MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                         21 January 1997                                       
                            4:30 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #8, Side 1 (000 - 590)                                               
              Side 2 (590 - 333)                                               
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Drue  Pearce,  Co-chair,  convened the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 4:30 p.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition  to Co-chairman Pearce, Senators  Sharp, Donley,                 
  Torgerson, Phillips, Parnell and Adams were present when the                 
  meeting convened.                                                            
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING:   Senator  Lyda Green;  Senator Jerry  Ward;                 
  Randy Welker,  Legislative Auditor, Division  of Legislative                 
  Audit; Pat Davidson, Assistant Legislative Auditor, Division                 
  of  Legislative Audit;  Mike Greany,  Director, Division  of                 
  Legislative  Finance;  Susan  Taylor  and  Gretchen  Mannix,                 
  Fiscal Analysts, Division of Legislative  Finance; and aides                 
  to committee members and other members of the legislature.                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  FY  98  Budget  Previews were  conducted  for  the following                 
  departments and agencies:                                                    
                                                                               
                      DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS                                
                          DEPARTMENT OF LAW                                    
                         ALASKA COURT SYSTEM                                   
                                                                               
  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. ox                 
  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 5:45 p.m.