ATLANTA – During discussion on House Bill 1324, state Representative Rusty Kidd (I-Milledgeville) criticized the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities for their unfair treatment of employees at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville. Representative Kidd was so outraged by recent layoffs that he actually stood in his wheelchair to exclaim the layoffs were inappropriate and wrong.
“The employees at Central State Hospital are passionate workers who truly care about their patients,” said Representative Kidd. “I am appalled to see the department treat these fine folks with such disrespect.”
The Milledgeville adult mental health unit will close on April 15, causing the termination of approximately 200 positions.
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Representative Rusty Kidd represents the citizens of District 141, which includes Baldwin County and portions of Putnam County. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2009, and currently serves on the Governmental Affairs, Science and Technology, State Institutions and Property, and Health and Human Services Committees.