Retroactively adjusts compensation for formerly incarcerated individuals with unjust convictions; exempts adjusted income from state income taxes.
The bill amends the correction law to provide a retroactive compensation adjustment for incarcerated individuals who were unjustly convicted. The adjustment is the greater of the current minimum wage, the wage of their trade or industry, or their prior salary. The tax law is also amended to exempt this adjusted income from state income taxes, regardless of federal tax status. This adjustment applies to individuals pardoned for innocence or whose convictions were reversed or vacated.
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