ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
                      SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                  
                          April 11, 2001                                                                                        
                            12:40 p.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Drue Pearce, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Randy Phillips                                                                                                          
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All Members Present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                              
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 172                                                                                                             
"An Act relating to an annual report by the court system to the                                                                 
public and the legislature."                                                                                                    
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 21                                                                                                  
Urging the United States Congress to extend the authorization date                                                              
for supplemental block grants to the State of Alaska under the                                                                  
Federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program.                                                                         
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 172 - See Finance Report dated 4/6/01.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SJR 21 - See HESS minutes dated 3/28/01.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRWOMAN DRUE PEARCE called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to                                                           
order at 12:40 p.m.   All members were present.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar all Senate versions of SB 172-                                                            
COURT SYSTEM ANNUAL REPORT and asked for unanimous consent.  There                                                          
being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THERRIAULT moved to calendar all Senate versions of SJR 21-                                                         
URGE EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TANF GRANTS.  There being no objection,                                                           
the motion carried.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE adjourned the meeting at 12:41 p.m.