Legislature(1993 - 1994)

04/24/1993 10:35 AM Senate FIN

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                             MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                         April 24, 1993                                        
                           10:35 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-93, #68, Side 2, (end-000)                                               
  SFC-93, #70, Side 1, (000-150)                                               
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator Steve  Frank,  Co-chair,  convened  the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 10:35 a.m.                                                     
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to  Co-chair Frank,  Senators Rieger, and  Sharp                 
  were present.   Senators Kerttula, Kelly, and  Jacko arrived                 
  while the meeting was in progress.   Co-chair Pearce was not                 
  present.                                                                     
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING:  Cheryl Frasca, Division  Director, Division                 
  of Budget Review,  Office of Management &  Budget, Office of                 
  the Governor;  Raga Elim, Special  Assistant, Department  of                 
  Natural Resources; Juanita Hensley, Chief, Driver  Services,                 
  Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Public Safety; Rod                 
  Mourant, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Revenue; Dave                 
  Tonkovich, Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Finance Division;                     
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  CSSB 99 - An Act relating to the powers, duties, financial                   
  (JUD)     administration,  and  operations of  certain state                 
            agencies, including  the duration  and renewal  of                 
            licenses issued by  the Alcoholic Beverage Control                 
            Board, duties of and fees charged by the office of                 
            public advocacy, student  loan fees,  compensation                 
            of hunting and fishing license vendors, Department                 
            of  Labor  fees  and   licensing  periods,  police                 
            standards  fees,  motor  vehicle registration  and                 
            insurance and the definition of `vehicle', program                 
            receipts      accounting,      risk     management                 
            administration, receipt of donations  and charging                 
            of fees  by the  Department of  Natural Resources,                 
            coverage of persons  under Medicaid, and  revising                 
            the  order of  priority for  coverage of  optional                 
            medical services under  Medicaid; amending  Alaska                 
            Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d); and providing for                 
            an effective date.                                                 
                                                                               
            Testimony was heard  from Cheryl Frasca,  Division                 
            Director,  Division of  Budget  Review, Office  of                 
            Management  &  Budget,  Office  of  the  Governor,                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
            outlined  in a  handout "CSSB  99(JUD)  - "Omnibus                 
            Legislation  Fiscal  Sectional,  revised  4/20/93"                 
            (copy on  file).   Juanita Hensley,  Chief, Driver                 
            Services, Division of  Motor Vehicles,  Department                 
            of  Public  Safety,  and  Rod  Mourant,  Assistant                 
            Commissioner,   Department   of    Revenue,   also                 
            testified for their  respective departments.   The                 
            committee recessed  to go  to the  floor.   Senate                 
            Finance did not reconvene today.                                   
                                                                               
  CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 99(JUD):                                              
                                                                               
       An  Act  relating  to  the  powers,  duties,  financial                 
       administration,   and   operations  of   certain  state                 
       agencies,  including  the   duration  and  renewal   of                 
       licenses  issued  by  the  Alcoholic  Beverage  Control                 
       Board,  duties of  and fees  charged  by the  office of                 
       public  advocacy,  student loan  fees,  compensation of                 
       hunting and  fishing  license  vendors,  Department  of                 
       Labor  fees  and  licensing periods,  police  standards                 
       fees, motor  vehicle registration and insurance and the                 
       definition of `vehicle',  program receipts  accounting,                 
       risk  management  administration, receipt  of donations                 
       and  charging  of  fees by  the  Department  of Natural                 
       Resources, coverage  of  persons  under  Medicaid,  and                 
       revising the order of priority for coverage of optional                 
       medical services under  Medicaid; amending Alaska  Rule                 
       of  Probate  Procedure  16(d);  and  providing  for  an                 
       effective date.                                                         
                                                                               
  Cheryl Frasca, Division Director, Division of Budget Review,                 
  Office of Management  & Budget, Office of  the Governor came                 
  before the committee  and provided  a handout entitled  CSSB
  99(JUD) - "Omnibus"  Legislation Fiscal  Sectional (copy  on                 
  file).  She outlined the sections  in this handout.  Juanita                 
  Hensley, Chief, Driver Services, Division of Motor Vehicles,                 
  Department of  Public Safety; Raga Elim,  Special Assistant,                 
  Department of Natural Resources; and Rod Mourant,  Assistant                 
  Commissioner, Department  of Revenue  testified on  sections                 
  pertaining to their departments.                                             
                                                                               
                         Recess 11:30 am                                       
                                                                               
  The meeting did not reconvene.                                               
                                                                               

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