WITNESS LIST HB 6 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee March 18, 2025 - 8:00 AM For : Ashorn, Sherri (Katy ISD) Basham, Kirby (Self; Grandview ISD) Boortz, Tiffany (Self; Corsicana ISD) Branch, Jessica (Wylie ISD) Branum, Tabitha (Self) Bullock, Corina (Texas Education Policy Institute) Exter, Monty (ATPE) Fey, Jo Ann (Self; Killeen ISD) Gibbins, Matthew (Self) Haack, Leslie (Katy ISD) Hodgins, David (Self; Texas School Alliance) Hope, Michael (Self; Robinson ISD) Howell, Stephanie (Self; Corsicana ISD) Hudson, Gerald (Cedar Hill ISD) Hudson, Tijuana (TEPI- Texas Educational Policy Institute) Kennon, Suzi (Self; Wylie ISD) Killian, Douglas (Self; CyFair Isd) Knowlton, Tonya (Self; Community ISD) Light, Joey (Self) McCormick, Matthew (Texas Public Policy Foundation) Moran, Christopher (Self; Texas Association of School Administrators) Perkins, Lindy (Texas Education Policy Institute (TEPI)) Ringo, Brent (Self; Kerrville ISD) Rogers, Candra (Self; Cirsicana ISD) Smith, Rahsan (Self; Katy ISD) Stoebe, Stephanie (Self; ATPE) Tatgenhorst, Andrew (Self) Vinson, David (Wylie ISD) Williams, Taylor (Self; Slidell ISD and TARS) Zenor, Gina (TEPI Texas Education Policy Institute) Against : Beinke, David (Self) Castillo, Alycia (Texas Civil Rights Project) Davenport, Lynn (Self) Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA) Flores, Lisa (Self) Fonseca, Adrian (Texas Appleseed) Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (The Arc of Texas) Greenleaf, Samantha (Self; Educators In Solidarity) Joseph, Zenobia (Self) Liva, Debra (Self; In Childs Best Interest) Mahon, Marissa (Self) Mitchell, Kathy (Self) Rege, Renuka (Self; Texas Appleseed) Reyes, Sarah (Self; Texas center for justice & equity) Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services) Volk, Maia (Disability Rights Texas) Zapata, Mandi (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project) On : Chavez, Yulissa (Self; The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities) Chevalier, Andrea (TCASE) 1
WITNESS LIST
HB 6
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
March 18, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For :
Ashorn, Sherri (Katy ISD)
Basham, Kirby (Self; Grandview ISD)
Boortz, Tiffany (Self; Corsicana ISD)
Branch, Jessica (Wylie ISD)
Branum, Tabitha (Self)
Bullock, Corina (Texas Education Policy Institute)
Exter, Monty (ATPE)
Fey, Jo Ann (Self; Killeen ISD)
Gibbins, Matthew (Self)
Haack, Leslie (Katy ISD)
Hodgins, David (Self; Texas School Alliance)
Hope, Michael (Self; Robinson ISD)
Howell, Stephanie (Self; Corsicana ISD)
Hudson, Gerald (Cedar Hill ISD)
Hudson, Tijuana (TEPI- Texas Educational Policy Institute)
Kennon, Suzi (Self; Wylie ISD)
Killian, Douglas (Self; CyFair Isd)
Knowlton, Tonya (Self; Community ISD)
Light, Joey (Self)
McCormick, Matthew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Moran, Christopher (Self; Texas Association of School Administrators)
Perkins, Lindy (Texas Education Policy Institute (TEPI))
Ringo, Brent (Self; Kerrville ISD)
Rogers, Candra (Self; Cirsicana ISD)
Smith, Rahsan (Self; Katy ISD)
Stoebe, Stephanie (Self; ATPE)
Tatgenhorst, Andrew (Self)
Vinson, David (Wylie ISD)
Williams, Taylor (Self; Slidell ISD and TARS)
Zenor, Gina (TEPI Texas Education Policy Institute)
Against :
Beinke, David (Self)
Castillo, Alycia (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Davenport, Lynn (Self)
Duggins-Clay, Paige (IDRA)
Flores, Lisa (Self)
Fonseca, Adrian (Texas Appleseed)
Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (The Arc of Texas)
Greenleaf, Samantha (Self; Educators In Solidarity)
Joseph, Zenobia (Self)
Liva, Debra (Self; In Childs Best Interest)
Mahon, Marissa (Self)
Mitchell, Kathy (Self)
Rege, Renuka (Self; Texas Appleseed)
Reyes, Sarah (Self; Texas center for justice & equity)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Volk, Maia (Disability Rights Texas)
Zapata, Mandi (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
On :
Chavez, Yulissa (Self; The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Chevalier, Andrea (TCASE)
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WITNESS LIST HB 6 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee Lowe, Mary (Self; Families Engaged) Markum, Alicia (Self) Mayer, Jean (Self; Pflugerville isd) McKenzie, Lauren (Texans Care for Children) Ross, Melissa (Self) Smith, Anna (Self; Leander ISD) Swanson, Steve (Self) Registering, but not testifying: For : Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators) Bowen, Scott (Self) Cave, Tricia (ATPE) Chambers, HD (Texas School Alliance) Craft, John (Self; Northside ISD) Evans, Michelle (Self) Hallmark, Bryan (Sealy ISD) Harkleroad, Becca (Self) Holdren, Stephanie (Texas PTA) Kim, Anne (Self) Long, Matt (Self) Molak, Maurine (Self; Davids Legacy Foundation) Neatherlin, Jenifer (Hutto ISD) Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools) OBrien, Randal (Goose Creek CISD) Parkinson, Thomas (Self) Rogers, Eugene (Self; Corsicana high school) Romo, Joel (American Heart Association) Ruffin, Mark (Self; Montgomery ISD) Schmidt, Rolinda (Texas Association of School Boards) Sexton, Kristel (Self) Snell, Steven (Liberty Hill ISD) Toscano, Roland (Self; East Central ISD, Texas Association of School Administrators) Whitehead, Jay (Brazosport Independent School District) Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association) Against : Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists) Albert Donovan, Carolyn (Self) Bakich, Meg (Self) Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self) Caballero, Kristian (Texas Appleseed) Carroll, Angel (Self; Measure) Cooper, Robbi (Decoding Dyslexia Texas) Costello, Alicia (Self) Czempinski, Kea (Self) Eickstaedt, Wendy (Self) Erisman, Wendy (Self) Fife, Travis (Self) Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan) Fox, Lakshmi (Self) Geigerman, Louis (Self) Green, Laura (Self) Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association) Hollingsworth, Sidney (Self) Hunt, Peter (Self) 2
WITNESS LIST
HB 6
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
Lowe, Mary (Self; Families Engaged)
Markum, Alicia (Self)
Mayer, Jean (Self; Pflugerville isd)
McKenzie, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)
Ross, Melissa (Self)
Smith, Anna (Self; Leander ISD)
Swanson, Steve (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For :
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Bowen, Scott (Self)
Cave, Tricia (ATPE)
Chambers, HD (Texas School Alliance)
Craft, John (Self; Northside ISD)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Hallmark, Bryan (Sealy ISD)
Harkleroad, Becca (Self)
Holdren, Stephanie (Texas PTA)
Kim, Anne (Self)
Long, Matt (Self)
Molak, Maurine (Self; Davids Legacy Foundation)
Neatherlin, Jenifer (Hutto ISD)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools)
OBrien, Randal (Goose Creek CISD)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Rogers, Eugene (Self; Corsicana high school)
Romo, Joel (American Heart Association)
Ruffin, Mark (Self; Montgomery ISD)
Schmidt, Rolinda (Texas Association of School Boards)
Sexton, Kristel (Self)
Snell, Steven (Liberty Hill ISD)
Toscano, Roland (Self; East Central ISD, Texas Association of School Administrators)
Whitehead, Jay (Brazosport Independent School District)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Against :
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Albert Donovan, Carolyn (Self)
Bakich, Meg (Self)
Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self)
Caballero, Kristian (Texas Appleseed)
Carroll, Angel (Self; Measure)
Cooper, Robbi (Decoding Dyslexia Texas)
Costello, Alicia (Self)
Czempinski, Kea (Self)
Eickstaedt, Wendy (Self)
Erisman, Wendy (Self)
Fife, Travis (Self)
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Fox, Lakshmi (Self)
Geigerman, Louis (Self)
Green, Laura (Self)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)
Hollingsworth, Sidney (Self)
Hunt, Peter (Self)
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WITNESS LIST HB 6 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Public Education Committee Kalthoff, Wendy (Self) Kaplan, Judith (Self) Laake-stanfield, Bryce (Self) Lavelle, Tanya (Self) Linahan, Alice (Self) Liu, Allen (NAACP Legal Defense Fund) Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter) Martinez, Martin (Self) McCain, Demetria L. (NAACP Legal Defense Fund) Mirto, Sophia (Self) Person, Maria (Self) Plemons, Hollie (Self) Quinzi, Patty (TX- American Federation of Teachers) Santhanam, Karen (Self) Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County) Tomas, Ananda (Self; ACT 4 SA Action Fund) Tran, Crystal (Texas Appleseed) Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry) Whitman, Linda (Self) On : Ferris, David (Self) Gandy, Rachel (Texas Juvenile Justice Department) Hejny, Chrissy (Self) Hilliard, Paula (Texas Education 911) Iannaccone, Marisa (Texas council for developmental disabilities) Marin, Eric (TEA) McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency) Schutte, Marian (TEA) Williams, Latronda (Self) 3
WITNESS LIST
HB 6
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Public Education Committee
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Kaplan, Judith (Self)
Laake-stanfield, Bryce (Self)
Lavelle, Tanya (Self)
Linahan, Alice (Self)
Liu, Allen (NAACP Legal Defense Fund)
Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Martinez, Martin (Self)
McCain, Demetria L. (NAACP Legal Defense Fund)
Mirto, Sophia (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Plemons, Hollie (Self)
Quinzi, Patty (TX- American Federation of Teachers)
Santhanam, Karen (Self)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Tomas, Ananda (Self; ACT 4 SA Action Fund)
Tran, Crystal (Texas Appleseed)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Whitman, Linda (Self)
On :
Ferris, David (Self)
Gandy, Rachel (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)
Hejny, Chrissy (Self)
Hilliard, Paula (Texas Education 911)
Iannaccone, Marisa (Texas council for developmental disabilities)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
Schutte, Marian (TEA)
Williams, Latronda (Self)
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