Rep. J Collins Named Legislator of the Year by Georgia State Firefighters Association and Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs

ATLANTA – State Representative J Collins (R-Villa Rica), chairman of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, was recently named Legislator of the Year by the Georgia State Firefighters Association and Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs.

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Legislation to Provide Insurance for First Responders with PTSD Favorably Passed out of House Committee

ATLANTA – State Representative J Collins (R-Villa Rica), chairman of the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, applauds the work of State Representative Devan Seabaugh (R-Marietta) and the members of the committee for recently passing House Bill 451 out of committee. This bill would require public entities to provide supplemental, illness-specific insurance to certain first responders diagnosed with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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