1999-05-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 1510
HB 40                                                                        
Forthcoming Finance Senate Committee Substitute for CS FOR                     
HOUSE BILL NO. 40(FIN) am 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           
                                                                               

1999-05-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 1511
HB 40                                                                        
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 (page 1483)         
was received today.