WITNESS LIST SB 568 Senate Committee Report Education K-16 March 11, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Aleman, Steven Senior Policy Specialist (also providing written testimony) (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX Blasingame, Natalie Trustee Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (Self; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Trustee Position 5), Houston, TX Blevins, Luke (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Willis, TX, TX Castillo, Maddox (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio TX, TX Combest, Bill (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Huntsville, TX, TX Combest, Stacey J.D. (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Commission on Special Education Funding), Huntsville, TX Holmes, Rebecca (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Dyslexia Coalition), Dalla, TX Holmes, Wesley (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Dallas, TX Huberty, Dan Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Self; Moak Casey), Austin, TX Killian, Douglas Dr (Self; CFISD), Cypress, TX May, Nicole Conroe ISD Trustee (also providing written testimony) (Self) , The Woodlands, TX Mayer, Jean Pflugerville Board of Trustee (also providing written testimony) (Self; Pflugerville ISD), Pflugerville, TX McCormick, Matthew (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundatiom), Austin, TX Odenweller, Misty President, Conroe ISD Trustee (also providing written testimony) (Self; Conroe ISD Board of Trustees), Spring, TX ON: Chevalier, Andrea Dr. (also providing written testimony) (TCASE), Austin, TX Cooper, Robbi Decodimg Dyslexia Texas (Self; Decoding Dyslexia Texas), Austin, TX Copeland, Amy (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (also providing written testimony) (Self; The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX Japko, Rebecca President (also providing written testimony) (Self; PART), Brenham, TX McGuire, Kristin Deputy Associate Commissioner, Special Populations (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX Sheffield, Heather Lobbyist (also providing written testimony) (Self; ATPE), Austin, TX Wheeler, Ryan Dr. (also providing written testimony) (TCASE), Porter, TX Wilson, Beckley (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Dallas, TX Wilson, Columba Self (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX Wilson, Elizabeth (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Dyslexia Coalition), Dallas, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas), Austin, TX Bristiol, Mercedes ED (Self; Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren), San Antonio, TX Calvert, Raif Asst Dir Govt Relations (TASB), Austin, Texas, TX Garcia, Brandon Dir Lege Affairs (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX Grizzard, Julia Executive Director (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition, Guadalupe County Education Coalition), San Antonio, TX May, Devon (Self) , The Woodlands, TX McKenzie, Lauren (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX Neuhaus, Ed (Self) , Austin, TX Tillman, Calvin (Self) , Valley View, TX AGAINST: Arvin, Bianca (Self) , Lago Vista, TX Huntley, Rose (Self) , Dallas, TX Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 568
Senate Committee Report
Education K-16
March 11, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Aleman, Steven Senior Policy Specialist (also providing written testimony) (Disability
Rights Texas), Austin, TX
Blasingame, Natalie Trustee Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (Self; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Trustee Position 5), Houston, TX
Blevins, Luke (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Willis, TX, TX
Castillo, Maddox (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio TX, TX
Combest, Bill (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Huntsville, TX, TX
Combest, Stacey J.D. (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Commission on
Special Education Funding), Huntsville, TX
Holmes, Rebecca (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Dyslexia Coalition),
Dalla, TX
Holmes, Wesley (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Dallas, TX
Huberty, Dan Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Self; Moak Casey), Austin, TX
Killian, Douglas Dr (Self; CFISD), Cypress, TX
May, Nicole Conroe ISD Trustee (also providing written testimony) (Self) , The
Woodlands, TX
Mayer, Jean Pflugerville Board of Trustee (also providing written testimony) (Self;
Pflugerville ISD), Pflugerville, TX
McCormick, Matthew (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy
Foundatiom), Austin, TX
Odenweller, Misty President, Conroe ISD Trustee (also providing written testimony)
(Self; Conroe ISD Board of Trustees), Spring, TX
ON:
Chevalier, Andrea Dr. (also providing written testimony) (TCASE), Austin, TX
Cooper, Robbi Decodimg Dyslexia Texas (Self; Decoding Dyslexia Texas), Austin, TX
Copeland, Amy (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX
Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (also providing written testimony) (Self; The Arc of Texas),
Austin, TX
Japko, Rebecca President (also providing written testimony) (Self; PART), Brenham, TX
McGuire, Kristin Deputy Associate Commissioner, Special Populations (Texas Education
Agency), Austin, TX
Sheffield, Heather Lobbyist (also providing written testimony) (Self; ATPE), Austin, TX
Wheeler, Ryan Dr. (also providing written testimony) (TCASE), Porter, TX
Wilson, Beckley (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Dallas, TX
Wilson, Columba Self (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Wilson, Elizabeth (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Dyslexia Coalition),
Dallas, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas), Austin, TX
Bristiol, Mercedes ED (Self; Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren), San Antonio,
TX
Calvert, Raif Asst Dir Govt Relations (TASB), Austin, Texas, TX
Garcia, Brandon Dir Lege Affairs (Self; Texas Public Charter Schools Association),
Austin, TX
Grizzard, Julia Executive Director (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition, Guadalupe
County Education Coalition), San Antonio, TX
May, Devon (Self) , The Woodlands, TX
McKenzie, Lauren (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX
Neuhaus, Ed (Self) , Austin, TX
Tillman, Calvin (Self) , Valley View, TX
AGAINST:
Arvin, Bianca (Self) , Lago Vista, TX
Huntley, Rose (Self) , Dallas, TX
Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 568 Senate Committee Report Education K-16 ON: Marin, Eric (TEA), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Chavez, Yulissa (Self; The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX Luftop, Jennifer (Texas Academic Language Therapy Association (Texas ALTA)), Austin, TX ON: Turner, Randi (Self) , Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 568
Senate Committee Report
Education K-16
ON:
Marin, Eric (TEA), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Chavez, Yulissa (Self; The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX
Luftop, Jennifer (Texas Academic Language Therapy Association (Texas ALTA)), Austin,
TX
ON:
Turner, Randi (Self) , Austin, TX
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