Legislature(1993 - 1994)

03/21/1994 08:34 AM House FIN

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                     HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                         March 21, 1994                                        
                            8:34 A.M.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPE HFC 94 - 71, Side 1, #000 - end.                                        
  TAPE HFC 94 - 71, Side 2, #000 - end.                                        
  TAPE HFC 94 - 72, Side 1, #000 - #194.                                       
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Larson  called the House Finance  Committee meeting                 
  to order at 8:34 A.M.                                                        
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Larson               Representative Hoffman                         
  Co-Chair MacLean              Representative Martin                          
  Vice-Chair Hanley             Representative Foster                          
  Representative Brown          Representative Parnell                         
  Representative Grussendorf                                                   
                                                                               
  Representatives Therriault and Navarre were not  present for                 
  the meeting.                                                                 
                                                                               
  ALSO PRESENT                                                                 
                                                                               
  Senator Randy  Phillips; R.  Ed Willis;  R. Al Vezey;  Bruce                 
  Ludwig, Alaska Public Employees Association (APEA),  Juneau;                 
  Steve  Larson,  American  Federation  of  State and  County,                 
  Municipal Employees Association,  Juneau; Nancy Bear  Usera,                 
  Commissioner,  Department  of  Administration; Art  Snowden,                 
  Judicial Branch, Anchorage;  Dennis Geilhouse, ASEA, Juneau;                 
  Richard Seward, (Testified  via teleconference),  Fairbanks;                 
  Shane  Ruuttila,  (Testified   via  teleconference),   ASEA,                 
  Anchorage;  Alaska  Linck,  (Testified via  teleconference),                 
  Representing Self,  Fairbanks; Bill  Monroe, (Testified  via                 
  teleconference),   Mat-Su;   Don   Valesk,  (Testified   via                 
  teleconference),  APEA,  Fairbanks;   Jenny  Day   Peterson,                 
  (Testified  via  teleconference),  ASEA, Anchorage;  Patrick                 
  Shier,  (Testified  via  teleconference),   State  Employee,                 
  Fairbanks.                                                                   
                                                                               
  SUMMARY                                                                      
                                                                               
  WORK SESSION:  STATE EMPLOYEES 40 HOUR WORK WEEK                             
                                                                               
  Chairman Larson provided members with a draft bill regarding                 
  state employees'  40 hour  work week.   The  purpose of  the                 
  hearing was to hear testimony regarding the issue.  Co-Chair                 
  Larson advised that introduction of the proposed legislation                 
  is pending.                                                                  
                                                                               
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  Tape 94-71, Side 1, #000                                                     
                                                                               
       Nancy   Bear   Usera,   Commissioner,   Department   of                 
       Administration                                                          
       Bruce Ludwig - APEA                                                     
       Dennis Gellhouse - ASEA                                                 
                                                                               
  Tape Change, HFC 94 - 71, Side 2, #000                                       
       Steve Larsen - American Federation of State and County,                 
                      Municipal     Employees     Association,                 
                      Fairbanks.                                               
       Richard Seward - Fairbanks                                              
       Shane Ruuttila - ASEA - Anchorage                                       
       Alaska Linck - Self - Fairbanks                                         
       Bill Monroe - Mat-Su                                                    
       Don Valesk - APEA - Anchorage                                           
       Kathy Dietrich - ASEA - Anchorage                                       
       Jenny Day Peterson - ASEA - Anchorage                                   
       Patrick Shier - State Employee - Fairbanks                              
                                                                               
  Tape Change, HFC 94 - 72, Side 1, #000                                       
                                                                               
       Art Snowden - Judicial Branch - Anchorage                               
       Members Comments                                                        
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting adjourned at 10:15 A.M.                                          
                                                                               
                     HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                         March 21, 1994                                        
                            8:34 A.M.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPE HFC 94 - 71, Side 1, #000 - end.                                        
  TAPE HFC 94 - 71, Side 2, #000 - end.                                        
  TAPE HFC 94 - 72, Side 1, #000 - #194.                                       
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Larson called  the House Finance  Committee meeting                 
  to order at 8:34 A.M.                                                        
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Larson               Representative Hoffman                         
  Co-Chair MacLean              Representative Martin                          
  Vice-Chair Hanley             Representative Foster                          
  Representative Brown          Representative Parnell                         
  Representative Grussendorf                                                   
                                                                               
  Representatives Therriault and Navarre  were not present for                 
                                                                               
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  the meeting.                                                                 
                                                                               
  ALSO PRESENT                                                                 
                                                                               
  Senator  Randy Phillips;  R. Ed  Willis; R. Al  Vezey; Bruce                 
  Ludwig, Alaska Public  Employees Association (APEA), Juneau;                 
  Steve  Larson,  American  Federation  of State  and  County,                 
  Municipal Employees  Association, Juneau; Nancy  Bear Usera,                 
  Commissioner,  Department  of  Administration; Art  Snowden,                 
  Judicial Branch, Anchorage; Dennis  Geilhouse, ASEA, Juneau;                 
  Richard Seward, (Testified  via teleconference),  Fairbanks;                 
  Shane  Ruuttila,  (Testified   via  teleconference),   ASEA,                 
  Anchorage;  Alaska  Linck,  (Testified via  teleconference),                 
  Representing Self,  Fairbanks; Bill  Monroe, (Testified  via                 
  teleconference),   Mat-Su;   Don   Valesk,  (Testified   via                 
  teleconference),  APEA,  Fairbanks;   Jenny  Day   Peterson,                 
  (Testified  via  teleconference),  ASEA, Anchorage;  Patrick                 
  Shier,  (Testified  via  teleconference),   State  Employee,                 
  Fairbanks.                                                                   
                                                                               
  SUMMARY                                                                      
                                                                               
  WORK SESSION:  STATE EMPLOYEES 40 HOUR WORK WEEK                             
                                                                               
  Chairman Larson provided members with a draft bill regarding                 
  state employees'  40 hour  work week.   The  purpose of  the                 
  hearing was to hear testimony regarding the issue.  Co-Chair                 
  Larson advised that introduction of the proposed legislation                 
  is pending.                                                                  
                                                                               
  Tape 94-71, Side 1, #000                                                     
                                                                               
       Nancy   Bear   Usera,   Commissioner,   Department   of                 
       Administration                                                          
       Bruce Ludwig - APEA                                                     
       Dennis Gellhouse - ASEA                                                 
                                                                               
  Tape Change, HFC 94 - 71, Side 2, #000                                       
       Steve Larsen - American Federation of State and County,                 
                      Municipal     Employees     Association,                 
                      Fairbanks.                                               
       Richard Seward - Fairbanks                                              
       Shane Ruuttila - ASEA - Anchorage                                       
       Alaska Linck - Self - Fairbanks                                         
       Bill Monroe - Mat-Su                                                    
       Don Valesk - APEA - Anchorage                                           
       Kathy Dietrich - ASEA - Anchorage                                       
       Jenny Day Peterson - ASEA - Anchorage                                   
       Patrick Shier - State Employee - Fairbanks                              
                                                                               
  Tape Change, HFC 94 - 72, Side 1, #000                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
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       Art Snowden - Judicial Branch - Anchorage                               
       Members Comments                                                        
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting adjourned at 10:15 A.M.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
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