MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 22, 1996                                       
                            9:05 a.m.                                          
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-96, #8, Side 1 and 2                                                     
  SFC-96, #9, Side 1 (000-234)                                                 
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator Steve  Frank, Co-chairman,  convened the  meeting at                 
  approximately 9:05 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition  to Co-chairman  Frank, Senators  Donley, Sharp,                 
  and Zharoff were  present.   Senator Randy Phillips  arrived                 
  soon  after  the  meeting  began.   Co-charman  Halford  and                 
  Senator Rieger arrived as it was in progress.                                
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING:   Jerome  Komisar, President, University  of                 
  Alaska; Mark  Boyer, Commissioner, Dept.  of Administration;                 
  Ron  Otte,  Commissioner,  Dept.  of  Public  Safety;  David                 
  Creamer, Vice President for Finance and Planning, University                 
  of  Alaska;   Wendy  Redman,   Vice  President,   University                 
  Relations,  University of Alaska; Jim Kohn, Deputy Director,                 
  Pioneers'  Homes  Central Office,  Dept.  of Administration;                 
  Sharon Barton,  Director, Administrative Services,  Dept. of                 
  Administration;   Ken   Bischoff,   Director,  Division   of                 
  Administrative  Services,  Dept.  of   Public  Safety;  Mike                 
  Greany,   Director,   Legislative  Finance   Division;  Dave                 
  Tonkovich,   and   Kathryn   Daughhetee,  Fiscal   Analysts,                 
  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:                                                                 
                                                                               
                      UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                     
                  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION                                 
                   DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY                                 
                                                                               
  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 11:00 a.m.