WITNESS LIST SB 37 Senate Committee Report Education K-16 March 20, 2025 - 9:00 AM FOR: Butler, Carrie Dr. (Self) , Conroe, TX Sylvester, Sherry Distinguished Senior Fellow (Self) , Austin, TX Theis, Sidney (Self) , College Station, TX AGAINST: Albert, David Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Bright, Leonard Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , College Station, TX Chandler, Seth Professor of Law (Self) , Houston, TX Chavez, Karma Professor (Self) , Austin, TX Datla, Vivek (also providing written testimony) (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition), Austin, TX DiSanza, Maggie (Self; Texas State Employees Union), Austin, TX Evans, Brian (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Garcia, Amanda (Self; Texas AFT-AAUP), Austin, TX Gonzalez, Maria (Self) , Houston, TX Gore, Andrea (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Hale, Margaret Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Houston, TX Heinrich, Andrew Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX Hill Price, Angie (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Navasota, TX LaDue, Matthew (Self) , Austin, TX Lauener, Autumn (Self; Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Scholars), Houston, TX Leo, Jake (Self) , Kyle, TX Liu, Allen (also providing written testimony) (NAACP Legal Defense Fund), Washington, DC Marron, Tami (Self) , Austin, TX Papadakis, Emanuel Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Houston, TX Puente, Jaime (also providing written testimony) (Self; Every Texan), Austin, TX Smith, Caitlin Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Strong, Pauline Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Unda, Maria Doctor, Researcher (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Valenzuela, Angela Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Self; Black Brown Dialogues on Policy), Austin, TX Walker, Dezaree Student (Self) , Angleton, Tx, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Bishop, Autumn Student Leader- Texas Rising (Pink Panthers- Planned Parenthood), Mckinney, TX McCray, Yanni (Self) , Manvel TX, TX Ramirez, Nicole (Self) , Midland, TX Strickler, Marcia Concerned citizen (Self) , Austin, TX AGAINST: Azad, Naylee (Self) , Dallas, TX Barbour, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Barsalou, Denee (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Bernard, Jennifer (Self) , Austin, TX Chavez, Yulissa (Self) , Austin, TX Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Connolly, Maren Dr (Self) , Dallas, Tx, TX Corpus, Kasey Policy & Advocacy Manager (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX Coulter, Susan (Self) , Austin, TX Crownover, Taylor (Self) , Austin, TX, TX Erisman, Wendy Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Fairbanks, Meghan (Self) , Houston, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 37
Senate Committee Report
Education K-16
March 20, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Butler, Carrie Dr. (Self) , Conroe, TX
Sylvester, Sherry Distinguished Senior Fellow (Self) , Austin, TX
Theis, Sidney (Self) , College Station, TX
AGAINST:
Albert, David Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Bright, Leonard Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , College Station,
TX
Chandler, Seth Professor of Law (Self) , Houston, TX
Chavez, Karma Professor (Self) , Austin, TX
Datla, Vivek (also providing written testimony) (Texas Legislative Education Equity
Coalition), Austin, TX
DiSanza, Maggie (Self; Texas State Employees Union), Austin, TX
Evans, Brian (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Garcia, Amanda (Self; Texas AFT-AAUP), Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Maria (Self) , Houston, TX
Gore, Andrea (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Hale, Margaret Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Houston, TX
Heinrich, Andrew Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Hill Price, Angie (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Navasota, TX
LaDue, Matthew (Self) , Austin, TX
Lauener, Autumn (Self; Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Scholars), Houston, TX
Leo, Jake (Self) , Kyle, TX
Liu, Allen (also providing written testimony) (NAACP Legal Defense Fund),
Washington, DC
Marron, Tami (Self) , Austin, TX
Papadakis, Emanuel Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Houston, TX
Puente, Jaime (also providing written testimony) (Self; Every Texan), Austin, TX
Smith, Caitlin Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Strong, Pauline Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Unda, Maria Doctor, Researcher (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Valenzuela, Angela Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Self; Black Brown Dialogues
on Policy), Austin, TX
Walker, Dezaree Student (Self) , Angleton, Tx, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Bishop, Autumn Student Leader- Texas Rising (Pink Panthers- Planned Parenthood),
Mckinney, TX
McCray, Yanni (Self) , Manvel TX, TX
Ramirez, Nicole (Self) , Midland, TX
Strickler, Marcia Concerned citizen (Self) , Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Azad, Naylee (Self) , Dallas, TX
Barbour, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Barsalou, Denee (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Bernard, Jennifer (Self) , Austin, TX
Chavez, Yulissa (Self) , Austin, TX
Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Connolly, Maren Dr (Self) , Dallas, Tx, TX
Corpus, Kasey Policy & Advocacy Manager (Self; Young Invincibles), Houston, TX
Coulter, Susan (Self) , Austin, TX
Crownover, Taylor (Self) , Austin, TX, TX
Erisman, Wendy Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Fairbanks, Meghan (Self) , Houston, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 37 Senate Committee Report Education K-16 Finos, Helena (Planned Parenthood), Austin, TX Finos, Ramona (Self; Planned Parenthood), Austin, TX Gray, Madison (Self) , Manor, TX Griffith, Idona (Self) , Austin, TX Hruby, Sara (Self) , Austin, TX J, Miranda (Self) , Manor, TX Jeansonne, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Jones, Amber (Self; Texas AFL-CIO), Austiin, TX Kennedy, Kaylie (Self) , Schertz, TX Kerrigan, Catherine (Self) , Fort Worth, TX Klein, Ashley Mrs. (Self) , Austin, TX Kurtzman, Abigail (Self) , Austin, TX Lackey, Sheila (Self) , Odessa, TX Lane, Madeline (Self) , Austin, TX Lawrence, Ashleigh (Self) , Lake jackson, TX Leahy, Francesca (Self) , Austin, TX Marcks, Holly (Self) , Austin, TX Mercado, Melissa (Self) , Austin, TX Nair, Nikita (Self) , Fort Worth, TX Noble, Andrew (Self) , Austin, TX Orourke (Self) , Austin, TX Peacock, Donna (Self) , Buda, TX Person, Maria (Self) , Austin, TX Prado, Maximiliano (Self) , Laredo, TX Ramirez, Javier (Self) , Austin, TX Ramirez, William (Self) , Austin, TX Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX Reeves, Sara (Self) , Round Rock, TX Ritcherson, Genesis (Self) , Austin, TX Rizvi, Sameeha (Self) , Richmond, TX Seastrunk, Kia (Self; Planned Parenthood), Carrollton Tx, TX Sheldon, Tyler (Texas State Employees Union), Austin, TX Sparling, Angela (Self) , Mansfield, TX Sterling, Karen (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Tabor, Laura Individual (Self) , Austin, TX Thye, Asher (Self) , Euless, TX Trieu, Lily (Rise AAPI), Austin, TX Turner, Gwendolyn (Self) , La Vernia, TX Young, Jessica (Self) , Missouri city, TX Zielke, Mariah (Self) , Garland, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Masino, Amanda Professor of Biology (Self) , Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 37
Senate Committee Report
Education K-16
Finos, Helena (Planned Parenthood), Austin, TX
Finos, Ramona (Self; Planned Parenthood), Austin, TX
Gray, Madison (Self) , Manor, TX
Griffith, Idona (Self) , Austin, TX
Hruby, Sara (Self) , Austin, TX
J, Miranda (Self) , Manor, TX
Jeansonne, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Jones, Amber (Self; Texas AFL-CIO), Austiin, TX
Kennedy, Kaylie (Self) , Schertz, TX
Kerrigan, Catherine (Self) , Fort Worth, TX
Klein, Ashley Mrs. (Self) , Austin, TX
Kurtzman, Abigail (Self) , Austin, TX
Lackey, Sheila (Self) , Odessa, TX
Lane, Madeline (Self) , Austin, TX
Lawrence, Ashleigh (Self) , Lake jackson, TX
Leahy, Francesca (Self) , Austin, TX
Marcks, Holly (Self) , Austin, TX
Mercado, Melissa (Self) , Austin, TX
Nair, Nikita (Self) , Fort Worth, TX
Noble, Andrew (Self) , Austin, TX
Orourke (Self) , Austin, TX
Peacock, Donna (Self) , Buda, TX
Person, Maria (Self) , Austin, TX
Prado, Maximiliano (Self) , Laredo, TX
Ramirez, Javier (Self) , Austin, TX
Ramirez, William (Self) , Austin, TX
Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX
Reeves, Sara (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Ritcherson, Genesis (Self) , Austin, TX
Rizvi, Sameeha (Self) , Richmond, TX
Seastrunk, Kia (Self; Planned Parenthood), Carrollton Tx, TX
Sheldon, Tyler (Texas State Employees Union), Austin, TX
Sparling, Angela (Self) , Mansfield, TX
Sterling, Karen (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX
Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Tabor, Laura Individual (Self) , Austin, TX
Thye, Asher (Self) , Euless, TX
Trieu, Lily (Rise AAPI), Austin, TX
Turner, Gwendolyn (Self) , La Vernia, TX
Young, Jessica (Self) , Missouri city, TX
Zielke, Mariah (Self) , Garland, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Masino, Amanda Professor of Biology (Self) , Austin, TX
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