Texas Early Education Alliance

 
The 83rd Legislative Session
 
The 83rd legislative session has commenced. The Texas Early Education Alliance has a legislative agenda focused on improvements to the child care subsidy system, funding for full-day pre-k, continued funding for school readiness models, and accountability within the system. Check out the links below to stay up to date with the latest information about Session.

General
Press
Testimony
Early Education Bill Tracker
HB 376 (KUT News)Senate Education S.B.172 on 2.12.13
Legislative Agenda
HB 376 (The Texas Observer)House Appropriations Art. VII 2.14.13
Child Care Subsidy Toolkit

House Appropriations Art. III 2.18.13
Child Care Subsidy Fact Sheet
House Human Services Committee H.B. 376
Pre-K Funding Fact Sheet

House Eco. Dev. Cmte. H.B. 660 on 4.3.12
TSR! Project Fact Sheet
House Public Education Committee H.B. 504
Readiness Measures Fact Sheet
Senate Education S.B. 1608 on 4.25.13
General Early Ed Talking Points

Senate Education S.B. 1303 on 4.30.13


Who is the Alliance?

The Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition (TECEC) began in 2003 as a volunteer-led coalition and grew to include 6,000 member individuals and organizations dedicated to building a system of high quality early education in Texas. In April 2012, TECEC dissolved as a nonprofit, and its members and functions were transferred to Texans Care for Children. Now called the Texas Early Education Alliance, this network continues to ensure that quality early environments exist for the children of Texas.  To date, efforts have resulted in the passage of 30 pieces of legislation and the securing of $125 million for early education.

  
Join the Movement

Interested in getting involved in the Texas early education movement? Please be sure to get on our list to stay up to date on the latest issues and events taking place across the great state of Texas. Join today!

 

The Texas Plan

The Texas Plan was created in 2005 with the feedback of hundreds of stakeholders from Texas as well as the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. The Plan includes 50 public policy recommendations in the areas of early education governance, standards, and community involvement. This document continues to guide the efforts of the Texas Early Education Alliance. Read it now.



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