MINUTES                                                                        
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                                       
6 March, 1998                                                                  
9:15 a.m.                                                                      
                                                                               
TAPES                                                                          
                                                                               
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CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Senator Drue Pearce, Co-chair, convened the meeting at                         
approximately 9:15 a.m.                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
In addition to Co-chairman Pearce, Senators Sharp, Donley,                     
Torgerson, Adams, Parnell and Phillips were present when the                   
meeting was convened.                                                          
                                                                               
Also Attending:  SENATOR GREEN; YVONNE CHASE, Director                         
Division of Community and Rural Development, Department of                     
Community and Regional Affairs; REMOND HENDERSON, Director,                    
Division of Administrative Services, DCRA; MARILYN WEBB,                       
Program Coordinator, Head Start, DCRA; SHERRIE GOLL, Child                     
Care Liaison, Division of Public Assistance, Department of                     
Health and Social Services; DWIGHT PERKINS, Special                            
Assistant, Office of the Commissioner, Department of Labor;                    
RICHARD CROSS, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Education;                   
KAREN REHFELD, Director, Education Support Services, DOE;                      
EDDIE JEANS, Manager, School Finance Section, ESS, DOE; BOB                    
BARTHOLOMEW, Deputy Director, Division of Income and Excise                    
Audit, Department of Revenue; CARL ROSE, President, Alaska                     
School District Association; STEVE MCPHETERS, Juneau                           
Chapter, National Education Association-Alaska; MIKE GREANY,                   
Director, Division of Legislative Finance SUSAN TAYLOR,                        
Fiscal Analyst, DLF; and aides to committee members and                        
other members of the Legislature.                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
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:                                                                   
                                                                               
FINAL REVIEW: CHILD CARE, HEADSTART                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
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 concluded this portion of the meeting at                       
approximately 9:40 a.m.                                                        
                                                                               
NOTE:  The committee then reconvened to take up SB 36.  A                      
summary of that portion of the meeting is contained in                         
separate minutes.                                                              
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