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Committee approves technical fix for community college capital appropriation; adds allied‑health flexibility
Summary
The Public Works and Highways committee voted to recommend SB 497 as amended, correcting language in last year’s capital budget to apply community college expenditure rules to a repurposed appropriation and to allow a respiratory‑therapy renovation to be retitled for allied health equipment; amendment and final recommendation were approved in executive session.
Senate Bill 497, which corrects language in the 2025 capital budget to ensure a community college IT infrastructure project is governed by the Community College System’s policies rather than state agency procurement rules, won committee approval on March 24, 2026.
Sen. Claire Ruad introduced the bill and said she was present only to introduce it. Shannon Reid, director of government affairs for the Community College System of New Hampshire, told the Public Works and Highways committee that the measure is a technical correction to House Bill 25 of 2025 intended to remove boilerplate language that…
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