WITNESS LIST SB 1871 Senate Committee Report Education K-16 March 25, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Dixon Smith, Kaylan (also providing written testimony) (Texas Classroom Teachers Association), Austin Tx, TX AGAINST: Castillo, Alycia Associate Director of Policy (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX Duggins-Clay, Paige Chief Legal Analyst (also providing written testimony) ((IDRA) Intercultural Development Research Association), San Antonio, TX REYES, SARAH (Self; Texas center for justice & equity), SAN ANTONIO, TX Volk, Maia Policy Fellow (also providing written testimony) (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX ON: Basham, Kirby (Self; Grandview ISD), Grandview, TX Killian, Douglas Dr (Self; CFISD and self), Cypress, TX Moran, Christopher Superintendent (Self; Texas Association of School Administrators), San Angelo, TX Vinsom, David Superintendent (also providing written testimony) (Self; Wylie ISD), Wylie, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Carter, William (Self; Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center), Wolfforth, TX Flatt, Bryan Government Affairs (TMPA), Austin, TX Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX Martinez, Adrian San Antonio Police Officers Association (San Antonio Police Officers Association), San Antonio, TX McCormick, Matthew Mr. (Texas Public Policy Foundatiom), Austin, TX Ortiz, Carlos (San antonio police officers association), San Antonio, TX Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX Wright, Andrew Board Member (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX AGAINST: Benestante, Jacquie Executive Director (Self; Autism Society Texas), Austin, TX Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX K, Aneesha (Self) , Austin, TX Rao, Nick (Self) , Austin, TX ON: Marin, Eric (TEA), Austin, TX McGuire, Kristin Deputy Associate Commissioner, Special Populations (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX Scott, John Chief of School Safety and Security (TEA), Austin, TX Singer, Kaci Deputy General Counsel (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Austin, TX, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists), Austin, TX Tran, Crystal Legal Fellow (Texas Applesees), Austin, TX ON: Chevalier, Andrea Dr. (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1871
Senate Committee Report
Education K-16
March 25, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Dixon Smith, Kaylan (also providing written testimony) (Texas Classroom Teachers
Association), Austin Tx, TX
AGAINST:
Castillo, Alycia Associate Director of Policy (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin,
TX
Duggins-Clay, Paige Chief Legal Analyst (also providing written testimony) ((IDRA)
Intercultural Development Research Association), San Antonio, TX
REYES, SARAH (Self; Texas center for justice & equity), SAN ANTONIO, TX
Volk, Maia Policy Fellow (also providing written testimony) (Disability Rights Texas),
Austin, TX
ON:
Basham, Kirby (Self; Grandview ISD), Grandview, TX
Killian, Douglas Dr (Self; CFISD and self), Cypress, TX
Moran, Christopher Superintendent (Self; Texas Association of School Administrators),
San Angelo, TX
Vinsom, David Superintendent (also providing written testimony) (Self; Wylie ISD),
Wylie, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carter, William (Self; Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center), Wolfforth, TX
Flatt, Bryan Government Affairs (TMPA), Austin, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX
Martinez, Adrian San Antonio Police Officers Association (San Antonio Police Officers
Association), San Antonio, TX
McCormick, Matthew Mr. (Texas Public Policy Foundatiom), Austin, TX
Ortiz, Carlos (San antonio police officers association), San Antonio, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wright, Andrew Board Member (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX
AGAINST:
Benestante, Jacquie Executive Director (Self; Autism Society Texas), Austin, TX
Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX
K, Aneesha (Self) , Austin, TX
Rao, Nick (Self) , Austin, TX
ON:
Marin, Eric (TEA), Austin, TX
McGuire, Kristin Deputy Associate Commissioner, Special Populations (Texas Education
Agency), Austin, TX
Scott, John Chief of School Safety and Security (TEA), Austin, TX
Singer, Kaci Deputy General Counsel (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Austin, TX,
TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists), Austin, TX
Tran, Crystal Legal Fellow (Texas Applesees), Austin, TX
ON:
Chevalier, Andrea Dr. (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)),
Austin, TX
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