20 U.S.C. § 1403 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 20. Education § 1403. Abrogation of State sovereign immunity

(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.