HOUSE BILL NO. 225                                                           
                                                                               
       An Act  relating to  notice  of certain  appropriations                 
       from the dividend fund.                                                 
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce  directed  that HB  225  be brought  on  for                 
  discussion.  REPRESENTATIVE  PARNELL came before  committee.                 
  He  explained  that the  bill  was  sponsored by  the  House                 
  Finance Committee as a  result of work done by the  Dept. of                 
  Public Safety  budget  subcommittee.    Under  present  law,                 
  felons in Alaska  do not  receive permanent fund  dividends.                 
  Those dividends are instead appropriated to two programs:                    
                                                                               
       1.   The sex offender treatment program in the Dept. of                 
            Corrections.                                                       
                                                                               
       2.   The crime victims' compensation fund.                              
                                                                               
  Approximately   $1.6  million   from  the   felon   pool  is                 
  appropriated to  the  above programs,  leaving  a  remaining                 
  balance of $808.0. House and  Senate budget conferees agreed                 
  to permit $750.0  of that balance to flow  to the council on                 
  domestic violence and sexual assault.  It is  thus necessary                 
  to  exempt  from notice  funds  to  be  appropriated to  the                 
  council.  The proposed bill provides that exemption.                         
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce called for additional questions or testimony                 
  on the bill.   Neither were  forthcoming.  She then  queried                 
  members regarding disposition.  Co-chair Frank MOVED that HB                 
  225 pass from committee  with individual recommendations and                 
  the zero fiscal note.   No objection having been  raised, HB                 
  225 was REPORTED  OUT of committee  with a zero fiscal  note                 
  from the Dept. of  Revenue.  All members present  signed the                 
  committee report with a "do  pass" recommendation.  Senators                 
  Kelly and Kerttula were absent and did not sign.