MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 29, 1997                                       
                            8:35 A.M.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, # 22, Sides 1 & 2                                                    
  SFC-97, # 23, Sides 1 & 2                                                    
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator Drue  Pearce,  Co-chair,  convened  the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 8:35 A.M.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to Co-chair Pearce, Senators Donley, Parnell and                 
  Adams  were present when the  meeting was convened.  Senator                 
  Torgerson and Co-chair  Sharp arrived as the  meeting was in                 
  progress.                                                                    
                                                                               
  Also Attending:                                                              
  Senator Wilken, Senator  Green, Wilson Condon, Commissioner,                 
  Department   of   Revenue;    Laurie   Perkins,    Director,                 
  Administrative  Services,  Department   of  Revenue;   Karen                 
  Perdue,  Commissioner,  Department   of  Health  and  Social                 
  Services;  Jay   Livey,  Deputy   Commissioner,  DHSS;   Jim                 
  Nordlund,  Director, Division  of  Public Assistance,  DHSS;                 
  Chris  Ashenbrenner,  AFDC  Program  Officer,  DHSS;  Glenda                 
  Straube,  Director,  Child  Support   Enforcement  Division,                 
  Department of Revenue; Sherrie Goll, Child Care Coordinator,                 
  Division of Public Assistance, DHSS; Bill Mailer, Child Care                 
  Programs  Manager;  Department  of  Community  and  Regional                 
  Affairs;   Mike   Greany,   Director,  Legislative   Finance                 
  Division; fiscal analysts and aides to committee members.                    
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
           DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FY 98 BUDGET OVERVIEW                         
                                                                               
             WELFARE REFORM IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
  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 12:30 A.M.