01/20/1993 09:10 AM Senate FIN

                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 20, 1993                                       
                            9:10 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-93, #2, Side 2 (998-464)                                                 
  SFC-93, #4, Side 1 (001-559)                                                 
  SFC-93, #4, Side 2 (558-170)                                                 
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Steve  Frank,  Co-chair,  convened the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:10 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to  Co-chairs Frank and Pearce,  Senators Kelly,                 
  Rieger, and Sharp  were present.   Senator Kerttula  arrived                 
  shortly after  the  meeting began.   Senator  Jacko was  not                 
  present.                                                                     
                                                                               
  ALSO  PRESENT:    Senator Adams;  Senator  Lincoln;  Charles                 
  Mahlen,  Commissioner, Dept.  of  Labor (DOL);  Judy Knight,                 
  Director,  Division   of  Employment  Security,   DOL;  Paul                 
  Arnoldt,  Director, Division  of Workers  Compensation, DOL;                 
  Donald  Study,  Director, Division  of  Labor  Standards and                 
  Safety,  DOL; Richard  L.  Burton,  Commissioner,  Dept.  of                 
  Public Safety (DPS);  C.E. Swackhammer, Deputy Commissioner,                 
  DPS;  Ken  Bischoff,  Director,  Division of  Administrative                 
  Services, DPS;  Arthur Snowden II,  Administrative Director,                 
  Alaska Court System, Robert  Fischer, Fiscal Officer, Alaska                 
  Court  System;  Mike Greany,  Director,  Legislative Finance                 
  Division  (LFD);  Karen Rehfeld,  fiscal analyst,  LFD; Joan                 
  Kasson, fiscal  analyst, LFD; Gary Kostenko, fiscal analyst,                 
  Office  of  Management  &  Budget;  and aides  to  committee                 
  members and other members of the legislature.                                
                                                                               
  SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                       
  HB 55 -   FY 94 Operating and Loan Programs Budget                           
                                                                               
            FY 94  Operating Budget  Overviews were  conducted                 
  for the        following departments:                                        
                                                                               
            DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                                
                                                                               
            DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY                                        
                                                                               
            ALASKA COURT SYSTEM                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Log  notes  of  the  meeting,  handouts distributed  by  the                 
  departments, and a tape recording of the meeting are on file                 
  in  the  office of  the  Senate Finance  Committee Secretary                 
  (465-4935) and  may be requested  through the office  of the                 
  Legislative Finance Division (465-3795).                                     
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:15 a.m.