1999-05-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 1320
HB 40                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(FIN) am BY THE HOUSE                                  
FINANCE COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                   
                                                                               
An Act merging certain departments in the executive branch of state            
government; changing the names of certain departments in the                   
executive branch of state government; transferring duties among                
departments and offices in the executive branch of state government;           
providing that certain discretionary duties formerly performed by the          
Department of Community and Regional Affairs are mandatory in the              
department to which those duties are transferred; relating to the              
licensing of child care facilities; relating to the division of vocational     
rehabilitation; relating to the Alaska Human Resource Investment               
Council; adjusting the membership of certain multi-member bodies;              
providing that a certain commissioner may designate department                 
employees to serve in the commissioners place on a board, council,             
or similar entity; providing for advice to be given by a department            
head to the governor and other commissioners on the delivery of                
government services to rural areas and providing for                           
recommendations to be made to the governor and other                           
commissioners by that same commissioner about policy changes that              
would affect rural governments and rural affairs; relating to the              
federal community development quota program; eliminating                       
references to the division of tourism; eliminating a reference to              
manpower training programs; eliminating references to the director             
and deputy director of international trade; eliminating the requirement        
for a local advisory committee for consideration of rural                      
electrification loans; and providing for an effective date.                    

1999-05-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 1321
HB 40                                                                        
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.