WITNESS LIST SB 2489 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services April 19, 2023 - 8:00 AM FOR: Batton, Sandy (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas), Austin, TX Galinsky, Rebecca Protect Texas fragile Kids (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids), Arlington, TX Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know), Brady, TX Hughes, Carla (also providing written testimony) (Self; Advo Companies, Inc.), Amarillo, TX Smith, Carole (Private Providers Association of Texas), Austin, TX AGAINST: Ford, Ashley Director of Public Policy & Advocacy (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Carriker, Terri (Self; Protect Texas Fragile Kids), Austin, TX Ebeling, Shannon (Self) , Plainview, TX Ebeling, Steven (Self) , Plainview, TX Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas), Austin TX, TX Hughes, Carla (Self; Advo Companies, Inc), Amarillo, TX Koehn, Michael (Self) , Brenham, TX Ozmetin, Jennifer (Self; Junction Five O Five), Bryan, TX Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX Rose, Lauren Director of Public Policy (Texas Network of Youth Services), Austin, TX Thorne, Richard (Self; Advo Companies, Inc), Amarillo, TX ON: Zalkovsky, Emily Deputy State Medicaid Director (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Barnes, Susan (Self) , Bryan, TX 1 WITNESS LIST SB 2489 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services April 19, 2023 - 8:00 AM FOR: Batton, Sandy (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas), Austin, TX Galinsky, Rebecca Protect Texas fragile Kids (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids), Arlington, TX Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know), Brady, TX Hughes, Carla (also providing written testimony) (Self; Advo Companies, Inc.), Amarillo, TX Smith, Carole (Private Providers Association of Texas), Austin, TX AGAINST: Ford, Ashley Director of Public Policy & Advocacy (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Carriker, Terri (Self; Protect Texas Fragile Kids), Austin, TX Ebeling, Shannon (Self) , Plainview, TX Ebeling, Steven (Self) , Plainview, TX Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas), Austin TX, TX Hughes, Carla (Self; Advo Companies, Inc), Amarillo, TX Koehn, Michael (Self) , Brenham, TX Ozmetin, Jennifer (Self; Junction Five O Five), Bryan, TX Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX Rose, Lauren Director of Public Policy (Texas Network of Youth Services), Austin, TX Thorne, Richard (Self; Advo Companies, Inc), Amarillo, TX ON: Zalkovsky, Emily Deputy State Medicaid Director (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Barnes, Susan (Self) , Bryan, TX 1