02/05/2026 03:20 PM House HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

House Finance Committee — Family and Community Services Subcommittee · February 5, 2026

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Opening, roll call and logistics

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Chair Andy Josephson called the Family and Community Services subcommittee to order, recorded attendance (Representative Schwanke, Representative Ruffridge, Representative Mina, Representative Fields, Representative Prox and Chair Andy Josephson) and noted binders and materials were provided to members; hearing scheduled for 03:20 and began at 03:23.

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The Alaska House Finance Committee’s Family and Community Services subcommittee heard departmental budget presentations on Feb. 5, 2026, from DFCS leadership, the Alaska Pioneer Homes and the Alaska Psychiatric Institute. Members pressed presenters on staffing shortages (notably Fairbanks Pioneer Home), wait lists, billing and discharge barriers at API, and several FY27 technical adjustments and small budget requests.

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