Coffee Pushes Medical Examiner/OSBI Merger
State Senate Co-President Pro Tempore Glenn Coffee said he will strongly push his legislation to merge the Office Chief Medical Examiner with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and said he is disappointed in criticism of his bill that seems to impugn the integrity and professionalism of the OSBI.
“Senate Bill 1709 is a very good bill that will improve public safety and make government more efficient and effective,” Coffee said. “States like Georgia, Kentucky, and Oregon have medical examiner systems that are part of state law enforcement agencies, so we’re not blazing a new trail here in Oklahoma.”
“I’m very disappointed that so much of the criticism of this proposal seems to impugn the integrity and professionalism of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and calls into question OSBI’s ability to provide fair and impartial oversight of the chief medical examiner,” said Coffee, R-Oklahoma City.
“Senate Bill 1709 is a very good bill that will improve public safety and make government more efficient and effective,” Coffee said. “States like Georgia, Kentucky, and Oregon have medical examiner systems that are part of state law enforcement agencies, so we’re not blazing a new trail here in Oklahoma.”
“I’m very disappointed that so much of the criticism of this proposal seems to impugn the integrity and professionalism of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and calls into question OSBI’s ability to provide fair and impartial oversight of the chief medical examiner,” said Coffee, R-Oklahoma City.
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