A bill to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to permit an action to be brought against a State under the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution for a violation of such Act, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

31 July 1989

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Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Department of Education.

Summary

Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to provide that: (1) a State shall not be immune under the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of the United States from suit in Federal court for a violation of such Act; and (2) the same remedies are available for such a violation in a suit against a State as are available against any other public or private entity.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/1431
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