02/19/1997 09:10 AM Senate JUD

                             MINUTES                                           
                        JOINT MEETING                                          
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                  SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE                                   
                       February 19, 1997                                       
                           9:10 A.M.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
 TAPES                                                                       
                                                                               
 SFC-97, # 40, Sides 1 & 2 (000-589, 589-000)                                  
 SFC-97, # 41, Side 1 (000-184)                                                
                                                                              
 CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
 Senator Drue Pearce, Co-chair, Senate Finance Committee, convened             
 the meeting at approximately 9:10 A.M.                                        
                                                                              
 PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
 In addition to Co-chair Pearce, Co-chair Sharp, Senators Donley,              
 Torgerson, Parnell, Adams, and Taylor, Chair, Senate Judiciary                
 Committee, were present when the meeting was convened.  Senator               
 Phillips arrived as the meeting was in progress.                              
                                                                               
  Also Attending:                                                              
  Representatives Mulder and Davis , House Finance Committee;                  
  Representatives   Berkowitz and Green , House Judiciary Committee;           
  Arthur Snowden , Administrative Director, Alaska Court System;               
  Cynthia Hora , Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division,                   
 Department of Law;  Ron Otte , Commissioner, Department of Public             
 Safety;  Del Smith , Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public                
 Safety;      Robert Cole , Director, Division of Administrative Servic        
 Department of Corrections;    Russell Webb , Deputy Commissioner,             
 Department of Health and Social Services;  Chris Christensen , Staff          
 Counsel, Alaska Court System;  Bruce Botelho , Attorney General,              
 Department of Law;  Mike Greany , Director, Legislative Finance               
 Division; and aides to committee members.                                     
                                                                               
  Also Attending Via Teleconference:                                           
 Margaret Pugh , Commissioner, Department of Corrections;  Barbara             
 Brink , Public Defender;  Brant McGee , Office of Public Advocacy.            
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                        
                                                                               
              OVERVIEW - CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM                               
                                                                               
 The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken.  A             
 copy of the tape and log notes may be obtained by contacting either           
 the Legislative Finance Division, P.O. Box 113200, Juneau, Alaska             
 99811-3200 (Phone: (907) 465-3795) or the office of the Senate                
 Finance Committee Secretary (Phone: (907) 465-2618).                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:00 A.M.