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The governor’s recommendation includes $18,518,000 for renovations and a 30,000‑square‑foot addition at the Jeffrey Ringe CTE center to add programs such as cosmetology, culinary arts, and public safety training. White said the local district will hold a vote March 11; if the local warrant article fails, the center would remain on the department’s list but could not move to construction until the local match is secured.

The Department also brought a separate proposal for Milford Applied Technology Center for $9.8 million to expand capacity; that request did not appear in the governor’s recommendation. White told the committee the system originally requested broader capital funding but narrowed its request for the session to focus on high‑priority readiness and a limited IT infrastructure ask of $800,000.

White noted two previously appropriated projects (Winnisquam and Winnacunnet items) are expected to spend through Education Trust Fund non‑lapsing amounts and therefore are not expected to lapse into the general fund.

Ending: The committee was advised the House Public Works work session on March 18 will revisit the CTE priorities and that local district votes (March 11 for both Jeffrey Ringe and Milford) will decide whether projects can proceed to final appropriation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Public Works and Highways (03/04/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Department of Education presented two CTE capital requests: a governor‑recommended $18.5 million for the Jeffrey Ringe CTE renovation (local vote March 11) and an unfunded $9.8 million request for Milford Applied Technology Center; both projects require local matches and district support.","taxTitle","Public Works and Highways, House of Representatives, Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",17759,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6652617,"Governor presents $143 million general‑fund capital package, highlights Cannon Mountain tram and corrections maintenance",440,5603000,6043000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2490460-b55739e297e2df1a27a14f0238b432cb&start=5603&end=6043","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2490460-b55739e297e2df1a27a14f0238b432cb/thumbnail_5603000.jpg","/articles/6652617/New-Hampshire/Governor-presents-143-million-generalfund-capital-package-highlights-Cannon-Mountain-tram-and-corrections-maintenance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6652617-aa67cce60bcd92c42828c9c5d5c7cbdf/orig.mp4?Expires=1775092548&Signature=eRrVaI3QWTaBD~jfzbHF51j0fXr1CtnPDpn2y0XQ~zRRWDbu9-zcytdNN-D4fZYSpO6Sk-xgG3lFIR9lTM9pZ7b4sYu0PsUJOneyz0Xq35od7gAVDJgrsJxx-1gtf1CnCaZBziiSbEWY4qXtojDKZ~XUXWNL~HqRW8JA8u-9YCaV6A7jFABLy5GuC8KXl7NPRAT818NYcKGV9yC3oIQz1X2HO0Hfgsv5Z~~WBa4K8WjHQz7-Tjrg1ZZbN-jFFItTXSQ0bSyDlsMwdGZF0GTRxSKIMd0P~u32RouJhue7WtgduDXkOpKuNepPtpkcwIjEbivbIikohnpvwkheFVZsrw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","James Gary, director of policy and finance for the governor, briefed the committee on the governor’s capital budget. He said the governor cut a larger list of agency requests to a set of 41 projects totaling about $143 million of general‑fund capital and $207 million across funding sources.

Gary explained the fiscal constraints that shape the capital package: debt capacity, bond ratings and amortization patterns. He said New Hampshire’s bond ratings (Moody’s Aa1, S&P AA+, Fitch AA+) guide how much the state can issue and that the governor sought a package within rating‑agency guidelines. \"How much one pays when they issue debt depends on the bond ratings, the interest rates, the time of the borrowing,\" Gary said.

Gary singled out several projects included in the governor’s recommendation: $12.25 million for phase two of the state annex renovation; $12 million in three Department of Corrections projects (HVAC and boiler replacements) to maintain the existing men's prison while a long‑term replacement remains a multi‑year effort; $18.5 million for the Jeffrey Ringe Career and Technical Education renovation and expansion; and $20 million for the Cannon Mountain tram. He explained the administration’s reasoning on the tram: earlier legislative cash of $18 million was not spent when project costs came in higher than expected, and the governor proposed moving the larger tram procurement into the capital budget to match the useful life of the asset.

Gary told the committee the administration recognized many important projects were not funded and would expect the legislature to set final priorities. \"The projects the governor has chosen for the capital budget represent a diverse group of departments and projects that share one thing in common, they are badly needed,\" he said.

Ending: The governor’s representative urged committee members to weigh competing priorities against debt‑capacity constraints and said the administration would not be offended if the House’s final allocations differed from the governor’s list.","A representative from the governor's office summarized the administration's capital budget, stressing debt limits, rating agency considerations and specific projects funded including the Cannon Mountain tram request and Corrections maintenance items.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6652621,"DOIT urges funding for cybersecurity upgrades, proposes partial funding for cloud services",197,3733000,3930000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2490460-b55739e297e2df1a27a14f0238b432cb&start=3733&end=3930","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2490460-b55739e297e2df1a27a14f0238b432cb/thumbnail_3733000.jpg","/articles/6652621/New-Hampshire/DOIT-urges-funding-for-cybersecurity-upgrades-proposes-partial-funding-for-cloud-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6652621-8440a30ed30639f96fd35f21608c4c0b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775092548&Signature=PzHj4X9pFKM3IXNDdCy6cX7WJM7SlwXutRVW03wO1C~fLyXF1b1VbJruloOzCT5LYG8dnjKZ6Ba~MLJHAhfcSB4upkOaQON-d5y4VrImfmK4~3RS2cna0Vj3pKonvV~RGFllY6~q23qotBjUvPQkVLwm4PiptCLvG9nKj0DOjkNSLLqDAm6SBXb-2CKq4umt0vwSQnmyFEtS~QoOZBwqF6dXSbdP5xbEOUeH78ITJ4SYYeAOfUbzR9V1gdxMfOkEfLFbEqcPYdWs3bXevd7WWXM0fZ545WzcBTwHl4lUZf5ZVQPDx5lhDjL6VZpJ7MYNfiJW4-ikZ3oTEnna1XSmpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dennis Goulet, Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology, told legislators that the department’s top capital priority is cybersecurity. \"We think it appropriate that, if nothing else got funded, that the cybersecurity capital be funded,\" Goulet said, citing frequent ransomware attempts and the evolving threat landscape.

Goulet said about 82% of inbound email traffic is being flagged as malicious and that recent protections had stopped significant ransomware attempts. DOIT proposed three capital projects: cybersecurity enhancements, IT service management phase two, and cloud solutions and services. The governor’s recommendation funded cloud services; DOIT asked the committee to reallocate priorities by fully funding cybersecurity, removing IT service management phase two from this cycle and trimming cloud funding to $850,000 so the cybersecurity work can proceed.

Goulet described federal and grant funding channels DOIT uses to support municipalities and schools: small allocations from homeland security grants and a state‑and‑local cyber grant program created by the federal infrastructure bill. New Hampshire’s grant program has been used to provide services and training to cities, towns and K–12 districts rather than subgrants. Goulet said the state partners with PrimeX (the municipal insurance pool) and the New Hampshire Municipal Association on outreach and training to avoid duplication and achieve economies of scale.

Committee members asked for evidence of need and for coordination with counties, school districts and emergency partners. Goulet pointed to regular incidents in municipalities and K–12 districts and to the state’s partnerships with CISA and the FBI: \"we partner very closely with the CISA,\" he said, and New Hampshire was an early recipient of year‑one approval under the federal state and local cyber grants.

Ending: DOIT asked the committee to fund cybersecurity as a top priority and to partially fund cloud migration so the department can continue technical modernization while using grant funds and partnerships to extend services to local governments and schools.","The Department of Information Technology told the committee cybersecurity funding should be prioritized and recommended reducing an implementation management request to free funds for cybersecurity and cloud services.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6652625,"Administrative Services outlines capital-budget process, asks committee to prioritize building repairs and ERP funding",935,323000,1258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2490460-b55739e297e2df1a27a14f0238b432cb&start=323&end=1258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2490460-b55739e297e2df1a27a14f0238b432cb/thumbnail_323000.jpg","/articles/6652625/New-Hampshire/Administrative-Services-outlines-capital-budget-process-asks-committee-to-prioritize-building-repairs-and-ERP-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6652625-dabfe8cbbe996fe6f7a89e044708114c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775092548&Signature=YpP~tT1z0WLrFtPWTDM9PKmUBf6oIgpkvN62NEHAB0XYl8XPigquFBlsAY8gtGXY2TZKaczUl2hr11-1VoUCYOedGdm2UQqyD4zHtyhYCLAPjKDJ068bWhFndF9E3xjhWIbFQLAoxg8FVy5kVBfSSsbsCO0S6Z-BF-qHdIueNdSoi6jVSWR30H5pBMMSwQi~sutKttKViV1ISuE5KHle94kGw7kDA7C3UlyTqMZy2b73s-Qtuusx0j4sz~wo~filNeCTPPJEnMlIvtg7cNqSksotQuDNRGWZO2cDaYL7eZiYMoiFl6bNja65UttXdKI1DNFmOBAzgzyGSEq6BA81ng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Charlie Arlinghaus, Commissioner of Administrative Services, told the House Public Works Committee the capital‑budget process begins with agency-level facility assessments and forms that roll up to the governor’s hearings. \"We do 3 days of hearings and everybody gets up,\" Arlinghaus said, describing the binder of agency requests prepared for the governor.

Arlinghaus and Karen Rantomaki, Director of Plant and Property, described DAS’s biennial triage: agencies inspect buildings and estimate rough costs, then DAS and the governor’s office pare requests down to what can be estimated and funded. Ted Kupfer, Director of the Division of Public Works, said his team produces detailed project estimates by December 1 for the governor’s capital book.

DAS officials asked the committee to consider restoring funding closer to historic levels for state building maintenance. Arlinghaus said the governor’s proposal includes an emergency fund of $1.5 million and $12.25 million for phase two of the state annex renovation. He also pointed to projects included in the governor’s recommendation: sprinkler replacement at the DMV, elevator replacement for the main building on the former hospital campus, and other repairs.

Rantomaki highlighted prioritized courthouse projects, listing DPW estimates of $4.3 million for HVAC work at Portsmouth and Coos county courthouses and $2.85 million for boilers and controls at Carroll County and Lebanon circuit court. She also asked the committee to consider masonry repointing of the main building exterior ($600,000) and window replacement requests for Spaulding and other aging buildings.

Arlinghaus urged the committee to consider $5 million for ERP (New Hampshire First) modernization as a sustainability fund to support cloud migration, bank-reconciliation modules and other add-ons that may be identified during the ERP upgrade. \"It's particularly important this year because we're upgrading,\" he said, and argued the request would allow the state to capture synergies during implementation.

Committee members pressed DAS on project timing, the impact of ARPA work on schedules, and how bids and tariffs may affect costs. DAS staff said many projects now take four to six years from appropriation to completion because of pandemic-era slowdowns, ARPA priority work and construction backlogs.

Looking ahead, DAS said it will provide the committee with courthouse prioritization materials produced with the judicial branch and a more detailed accounting of the annex renovation scope and elevator requests.

Ending: DAS officials asked the committee to weigh historic maintenance levels against other budget priorities and to consider the ERP sustainability request and the governor’s recommended building repairs as the committee drafts its capital allocations.","Department of Administrative Services officials described how agencies create and prioritize capital requests, urged more funding for state building repairs and an ERP modernization reserve, and detailed several projects the governor included such as an annex renovation and courthouse maintenance.","actionData","errors"]

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Education seeks state support for two CTE center renovations; town votes to confirm pending

Governor presents $143 million general‑fund capital package, highlights Cannon Mountain tram and corrections maintenance

DOIT urges funding for cybersecurity upgrades, proposes partial funding for cloud services

Administrative Services outlines capital-budget process, asks committee to prioritize building repairs and ERP funding