MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 23, 1997                                       
                            9:10 A.M.                                          
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #12, Sides 1 & 2                                                     
  SFC-97, #13, Side 1 (268)                                                    
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Bert  Sharp,  Co-chair,  convened  the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:00 A.M.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition  to Co-chair Sharp,  Senators Donley, Torgerson,                 
  and Adams were  present when the  meeting was convened.  Co-                 
  chair Pearce, Senators  Phillips and Parnell did  not attend                 
  the meeting.                                                                 
                                                                               
  Also Attending:                                                              
  Senator  Wilken;  Mark  Boyer, Commissioner,  Department  of                 
  Administration;   Alison    Elgee,   Deputy    Commissioner,                 
  Department  of  Administration;  Sharon   Barton,  Director,                 
  Administrative  Services,   Department  of   Administration;                 
  Shirley  Holloway,  Commissioner,  Department of  Education;                 
  Richard Cross, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Education;                 
  Karen   Rehfield,    Director,   Administrative    Services,                 
  Department of Education; Diane  Barrans, Executive Director,                 
  Alaska  Commission  on  Postsecondary   Education;  Charlene                 
  Morrison,    Finance    Officer,   Alaska    Commission   on                 
  Postsecondary  Education;  fiscal  analysts   and  aides  to                 
  committee members.                                                           
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  FY  98  Budget  Overview  was  conducted for  the  following                 
  departments:                                                                 
                                                                               
                  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION                                 
                     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 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.