MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                         22 January 1997                                       
                            4:37 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #11, Side 1 (000 - 591)                                              
               Side 2 (591 - 439)                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Bert  Sharp,  Co-chair,  convened  the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 4:37 p.m.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to  Co-chair Sharp,  Senators Phillips,  Donley,                 
  Torgerson, Parnell and  Adams were present when  the meeting                 
  convened.  Senator Pearce was excused.                                       
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:   Arthur  Snowden, Director,  Alaska  Court                 
  System;  Stephanie Cole,  Assistant  Director, Alaska  Court                 
  System;  Randy  Welker,  Legislative  Auditor,  Division  of                 
  Legislative  Audit;  Pat  Davidson,   Assistant  Legislative                 
  Auditor, Division of Legislative  Audit; Jim Griffin,  Audit                 
  Manager,  Division  of  Legislative  Audit;  Karen  Rehfeld,                 
  Director   Education   Support   Services,   Department   of                 
  Education; Mike  Greany, Director,  Division of  Legislative                 
  Finance; Susan  Taylor, Dave Tonkovich, Gretchen  Mannix and                 
  Virginia Stonkus, Fiscal  Analysts, Division of  Legislative                 
  Finance; and aides to committee members and other members of                 
  the legislature.                                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  FY 98 Budget Overview was conducted for the following:                       
                                                                               
                           ALASKA COURT SYSTEM                                 
                                                                               
  FY  98  Budget  Previews were  conducted  for  the following                 
  departments and agencies:                                                    
                                                                               
                      DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION                             
                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                
                          UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                 
                                                                               
  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 5:40 p.m.