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Code · U.S. Code · Title 20 - EDUCATION · CHAPTER 33— EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 1403

§ 1403. Abrogation of State sovereign immunity

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(a)In general A State shall not be immune under the 11th amendment to the Constitution of the United States from suit in Federal court for a violation of this chapter.
(b)Remedies In a suit against a State for a violation of this chapter, remedies (including remedies both at law and in equity) are available for such a violation to the same extent as those remedies are available for such a violation in the suit against any public entity other than a State.
(c)Effective date Subsections
(a)and
(b)apply with respect to violations that occur in whole or part after October 30, 1990.
(Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 604, as added Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2659.)
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  • Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 604
  • Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101
  • 118 Stat. 2659
  • Pub. L. 105–17, title I, § 101
  • 111 Stat. 47
  • Pub. L. 108–446
  • Pub. L. 101–476, title I, § 103
  • 104 Stat. 1106
  • Pub. L. 105–17
  • 84 Stat. 177
  • Pub. L. 93–380, title VI, § 613
  • 88 Stat. 580
  • Pub. L. 94–273
  • 90 Stat. 376
  • Pub. L. 98–199, § 4
  • 97 Stat. 1358
  • Pub. L. 99–457, title IV, § 407
  • 100 Stat. 1177
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§ 1403
Abrogation of State sovereign immunity
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 604
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101
Stat.118 Stat. 2659
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–17, title I, § 101
Stat.111 Stat. 47
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