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: < The federal No Child Left Behind Act < HB 395, which allows school attendance officials to assume temporary custody of children who are habitually absent < Failure of local school systems to provide tutorial assistance for students needing academic help based on their CRCT results < 3rd Grade Testing # # # For further information, contact Rep. Holmes @ 404-656-5115