New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB293: ECECD INVESTIGATION TEAM
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to children; creating the early childhood education and care department investigation team; establishing investigation units and a team coordinator; requiring reporting; requiring rules.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN; CREATING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION TEAM; ESTABLISHING INVESTIGATION UNITS AND A TEAM COORDINATOR; REQUIRING REPORTING; REQUIRING RULES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. A new section of the Early Childhood Education and Care Department Act is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION TEAM CREATED--TEAM COORDINATOR-- DUTIES--WRITTEN FINDINGS--REPORTS.-- A. The "early childhood education and care department investigation team" is created within the department. The team consists of a team coordinator, locally assigned early childhood education and care department .233462.3 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ investigation units and other personnel necessary to carry out the duties of the team. The team is responsible for investigating reports of critical incidents and serious critical incidents referred to the team by the department. B. The team coordinator shall: (1) handle all aspects of the intake of reports of critical incidents and serious critical incidents directed to the early childhood education and care department investigation team, including documentation and recordkeeping, tracking and transparency as necessary for each report; (2) immediately assign the appropriate investigation unit to investigate each report directed to the early childhood education and care department investigation team; (3) assist in an ongoing manner each investigation unit with …
Sponsors
- Rebecca Dow (R, HD-038) · primary sponsor
- Andrea Reeb (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: STATE AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTS (including reorganization), CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Common questions
- What is HB293?
- HB293 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): ECECD INVESTIGATION TEAM.
- What does HB293 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to children; creating the early childhood education and care department investigation team; establishing investigation units and a team coordinator; requiring reporting; requiring rules.
- What is the status of HB293?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB293?
- Rebecca Dow (R, HD-038), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB293?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=293&year=26
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