HHSC: Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee
MEETING SUMMARY.
The Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Advisory Committee met January 10, 2018 in their quarterly meeting and voted out their annual performance report. The report had a few areas where targets were not achieved.
The Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Advisory Committee, which is required by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, advises the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services on development and implementation of policies that constitute the statewide ECI system. The governor appoints the committee members.
The federal law establishing the system of early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities is Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In Texas, the Part C program is Early Childhood Intervention. ECI is a division of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).
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