The Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee, which is required by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, advises the Texas Health and Human Services Commission 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. In Texas, the Part C program is Early Childhood Intervention. ECI is a division of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Each state that operates a Part C program must include as a part of its program an advisory council. Part C of the IDEA calls that council the Interagency Coordinating Council. The HHSC/ECI ICC is the ECI Advisory Committee. The function of the Advisory Committee is to advise and assist HHSC/ECI in its operation of the statewide system of providing ECI services to eligible children and families in Texas. The multidisciplinary and multi-constituency representation on the Advisory Committee contributes to making it an important part of the ECI system. It is ECI’s major source of stakeholder input.
Members
Holly Sanchez, Chair
Parent
McKinney
Pattie Rosenlund, Program Director, Chair-Elect
Program Representative
McAllen
Sarah Abrahams
HHSC Medicaid Representative
Austin
Richard Adams, M.D.
Physician Representative
Dallas
Terrie Breeden
Agency Representative
Austin
John Cissik
Parent
McKinney
Emily Ocker Dean
Personnel Preparation Representative
Abilene
Alferma Giles, Ph.D.
Head Start Representative
Houston
Laura Logan Kender, Program Director
Program Representative
Fort Worth
Barbara Knighton
Parent
Spring
Katherine (Kathy) Lee
Parent
Temple
Manda Lee-Waldrep Hall, M.D.
Agency Representative
Austin
Karen Leigh Meyer
Parent
San Antonio
Kristine Mohajer
Agency Representative
Austin
Harvey Salinas
Parent
Corpus Christi
Jeanne Stamp, LCSW, LMFT, LCDC, ACSW, Project Director
Homeless Youth Representative
Austin
Lynn Davis Sullivan
Public Provider
Fort Worth
Benna Hull Timperlake
Ex Officio
Corpus Christi
Philip Warner
Texas Workforce Commission
Ex Officio
Austin
Laura Warren
Advocate Representative
Austin
Vacant
Parent Representative
Program Representative
Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Agency Representative
State Legislative Representative
Meetings
The Committee is required to meet quarterly. The following dates have been set for fiscal year 2019:
November 7, 2018
January 9, 2019
April 10, 2019
August 7, 2019
Most meetings are held in Austin in the Brown-Heatly Building.
For More Information
Contact us at Tammy.Miller@hhsc.state.tx.us.