (Self)
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WITNESS LIST HB 900 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee Ham (Self) Hampton, Arianna (Self) Henderson, Lindsay (Self) Hilgers, Madison (Self) Hill, Jessica (Self) Hill, Rachel (Self) Hobson, Caterina (Self) Hobson, Todla (Self) Hunt, Jonathan (Self) Iannaccone, Marisa (Self) Johnson, Bethany (Self) Jung, Alexandra (Self) Juvinall, Alexander (Self) Kachelmeyer, James (Self) Keysor, Georgia (Self) Khalid, Jovaria (Self) Kincaid, Sean (Self) Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD) Klumpp (Self) Kopp, Emilie (Self) Kralj, Nicole (Association of American Publishers) Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association)) LaViola, Mara (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform) Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network) Ma, Nicole (Self; Woori Juntos) MacDougal, Vanessa (Self) Margolis, Eve (Self) Marquez, Anahi (Self) Martinez, Ricardo (Self; EQTX Equality Texas) May, Emma (Self) McCormick, Jerred (Self) McCormick, Justin (Self) Middaugh, Jasmine (Self) Mills, Amber (Self; MOVE Texas Action) Morales, Elsa (Self) Naron, Chrysta (Self) Nguyen, Hung (Self) Nguyen, Quynh-Huong (Self; Woori juntos) Oliver, Julie (Self) Orozco, David (Self) Park, Kristi (Self) Pate, Heather (Self) Pate, Tre (Self) Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers) Person, Maria (Self) Pham, Nathan (Self) Pritchett, William (Self) Pruett, Kay (Self) Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan) Ray, Isabel (Self) Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association) Salinas-Davis, Emilia (Self) Salinas-Davis, Valerie (Self) Saval, Maureen (Self) Schelling, Emmett (Self) Schilt, Paige (Self) 4
WITNESS LIST
HB 900
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
Ham (Self)
Hampton, Arianna (Self)
Henderson, Lindsay (Self)
Hilgers, Madison (Self)
Hill, Jessica (Self)
Hill, Rachel (Self)
Hobson, Caterina (Self)
Hobson, Todla (Self)
Hunt, Jonathan (Self)
Iannaccone, Marisa (Self)
Johnson, Bethany (Self)
Jung, Alexandra (Self)
Juvinall, Alexander (Self)
Kachelmeyer, James (Self)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Khalid, Jovaria (Self)
Kincaid, Sean (Self)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Klumpp (Self)
Kopp, Emilie (Self)
Kralj, Nicole (Association of American Publishers)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
LaViola, Mara (Self; Texans for Special Education Reform)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Ma, Nicole (Self; Woori Juntos)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Marquez, Anahi (Self)
Martinez, Ricardo (Self; EQTX Equality Texas)
May, Emma (Self)
McCormick, Jerred (Self)
McCormick, Justin (Self)
Middaugh, Jasmine (Self)
Mills, Amber (Self; MOVE Texas Action)
Morales, Elsa (Self)
Naron, Chrysta (Self)
Nguyen, Hung (Self)
Nguyen, Quynh-Huong (Self; Woori juntos)
Oliver, Julie (Self)
Orozco, David (Self)
Park, Kristi (Self)
Pate, Heather (Self)
Pate, Tre (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Person, Maria (Self)
Pham, Nathan (Self)
Pritchett, William (Self)
Pruett, Kay (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Ray, Isabel (Self)
Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)
Salinas-Davis, Emilia (Self)
Salinas-Davis, Valerie (Self)
Saval, Maureen (Self)
Schelling, Emmett (Self)
Schilt, Paige (Self)
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WITNESS LIST HB 900 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee Schwartz, Joanna (Self) Shudlick, Johann (Self) Siegel, Michael (Self; Ground Game Texas) Simpson Gray, Jane (Self) Stern, Maggie (Self; Children's Defense Fund - Texas) Stewart, Susan (Self) Tan, Matt (Self) Tendler, Stuart (Self) Thompson, Ricky (Self) Trussell, Emily (Self) Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party) Walsh, Deirdre (Self; In Good Company Inc.) Welles, Loren (Self) Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos) Yee, Catherine (Self) Yoon, Lydia (Self) On : Marin, Eric (TEA) Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency) Meraz, Gloria (Texas State Library and Archives Commission) Unnasch, Laura (Self) 5
WITNESS LIST
HB 900
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
Schwartz, Joanna (Self)
Shudlick, Johann (Self)
Siegel, Michael (Self; Ground Game Texas)
Simpson Gray, Jane (Self)
Stern, Maggie (Self; Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Tan, Matt (Self)
Tendler, Stuart (Self)
Thompson, Ricky (Self)
Trussell, Emily (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Walsh, Deirdre (Self; In Good Company Inc.)
Welles, Loren (Self)
Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos)
Yee, Catherine (Self)
Yoon, Lydia (Self)
On :
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency)
Meraz, Gloria (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Unnasch, Laura (Self)
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