AN ACT COMPENSATING JAMES C. TILLMAN FOR HIS WRONGFUL CONVICTION AND INCARCERATION.

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HB-6673

AN ACT COMPENSATING JAMES C. TILLMAN FOR HIS WRONGFUL CONVICTION AND INCARCERATION.

Agency Affected	Fund-Effect	FY 07 $	FY 09 $
Comptroller - Adjudicated Claims Account	GF - Cost	5,000,000	0

Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The bill requires the state to pay $5,000,000 to James Tillman. It is anticipated that these funds would be drawn from the Comptroller's Adjudicated Claims account. This account, which is not subject to appropriations, is used to pay various costs associated with legal settlements by the state. Any expenditure from this account would reduce the statewide General Fund surplus.

On 4/12/07, the Appropriations Committee earmarked all but $0. 3 million of the $552. 7 million surplus projected for FY 07 by the Office of Fiscal Analysis on 2/2/07. It should be noted that the Comptroller estimated the FY 07 surplus to be $588. 3 million as of 4/2/07 and that the Office of Policy and Management has calculated the FY 07 surplus to be $628. 3 million as of 4/20/07. The Office of Fiscal Analysis will be recalculating the FY 07 surplus during early May 2007.

The Out Years

There is no fiscal impact in the out years since this payment resolves the matter.