MINUTES                                                                        
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                                       
23 February, 1998                                                              
9:10 a.m.                                                                      
                                                                               
TAPES                                                                          
                                                                               
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      Side B (591-000)                                                         
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Senator Drue Pearce, Co-chair, convened the meeting at                         
approximately 9:10 a.m.                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
In addition to Co-chairman Pearce, Senators Sharp, Torgerson                   
and Adams were present when the meeting was convened.                          
Senators Phillips and Parnell arrived shortly thereafter.                      
Senator Donley arrived later.                                                  
                                                                               
Also Attending:  MIKE ANDREWS, Executive Director, Human                       
Resource Investment Council AHRIC; BARBARA THOMPSON,                           
Assistant Director, Division of Teaching and Learning                          
Support, Department of Education; SALLY SADDLER, Program                       
Director, School to Work, DOE; JIM NORDLAND, Director,                         
Division of Public Assistance, Department of Health and                        
Social Services; RON KREHER, Special Assistant, DPA, HESS;                     
DWIGHT PERKINS, Special Assistant, Office of the                               
Commissioner, Department of Labor; REBECCA GOMEZ, Director                     
of Employment Security, DOL; LEROY DAVIS, Employment                           
Services, DES, DOL; KIM METCALF-HELMAR, Special Assistant,                     
Office of the Commissioner, Department of Community and                        
Regional Affairs; YVONNE CHASE, Director, Division of                          
Community and Rural Development, DCRA; MIKE GREANY,                            
Director, Division of Legislative Finance; GINGER PATTON,                      
Fiscal Analyst, DLF; and aides to committee members and                        
other members of the Legislature.                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
via Teleconference: FRED ESPOSITO, Alaska Vocational                           
Technical Center, Department of Education                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                            
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 229                                                            
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and                            
loan program expenses of state government, for certain                         
programs, and to capitalize funds; making                                      
appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution                         
of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget                         
reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                            
                                                                               
RESULTS BASED GOVERNMENT WORKSESSION                                           
Focusing on:                                                                   
                                                                               
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:                                                         
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,                                                        
ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL                                       
                                                                               
Department of Health and Social Services                                       
and                                                                            
Department of Education                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were                        
taken.  A copy of the tape and log notes may be obtained by                    
contacting the office of the Senate Finance Committee                          
Secretary (Phone (907) 465-2618) or the Legislative Library                    
(Phone (907) 465-3808.)                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
Co-Chair Pearce adjourned the meeting at approximately                         
11:05 am.                                                                      
                                                                               
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