Panel reviews $4.8 million seed for new wrongful-conviction fund
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.
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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.
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