MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 22, 1997                                       
                            9:05 A.M.                                          
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, # 9, Sides 1 & 2                                                     
  SFC-97, # 10, Side 1 (260)                                                   
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator Drue  Pearce,  Co-chair,  convened  the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:05 A.M.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In  addition to  Co-chair  Pearce, Co-chair  Sharp, Senators                 
  Donley, Torgerson, Phillips, and Adams were present when the                 
  meeting  was  convened.    Senator  Parnell arrived  as  the                 
  meeting was in progress.                                                     
                                                                               
  Also Attending:                                                              
  Senator  Ward, Margaret  Pugh,  Commissioner, Department  of                 
  Corrections;  Bob  Cole, Director,  Administrative Services,                 
  Department of Corrections; Bruce Botelho, Attorney  General,                 
  Department of Law; Barbara Ritchie, Deputy Attorney General,                 
  Department of Law;  Cynthia Hora,  Deputy Attorney  General,                 
  Department  of Law;  Fred  Fisher, Director,  Administrative                 
  Services,   Department  of   Law;  Mike   Greany,  Director,                 
  Legislative Finance  Division; fiscal analysts and  aides to                 
  committee members.                                                           
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  FY  98  Budget  Overview  was  conducted for  the  following                 
  departments:                                                                 
                                                                               
                    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS                                  
                        DEPARTMENT OF LAW                                      
                                                                               
  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 10:55 A.M.