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GBI tells appropriations panel it needs pay adjustments and staff to retain examiners and lab technicians
Summary
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation requested pay increases and staffing funding for medical examiners, lab scientists and evidence-receiving technicians, and explained a house-added transfer for a more robust gang case-management system and one-time startup funding for surveillance agent positions.
Director Chris Hoese appeared before the committee to seek legislative support for several personnel and program changes at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Hoese said the house’s version of the FY27 budget would add funding to increase medical examiner salaries to address salary compression and add two tenure-based salary levels. "This version adds, increase in the medical examiner salaries by 30,000 and addresses compression by adding 2 salary levels based on tenure of 11 to 15 years and over 15…
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