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Panel reviews $4.8 million seed for new wrongful-conviction fund
Summary
The Appropriations subcommittee heard Department of Administrative Services Commissioner Rebecca Sullivan outline a proposed $4.8 million appropriation to establish a wrongful conviction compensation trust created by Senate Bill 244, plus $200,000 for adjudication support and a $61,594 adjustment tied to closing the Georgia Tax Tribunal.
Commissioner Rebecca Sullivan of the Department of Administrative Services told the Appropriations General Government Subcommittee that the governor’s amended FY2026 budget recommends seeding a wrongful conviction compensation trust with $4,800,000, part of a framework created by Senate Bill 244.
Sullivan said the trust will be managed by the state treasurer and that the governor’s recommendation also includes $200,000 in state funds to support the Office…
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