(1) The general assembly finds that restitution payments made to Japanese Americans pursuant to the "Civil Liberties Act" (Pub.L. 100-383) were intended to redress the injustice done to United States citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated during World War II. The general assembly also finds that pursuant to such federal law, such payments are already excluded from state social service programs described in 31 U.S.C. sec. 3803 (c)(2)(c) which are funded by federal moneys.
(2) The state department shall exclude from consideration, when determining income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility or benefit amounts in any state-funded program under this title, moneys paid to eligible individuals pursuant to the "Civil Liberties Act", Pub.L. 100-383.
Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 1186, § 1, effective April 26.