04/03/1998 09:05 AM Senate FIN

MINUTES                                                                        
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                                       
3 April, 1998                                                                  
9:05 a.m.                                                                      
                                                                               
TAPES                                                                          
                                                                               
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CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Senator Bert Sharp, Co-chair, convened the meeting at                          
approximately 9:05 a.m.                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
In addition to Co-chairman Sharp, Senators Pearce, Donley                      
and Parnell were present when the meeting was convened.                        
Senator Phillips arrived shortly thereafter.                                   
                                                                               
Also Attending:  DAN SPENCER, Chief Budget Analyst, Office                     
of Management and Budget, Office of the Governor; JIM                          
BALDWIN, Assistant Attorney General, Governmental Affairs                      
Section, Department of Law; JENNIFER BELL, Natives for                         
Sobriety; MIKE GREANY, Director, Division of Legislative                       
Finance; DAVE TONKOVICH, Fiscal Analyst, DLF; and aides to                     
committee members and other members of the Legislature.                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 229                                                            
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and                            
loan program expenses of state government, for certain                         
programs, and to capitalize funds; making                                      
appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution                         
of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget                         
reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                            
                                                                               
RESULTS BASED GOVERNMENT WORKSESSION                                           
Focusing on:                                                                   
                                                                               
FINAL REVIEW:                                                                  
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                                           
PROFESSIONAL TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS                                         
AND                                                                            
GOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
Co-Chair Sharp announced the objectives for this meeting                       
would be to complete the work on missions and measures                         
statements for the teacher training and governmental                           
coordination programs.  The committee would then bring bills                   
to the table for discussion.                                                   
                                                                               
Senator Parnell moved for adoption of the Program Review for                   
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM into the                     
working budget document.  There was no objection and Co-                       
Chair Sharp so ordered.                                                        
                                                                               
Senator Parnell then offered a motion to adopt the                             
GOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION Program Review - the entire packet                   
of programs - into the working budget.  Without objection,                     
it was adopted.                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
This concluded the Results Based Government Work Session                       
portion of the meeting.  The committee started taking up                       
bills.  Minutes covering the remainder of the meeting have                     
been prepared separately.                                                      
                                                                               
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