Mar 10, 2025

Media Advisory: Legislative hearings happening today

Key hearings have carried over from Saturday

Visit the Early Childhood Education and Care Department Newsroom here .

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 10, 2025

CONTACT

Julia Sclafani (she/her)

Public Relations Specialist

Email: julia.sclafani@ececd.nm.gov

Mobile: (505) 699-5937

1120 Paseo De Peralta

Santa Fe, NM 87501

nmececd.org

SANTA FE – The following hearings for the Early Childhood Education and Care Department's FY26 budget and key legislation are calendared for today:

The ECECD budget is on the Senate Finance Committee agenda in Room 322 at 10 a.m.

HB71: Increased Distribution from the Early Childhood Trust Fund remains listed to be heard on the House floor. Follow along today at 11:30 a.m.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear SB58: Childcare Facility Licensing Act and SB66: Criminal Offender Employment Act Exemptions Bill in Room 321 at 1:30 p.m. or 30 minutes after the floor session.

Learn about ECECD’s budget and legislative priorities at nmececd.org.

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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham launched the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) in 2020, making New Mexico among the first states to consolidate all early childhood programs and services under a single cabinet-level agency. Under this administration, ECECD has led the nation by expanding access to free New Mexico PreK, overseeing the largest investment in early childhood infrastructure in state history, and implementing cost-free child care for a majority of New Mexico families. Learn more about how ECECD supports children, families, and the early childhood professionals that serve our communities at nmececd.org, or find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram as @NewMexicoECECD.

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