MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 21, 1993                                       
                            9:05 a,m,                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-93, #5, Side 2 (529-end)                                                 
  SFC-93, #7, Side 1 (000-end)                                                 
  SFC-93, #7, Side 2 (000-end)                                                 
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Steve  Frank,  Co-chair,  convened the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:05 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition  to Co-chair  Frank, Senators  Rieger and  Sharp                 
  were present.  Senator Kelly  arrived to constitute a quorum                 
  soon  after  the  meeting  began.   Co-chairman  Pearce  and                 
  Senator Kerttula  arrived as  the meeting  was in  progress.                 
  Senator Jacko did not attend.                                                
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:   Senator  Adams; Senator  Duncan;  Senator                 
  Lincoln;  Senator  Little;  Senator   Salo;    Jerry  Covey,                 
  Commissioner, Dept. of Education; Jerome Komisar, President,                 
  University  of  Alaska;  Ted  Mala, Commissioner,  Dept.  of                 
  Health  and   Social  Services;   Allan  Barnes,   Executive                 
  Director, Postsecondary Education Commission;  Janet Clarke,                 
  Director, Dept. of Health and  Social Services; Mike Greany,                 
  Director  Legislative Finance  Division;  Karen Rehfeld  and                 
  Nancy Slagle, fiscal analysts, Legislative Finance Division;                 
  and  aides  to committee  members and  other members  of the                 
  legislature.                                                                 
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HB 55     -    Act making appropriations  for the  operating                 
  and loan            program expenses of state government and                 
                      to capitalize funds;  and providing  for                 
                      an effective date.                                       
                                                                               
                 Budget  Overviews  were  conducted   for  the                 
  following                departments:                                        
                                                                               
                       DEPT. OF EDUCATION                                      
                                                                               
                      UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                     
                                                                               
               DEPT. OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
  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 that  office or the                 
  Legislative Finance Division (465-3795).                                     
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:25 a.m.