SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                          June 3, 1996                                         
                           1:42 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Mike Miller, Chair                                                    
 Senator Drue Pearce, Vice Chair                                               
 Senator Bert Sharp                                                            
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
 Senator Judy Salo                                                             
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS                     
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
 TAPE 96-12, SIDE A                                                            
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN MILLER  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order          
 at 1:42 p.m.                                                                  
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER stated the first order of business was an amendment           
 to a professional services contract between the Senate Rules                  
 Committee and Kathleen (Mike) Dalton.  The amendment changes the              
 termination date of the contract from May 15, 1996 to September 15,           
 1996.  There is no increase in the dollar amount of the contract.             
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved the amendment to the professional services               
 contract between the Senate Rules Committee and Kathleen (Mike)               
 Dalton be approved.  Hearing no objection, the motion carried.                
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER stated the next order of business was an amendment            
 to a professional services contract between the Senate Rules                  
 Committee and Ron Somerville.  The amendment changes the                      
 termination date of the contract from July 31, 1996 to January 31,            
 1997.  There is a $25,000 increase in the contract amount.                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved the amendment to the professional services               
 contract between the Senate Rules Committee and Ron Somerville be             
 approved.  Hearing no objection, the motion carried.                          
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER stated the final order of business was an amendment           
 to the professional services contract between the Senate Rules                
 Committee and James E. Eason.  The amendment increases the contract           
 amount by $33,732.50 for work performed by Mr. Eason for the Senate           
 Resources Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on the                   
 Northstar project.                                                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved the amendment to the professional services               
 contract between the Senate Rules Committee and James E. Eason be             
 approved.  Hearing no objection, the motion carried.                          
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting was adjourned at 1:44 p.m.