Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 665 amends the Government Code to establish the Office of Early Childhood Coordination, within the Health and Human Services Commission, in order to promote community support for parents of children younger than six years of age through an integrated state and local-level decision-making process and to provide for seamless delivery of health and human services to ensure that those children are prepared to succeed in school. The bill sets forth the powers and duties of the office and requires it to create and implement a statewide plan for the delivery of health and human services to children younger than six years of age. The bill requires the commissioner to appoint an advisory committee made up of persons with a demonstrated interest in early childhood development to assist the office in performing its duties.