Witness List Display

�� WITNESS LIST

�� Finance

�� February 10, 2025 10:00 AM

�� SB 1

�� FOR:

�� Fowler, Rebecca� Director, Public Policy and Gov. Affairs� (also providing written

�� testimony) (Texas Coalition for Health Minds; Mental Health America of Greater Houston),

�� Houston, TX

�� ON:

�� Aleman, Steven� Policy Specialist� (also providing written testimony) (Disability Rights

�� Texas)

�� Bailey, Peter L.� Superintendent� (also providing written testimony) (Texas School for the�

�� Deaf), Austin, TX

�� Benestante, Jacquie� Executive Director - Nonprofit (Autism Society of TX), Austin, TX

�� Bishop-Watt, Trista� Director, Gov. Relations (Good Reason Houston), Houston, TX

�� Bomberger, Chris� Executive Director Admin Services (Denton ISD)

�� Borden, Robert� Chief executive officer / chief investment officer (Texas Permanent School

�� Fund Corporation), Austin, TX

�� Callaway, Tabbatha� MSB School Services, Chief Compliance Officer� (also providing

�� written testimony)� (Self; MSB School Services)

�� Castillo, Jason� Policy Specialist� (also providing written testimony) (Hogg Foundation for

�� Mental Health)

�� Chevalier, Andrea� Director of Governmental Relations� (also providing written testimony)

�� (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education), Austin, TX

�� Colbert, Paul�� (Self; El Paso ISD), Houston, TX

�� Coleman, Emily� Superintendent� (also providing written testimony) (TSBVI Texas School

�� for the Blind & Visually Imparied), Austin, TX

�� Connor, Jim� Superintendent of Schools (Columbus ISD), Columbus, TX

�� Cooper, Robbi� Mom (Decoding Dyslexia - TDC Member), Austin, TX

�� Daniel, Katrina� Chief Health Care Officer (Teacher Retirement System of Texas), Austin,

�� TX

�� DeWolfe, Megan� Education� (also providing written testimony) (Frisco ISD)

�� Exter, Monty� GR ATPE� (also providing written testimony) (ATPE)

�� Franklin, Ryan� Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy� (also providing written testimony)

�� (Philanthropy Advocates), Waco, TX

�� Furlich, Sara� Parent and Special Education Teacher� (also providing written testimony)

�� (Decoding Dyslexia), Dallas, TX

�� Gambino, Aggie� Learning & Development Strategist Consultant� (also providing written

�� testimony) (Moco Dyslexia Partnership), Spring, TX

�� Gregg, Brock� Associate Director� (also providing written testimony) (Texas Retired

�� Teachers Assn.)

�� Guurie, Brian� Executive Director� (also providing written testimony) (Teacher Retirement

�� System of Texas), Austin, TX

�� Harding, Vincent� Fxec. Dir.� (also providing written testimony) (TX Alliance of Boys &

�� Girls Club), Houston, TX

�� Hartman, Kristina J.� Superintendent� (also providing written testimony) (Windham School

�� District)

�� Hesseltine, Eddie� Superintendent Orange Grove ISD (OGISD), Orange Grove, TX

�� WITNESS LIST

�� Finance

�� February 10, 2025 10:00 AM

�� Hesseltine, Erika� School Board Trustee (Orange Grove ISD), Orange Grove, TX

�� Holmes, Rebecca� Homemaker� (also providing written testimony) (Texas Dyslexia

�� Coalition)

�� Hyland, Jennifer� Homemaker, Travel Planner� (also providing written testimony)

�� (Empowering Dyslexia for Spring Branch Houston)

�� Jebsen, Maggie� Budget Analyst� (also providing written testimony) (Legislative Budget

�� Board), Austin, TX

�� Lewis, Scott� Budget Analyst� (also providing written testimony) (Legislative Budget

�� Board), Austin, TX

�� Lindsey, Julie� Assistant Director� (also providing written testimony) (Legislative Budget

�� Board), Austin, TX

�� Litzinger, Amy� Public Policy Lead� (also providing written testimony) (Texas Parent to

�� Parent), Austin, TX

�� May, Nicole� Mom� (also providing written testimony) (MOCO Dyslexia Partnership),

�� Woodlands, TX

�� Maynard, Tom� Chair, Board of Directors (Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation,

�� Board of Directors), Austin, TX

�� McPeters, Pamela� Director of Governmental Relations� (also providing written testimony)

�� (Texas Classroom Teachers Association), Austin, TX

�� Morath, Mike� TEA Commissioner of Education� (also providing written testimony) (Texas

�� Education Agency)

�� Morris, Robert� Retired (Grandparents for Public Schools)

�� Najera, Antonio� Budget Analyst� (also providing written testimony) (Legislative Budget

�� Board), Austin, TX

�� Navarrette, Emily� Budget Analyst� (also providing written testimony) (Legislative Budget

�� Board), Austin, TX

�� O'Banion, Robert� Windham School District - CFO� (also providing written testimony)

�� (Windham School District), Huntsville, TX

�� Pipes, Dallas� Realtor (Boerne ISD), Boerne, TX

�� Polk, Stephen� Counselor� (Self), Georgetown, TX

�� Prabu, Conner� Student� (Self; Public School Students)

�� Pruneda, Mary Lynn� Director, Education & Workforce Policy (Texas 2036), Austin, TX

�� Rinehart, Clara� Student and my class (Alpine Texas), Alpine, TX

�� Rinehart, Michelle� Superintendent (Alpine ISD), Alpine, TX

�� Salazar, Alejos� Superintendent (Lasara ISD), Harlingen, TX

�� Saucedo, Sabrina Gonzalez� Director of Public Policy & Advocacy (The Arc of Texas)

�� Saxe, Avery� Budget Analyst� (also providing written testimony) (Legislative Budget

�� Board), Austin, TX

�� Sena, Richard� Insurance Agent, School Trustee� (also providing written testimony) (Boerne

�� ISD Board of Trustee), Boerne, TX

�� Sheffield, Heather� GR ATPE (ATPE)

�� Smith, Kimberly� Chief Finance & Strategy Officer� (also providing written testimony)

�� (Frisco ISD)

�� Trevino, Roberta K.� Superintendent, Zapata Co. ISD (Zapata CISD), Zapata, TX

�� Tuite, Amanda L.� CEO of Access Vine (Deaf & HH Students)

�� WITNESS LIST

�� Finance

�� February 10, 2025 10:00 AM

�� Valdez, Daniella Lopez� Board of Trustee (Brownsville ISD), Harlingen, TX

�� Villanueva, Chandra� Director of Policy and Advocacy� (also providing written testimony)

�� (Every Texan), Austin, TX

�� Wedel, Justin� Chief Financial Officer (Texas School for the Deaf), Austin, TX

�� Weiser, Nicole� CFO (Lockhart ISD), Lockhart, TX

�� Whitman, Linda� Retired administrator; Advocate� (also providing written testimony)� (Self)

�� Willis, Randy� Executive Director� (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association of

�� Rural Schools), San Saba, TX

�� Wilson, Beckley� Student� (also providing written testimony)� (Self)

�� Wilson, Elizabeth� Mom� (also providing written testimony) (Texas Dyslexia Coalition)

�� Wolf, Saralyn� Retired Lawyer (Boerne ISD)

�� Registering, but not testifying:

�� ON:

�� Bednarz, Steven� Engineer (Texas State Soil and Water Consv Board), Temple, Tx, TX

�� Beneski, Amy� Deputy Executive Director, Gov Relations (Texas Association of School

�� Administrators), Austin, TX

�� Copeland, Amy� (TEA), Austin, TX

�� Ford, Grace� Student� (Self), Austin, TX

�� Mckenzie, Al� (Tea), Austin, TX

�� Nicid, Simon� Student� (Self)

�� Ratcliffgardy, Vinson� Public School Student (Public School Students), Austin, TX

�� Sanders, Jolene� Advocacy Director� (Self; Coalition of Texans with disabilities), Austin, TX

�� Sims, Luca� Student� (Self)

�� Providing written testimony:

�� AGAINST:

�� Hallamek, James� (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX

�� Kling, Kelsey�� (Self; Texas AFT), Austin, TX

�� ON:

�� Hoffeman, Shannon� Policy Manager (Commit Partnership), Dallas, TX

�� Luftop, Jennifer� President, Texas ALTA, License and Dyslexia Therapist (Texas Academic

�� Language Therapy Association (TX ALTA))

�� Rasti, Kelly� Associate Executive Director of Govt Relations (Texas Association of School

�� Boards), Austin, TX, TX

�� Turner, Randi�� (Self; Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf Policy, and Advocacy

�� Committee), Austin, TX