Feb 11, 2025

Media Advisory: New legislative hearings scheduled

Please note, an earlier advisory incorrectly stated the time of Friday's Senate Finance Committee hearing

Visit the Early Childhood Education and Care Department Newsroom here .

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Febuary 11, 2025

CONTACT

Julia Sclafani

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 – Hearings are scheduled this week for critical early childhood legislation and the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) FY26 budget.

Please note, a correction to the details of the Senate Finance Committee hearing.

Senate Education Committee

Wednesday, February 12 at 8:30 a.m. in room 311

SB38: Special Education Act (carried by PED, sponsored by Sen. Mimi Stewart)

House Appropriations and Finance Committee

Wednesday, February 12 at 1:30 p.m. in room 307

ECECD agency budget

Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee

Wednesday, February 12 at 1:30 p.m. in room 311

SB58: Childcare Facility Licensing Act (sponsored by Sen. Michael Padilla)

*Masks are requested when attending SHPAC committee

Senate Finance Committee

Friday, February 14 at 9 a.m. in room 322

ECECD agency budget

*Please note: An earlier advisory incorrectly stated the time of this hearing

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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