MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 19, 1996                                       
                            9:00 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-96, #6, Sides 1 and 2                                                    
  SFC-96, #7, Side 1 (000-424)                                                 
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Steve Frank,  Co-chairman, convened the  meeting at                 
  approximately 9:00 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to Co-chairman Frank, Senators Donley, Phillips,                 
  and Rieger were  present.  Co-chairman Halford  arrived soon                 
  after the meeting began.  Senator Sharp arrived as it was in                 
  progress.  Senator Zharoff did not attend.                                   
                                                                               
  ALSO   ATTENDING:   Senator   Lyda   Green;   Tom    Cashen,                 
  Commissioner, Dept.  of Labor;  Karen  Perdue, Commissioner,                 
  Dept.  of  Health  and  Social  Services;  Willie   Hensley,                 
  Commissioner, Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development; Ed                 
  Flanagan, Assistant Commissioner, Dept. of Labor; Jeff Bush,                 
  Deputy  Commissioner,   Dept.  of   Commerce  and   Economic                 
  Development;   Arbe   Williams,   Director,    Division   of                 
  Administrative  Services;  Dept.  of  Labor;  Janet  Clarke,                 
  Director,  Division  of  Administrative  Services, Dept.  of                 
  Health and Social Services; Guy  Bell, Director, Division of                 
  Administrative  Services,  Dept.  of Commerce  and  Economic                 
  Development;  Mike  Greany,  Director,  Legislative  Finance                 
  Division;  Jetta  Whittaker,  fiscal   analyst,  Legislative                 
  Finance Division; and  aides to committee members  and other                 
  members of the legislature.                                                  
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SENATE BILL NO. 213                                                          
                                                                               
       An Act making appropriations for the operating and                      
       loan  program  expenses of  state  government, for                      
       certain programs, and to capitalize funds;  making                      
       appropriations   under   art.   IX,  sec.   17(c),                      
       Constitution  of  the State  of  Alaska,  from the                      
       constitutional budget reserve fund;  and providing                      
       for an effective date.                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HOUSE BILL NO. 412                                                           
                                                                               
       An Act making appropriations for the operating and                      
       loan  program  expenses of  state  government, for                      
       certain programs, and to capitalize funds;  making                      
       appropriations   under   art.   IX,  sec.   17(c),                      
       Constitution  of  the State  of  Alaska,  from the                      
       constitutional budget reserve fund;  and providing                      
       for an effective date.                                                  
                                                                               
  FY  97  budget overviews  were  conducted for  the following                 
  departments:                                                                 
                                                                               
                         DEPT. OF LABOR                                        
               DEPT. OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                             
           DEPT. OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                          
                                                                               
  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 11:05 a.m.