04/27/1996 03:31 PM Senate CCB

                                                                               
                             MINUTES                                           
                      CONFERENCE COMMITTEE                                     
                             ON THE                                            
                     FY 97 OPERATING BUDGET                                    
                         April 27, 1996                                        
                            3:31 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  CC-96, #2, Side 1 (003-520)                                                  
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Steve  Frank,  Chairman,  convened the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 3:31 p.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  All conference committee members were present:                               
                                                                               
            House                         Senate                               
                                                                               
       Representative Hanley           Senator Frank                           
       Representative Foster           Senator Halford                         
       Representative Grussendorf      Senator Zharoff                         
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:  Mike Greany, Director, Legislative Finance                 
  Division; Annalee McConnell, Director,  Office of Management                 
  and Budget; Nancy Slagle, Director  of Budget Review, Office                 
  of   Management  and  Budget;   fiscal  analysts   from  the                 
  Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee members                 
  and other members of the legislature.                                        
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HB 412 -  APPROPRIATIONS: OPERATING BUDGET                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HB 413 -  APPROPRIATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH                                   
                                                                               
            The committee took action on the following budgets                 
            per  motion   sheets  (copies   on  file   in  the                 
            conference  committee  minute book)  setting forth                 
            differences in House and Senate numbers:                           
                                                                               
             Dept. of Administration w/DP Chargeback                           
                      Dept. of Corrections                                     
                          Court System                                         
               Dept. of Environmental Conservation                             
               Dept. of Health and Social Services                             
                      Mental Health Capital                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
                           Legislature                                         
                      University of Alaska                                     
                                                                               
            The meeting was tape recorded and log notes of the                 
            proceedings were  taken.   Copies of  the cassette                 
            tape, log notes,  and motion sheets  are available                 
            from the Legislative  Finance Division, P. O.  Box                 
            113200, Juneau,  Alaska 99811-3200, or  by phoning                 
            (907) 465-3795.                                                    
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:25 p.m.