HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE February 2, 2000 3:43 p.m. COMMITTEE CALENDAR DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW TAPE 00-09, SIDES A & B [NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, portions of the meeting were not recorded. Log notes are available.] CALL TO ORDER CHAIRMAN NORMAN ROKEBERG convened the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee meeting at 3:43 p.m. PRESENT Committee members present were Representatives Rokeberg, Sanders and Murkowski. Due to a lack of a quorum, Chairman Rokeberg declared the meeting a work session. David Koivuniemi, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Administration, was also present. SUMMARY OF INFORMATION BOB POE, Commissioner, Department of Administration, discussed the current status of labor negotiations. All bargaining units, except the General Government (GGU), reached an agreement last year. All of these agreements had "reopener" clauses on wages and benefits and have been reopened. Tentative agreements have been reached with the Labor, Trades, and Crafts union, the Troopers union, and the Masters, Mates, and Pilots union. The proposals for these unions are the same: The first year there will be a $1,200 flat payment; the second year there will be a 2 percent increase to the base pay; and the third year there will be 3 percent increase to the base pay. COMMISSIONER POE responded to questions and discussed health insurance for state employees. He discussed SCR 11 from last year and said it only applied to last year. He discussed net zero costs. He described a study currently being conducted which compares the wages of state employees versus those of other Alaskans. COMMISSIONER POE explained the contract documents being forwarded to legislature. He advised that having the documents be forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) where they will take care of the final procedures. He indicated agreements still need to be ratified by the unions. CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG requested that Commissioner Poe provide the committee with a copy of labor documents. He wondered about health trusts. COMMISSIONER POE discussed health trusts, concerns regarding health care insurance, and other health-related issues. ALISON ELGEE, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Administration, discussed health care issues and explained the health care handouts provided to the committee. She discussed the impact of federal mandates arising from Mental Health Parity legislation and portability legislation. COMMISSIONER POE reported on the activities of the Y2K Office. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ELGEE discussed leasing packages for State leased space. She explained the handouts on this subject and stated the new plan is to have agencies pay rent on space they occupy. There would be an establishment of a "sinking" fund for maintenance, etcetera. COMMISSIONER POE further discussed health care trusts. COMMITTEE ACTION The committee took no action. ADJOURNMENT CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG adjourned the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee meeting at 5:36 p.m. NOTE: The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken. A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting the House Records Office at the Terry Miller Legislative Office Building, 129 Sixth Street, Room 229, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-First Alaska State Legislature, in the Legislative Reference Library, Terry Miller Legislative Office Building, 129 Sixth Street, Room 102, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465- 3808.