Bill > A05344

This bill amends the New York Correction Law and Tax Law to retroactively adjust the compensation of formerly incarcerated individuals who were unjustly convicted and exempt such adjusted income from state income taxes. Specifically, the bill provides that incarcerated individuals who are later pardoned or have their convictions reversed or vacated on certain grounds are entitled to a retroactive adjustment in their rate of compensation to the greater of the current minimum wage, the current wage or industry standard wage of the trade or industry they were employed in or trained/certified for, or the wage equivalent of their salary at the time of conviction. The Department of Corrections is required to notify these individuals of their right to this compensation adjustment and remit any owed monies within 90 days. Furthermore, the bill exempts the income received from this compensation adjustment from state income taxes.