MINUTES                                           
                      CONFERENCE COMMITTEE                                     
                             ON THE                                            
                     FY 97 OPERATING BUDGET                                    
                         April 26, 1996                                        
                            3:13 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  CC-96, #1, Side 1 (110-310)                                                  
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Steve  Frank,  Chairman,  convened the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 3:13 p.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  All conference committee members were present:                               
                                                                               
            House                         Senate                               
                                                                               
       Representative Hanley           Senator Frank                           
       Representative Foster           Senator Halford                         
       Representative Grussendorf      Senator Zharoff                         
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:  Mike Greany, Director, Legislative Finance                 
  Division; Nancy Slagle, Director of Budget Review, Office of                 
  Management and Budget; Bob Baratko, Director, Administrative                 
  Services Division, Dept. of Revenue; Dwight Perkins, Special                 
  Assistant,  Dept.   of  Labor;  fiscal  analysts   from  the                 
  Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee members                 
  and other members of the legislature.                                        
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HB 412 -  APPROPRIATIONS: OPERATING BUDGET                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HB 413 -  APPROPRIATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH                                   
                                                                               
            Category I items were ADOPTED.                                     
                                                                               
            Category II items were  ADOPTED with the exception                 
            of                                                                 
                 intent which will  be dealt  with at a  later                 
  time.                                                                        
                                                                               
            Data Processing Chargeback  funding was held  OPEN                 
  to be                                                                        
                 dealt  with  at  closure   of  the  Dept.  of                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Administration                                                               
                 budget.                                                       
                                                                               
            Dept.  of  Revenue -  Representative  Hanley noted                 
            that items for committee consideration consist  of                 
            data processing chargebacks  which would be funded                 
            at closure of the Dept. of Administration budget.                  
                                                                               
            Dept.   of  Military   and   Veterans  Affairs   -                 
            Representative  Hanley  MOVED  and  the  committee                 
            ADOPTED the following new Senate numbers:                          
                                                                               
                 Disaster Planning             -20.0 GF Match                  
                 Commissioner's Office         -27.0 GF                        
                 Retirement Benefits        -1,150.0 GF                        
                                                                               
            Dept. of  Labor - Representative Hanley  MOVED and                 
            the  committee  ADOPTED  Senate numbers  with  the                 
            exception of data processing chargebacks.                          
                                                                               
  The  meeting  was  tape  recorded  and  log   notes  of  the                 
  proceedings  were  taken.    Both  are  available  from  the                 
  Legislative Finance  Division,  P. O.  Box  113200,  Juneau,                 
  Alaska 99811-3200, Phone:  (907) 465-3795.                                   
                                                                               
  ANNOUNCEMENT                                                                 
                                                                               
  Chairman  Frank  announced that  the  next meeting  would be                 
  scheduled  for 3:00  p.m., Saturday,  April 27,  1996.   The                 
  committee will then review budgets for:                                      
                                                                               
                     Dept. of Administration                                   
                      Dept. of Corrections                                     
                          Court System                                         
               Dept. of Environmental Conservation                             
               Dept. of Health and Social Services                             
                      Mental Health Capital                                    
                           Legislature                                         
                      University of Alaska                                     
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 3:23 a.m.