Feb 14, 2025

Media Advisory: Updates on committee hearings happening Friday

Key hearings are scheduled or tentatively calendared for Friday and Saturday.

Visit the Early Childhood Education and Care Department Newsroom here .

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Febuary 13, 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 – Please note newly scheduled hearings for Friday, as well as ancipated schedules for early childhood legislation and the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) FY26 budget.

House Education Committee

Friday, Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. in room 309

HB71: Early Childhood Ed. and Care Fund Transfers (sponsored by Rep. Doreen Gallegos)

Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee

Friday, Feb. 14 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

TENTATIVE: Senate Rules Committee

Saturday, Feb. 15 - TBD

SJR6/SB167: Early Childhood Trust Fund CA and Supporting Statute (sponsored by Sen. Michael Padilla)

*A media advisory will follow if scheduled. See nmlegis.gov for the latest agenda information.

Senate Finance Committee

The ECECD agency budget is expected to be heard on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Updates to follow next week.

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

Access the Toolkit

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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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