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SB 117                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 117 by the Senate Rules Committee by request                   
of the Governor, entitled:                                                     
                                                                               
"An Act making appropriations for contract                                    
settlement costs and cost-of-living adjustments for                            
public employees who are members of certain                                    
collective bargaining units; and providing for an                              
effective date."                                                               
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and             
Finance Committees.                                                            
                                                                               
Governor's transmittal letter dated February 15:                               
                                                                               
Dear Mr. President:                                                            
                                                                               
Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution,          
I  am  transmitting  a bill  that  makes  appropriations for contract          

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settlement costs and cost-of-living adjustments for eligible public            
employees who are members of the Labor, Trades, and Crafts                     
bargaining unit.                                                               
                                                                               
Section 1 of the bill makes an appropriation of $2,909,370 to the              
Office of the Governor, office of management and budget, to pay the            
3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment for fiscal year 1993, as required        
by the terms of the contract settlement with eligible public                   
employees who are members of the Labor, Trades, and Crafts                     
bargaining unit.                                                               
                                                                               
Section 2 of the bill makes an appropriation of $4,921,271 to the              
Office of the Governor, office of management and budget, to pay the            
3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment and the increased costs of               
health insurance benefits for fiscal year 1994, as required by the             
terms of the contract settlement with eligible public employees who            
are members of that bargaining unit.                                           
                                                                               
Section 3 of the bill makes an appropriation of $70,350 to the Office          
of the Governor, office of management and budget, to pay the                   
contract signing bonus to eligible employees of that collective                
bargaining unit.                                                               
                                                                               
Section 4 of the bill makes an appropriation of $74,200 to the Office          
of the Governor, office of management and budget, to reimburse                 
employees in that collective bargaining unit for costs of obtaining            
commercial drivers' licenses necessary for continued employment.               
                                                                               
Sections 5 and 6 of the bill contain lapse provisions to ensure that           
the unexpended and unobligated balances of appropriations lapses               
into the respective funds at set time limits.                                  
                                                                               
Section 7 of the bill provides for an immediate effective date.                
                                                                               
I urge your support of this bill to meet the state's obligations.              
                                                                               
						Sincerely,                                                               
						/s/                                                                      
						Walter J. Hickel                                                         
						Governor