Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Item 291 #1s

Language
Page 261, line 27, strike "$8,461,404" and insert "$8,208,676".
Page 261, after line 34, insert:
"Out of this appropriation, $252,729 the first year and $505,457 the second year from the general fund shall be used to add full-time positions in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in order to ensure full accreditation by the National Association of Medical Examiners."

Explanation
(This amendment redirects funding included in the introduced budget for the alignment of salaries within the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to hire up to 7 additional staff in regional offices to provide 24-hour coverage, seven days a week. Several offices may fail to pass national accreditation without additional staff. The additional positions will ensure full accreditation by the National Association of Medical Examiners. Failure to be accredited results in delays in investigating deaths, providing instruction on case and death scene management to law enforcement personnel, and resolving cases.)