MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 27, 1997                                       
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, # 17, Sides 1 & 2                                                    
  SFC-97, # 18, Side 1 (282)                                                   
                                                                               
  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                 
  Torgerson and  Phillips were  present when  the meeting  was                 
  convened.    Senators  Donley  and  Parnell arrived  as  the                 
  meeting was in progress.   Senator Adams did not  attend the                 
  meeting.                                                                     
                                                                               
  Also Attending:                                                              
  Senator Ward, Senator Green, Senator Wilken, Joseph Perkins,                 
  Commissioner,  Department  of   Transportation  and   Public                 
  Facilities; Nancy Slagle, Director, Administrative Services,                 
  DOT&PF;  Kurt  Parkan,   Deputy  Commissioner,  DOT&PF;  Tom                 
  Cashen, Commissioner,  Department of  Labor; Arbe  Williams,                 
  Director,   Administrative   Services,  DOL;   Paul  Grossi,                 
  Director,   Workers   Compensation,   DOL,   Karen   Perdue,                 
  Commissioner,  Department  of  Health  and Social  Services;                 
  Janet Clarke, Director, Administrative Services, DHSS;  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 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES                      
                       DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                     
            DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                           
                                                                               
  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.