Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§1710 Civil Actions by Attorney General; Notice of Violations; Certification Respecting Undertaking Appropriate Remedial Action
Title 20 › CHAPTER 39 — EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS › SUBCHAPTER I — EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES › Part 3 — Enforcement › § 1710
Summary
The Attorney General must not start a federal civil lawsuit over these violations until two things happen. First, he must send the responsible education agency a notice saying what problems he thinks break Part 2 of the subchapter. Second, he must formally tell the proper U.S. district court that, after a reasonable time since the notice, the agency has not taken proper steps to fix the problems.
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Title 20, §1710
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The Attorney General shall not institute a civil action under section 1706 of this title before he—
(a)gives to the appropriate educational agency notice of the condition or conditions which, in his judgment, constitute a violation of part 2 of this subchapter; and
(b)certifies to the appropriate district court of the United States that he is satisfied that such educational agency has not, within a reasonable time after such notice, undertaken appropriate remedial action.
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Effective Date
Section effective on and after sixtieth day after Aug. 21, 1974, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 93–380, set out as a note under section 1221–1 of this title.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 1710
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102