Press release [Sept. 4, 2003]

Georgia House of Representatives Public Information Office
Room 131, State Capitol 30334 404-656-5082 1-800-282-5800

9-1831-4985

September 4, 2003

MEDIA ADVISORY
House Education Committee Chairman to Hold Press Conference
No Child Left Behind, Student Attendance Among Issues to be Discussed

Atlanta State Representative Bob Holmes, D-Atlanta, Chairman of the House Education Committee, will be holding a Press Conference on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 at 10:00 am in the State Capitol on the 2nd floor, South Wing.

At the press conference he will be addressing:

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The federal No Child Left Behind Act

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HB 395, which allows school attendance officials to assume temporary custody of

children who are habitually absent

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Failure of local school systems to provide tutorial assistance for students needing

academic help based on their CRCT results

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3rd Grade Testing

# # # For further information, contact Rep. Holmes @ 404-656-5115