WITNESS LIST SB 1396 Senate Committee Report Education K-16 March 18, 2025 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment FOR: Castilla, Cindi President, Texas Eagle Forum (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX Chambless, Diana (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Bullard, TX Lowe, Mary Director (Self; Families engaged for effective education), Colleyville, TX Miller, Rhonda CEO Purple for Parents United (also providing written testimony) (Self; Purple for Parents United), Godley, TX Seibert, Denise Self (Self) , Belton, TX Simmons, Deborah (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Sivadge, Vanessa RN, President of Protecting Texas Children (Protecting Texas Children), Houston, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX Asmussen, Cindy Public policy advisor (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention), Grapevine, TX Benton, Megan Strategic Policy Associate (Self; Texas Values Action), Austin, TX Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values), Austin, TX Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX Evans, Michelle (Self) , Round Rock, TX Winters, Leslie Mother of 3 (Self) , Round Rock, TX AGAINST: Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self) , Farmers Branch, TX Caballero, Darcy (Self; Planned Parenthood Texas Votes), Austin, TX Cook, Spenser (Self) , Jarrell, TX Dean, Alyssa (Self) , Austin, TX Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX Gale, Zenyth (Self) , Austin, TX Garro, Allyson (Self) , Austin, TX Gonzalez, Julius (Self) , Austin, TX Harper Prikyl-Martin, Lyric (Self) , Austin, TX Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX Kellogg, Helen (Self) , San Antonio, TX Martinez, Gustavo (Self) , Austin, TX Mckee, Micah (Self) , Austin, TX Montoya, Celesta (Self) , Conroe, TX O'Quin, Ana (Girls Empowerment Network), Austin, TX Rojas, Linday Alexis (Self) , Austin, TX Shontz, David (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry), SPRING, TX Sigler, Ro (Self) , Austin, TX Strong, Rebecca (Self) , Austin, TX Szegheo, Valerie (Self) , Austin, TX ON: Linahan, Alice (Self; Women on the wall), Kingsland, TX Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1396
Senate Committee Report
Education K-16
March 18, 2025 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment
FOR:
Castilla, Cindi President, Texas Eagle Forum (also providing written testimony) (Self;
Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX
Chambless, Diana (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Bullard, TX
Lowe, Mary Director (Self; Families engaged for effective education), Colleyville, TX
Miller, Rhonda CEO Purple for Parents United (also providing written testimony) (Self;
Purple for Parents United), Godley, TX
Seibert, Denise Self (Self) , Belton, TX
Simmons, Deborah (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Sivadge, Vanessa RN, President of Protecting Texas Children (Protecting Texas
Children), Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops),
Austin, TX
Asmussen, Cindy Public policy advisor (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention),
Grapevine, TX
Benton, Megan Strategic Policy Associate (Self; Texas Values Action), Austin, TX
Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Evans, Michelle (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Winters, Leslie Mother of 3 (Self) , Round Rock, TX
AGAINST:
Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self) , Farmers Branch, TX
Caballero, Darcy (Self; Planned Parenthood Texas Votes), Austin, TX
Cook, Spenser (Self) , Jarrell, TX
Dean, Alyssa (Self) , Austin, TX
Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX
Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX
Gale, Zenyth (Self) , Austin, TX
Garro, Allyson (Self) , Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Julius (Self) , Austin, TX
Harper Prikyl-Martin, Lyric (Self) , Austin, TX
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX
Kellogg, Helen (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Martinez, Gustavo (Self) , Austin, TX
Mckee, Micah (Self) , Austin, TX
Montoya, Celesta (Self) , Conroe, TX
O'Quin, Ana (Girls Empowerment Network), Austin, TX
Rojas, Linday Alexis (Self) , Austin, TX
Shontz, David (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry), SPRING, TX
Sigler, Ro (Self) , Austin, TX
Strong, Rebecca (Self) , Austin, TX
Szegheo, Valerie (Self) , Austin, TX
ON:
Linahan, Alice (Self; Women on the wall), Kingsland, TX
Martinez, Monica (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX
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