20 USC § 1710 - Civil actions by Attorney General; notice of violations; certification respecting undertaking appropriate remedial action

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title: "20 USC § 1710 - Civil actions by Attorney General; notice of violations; certification respecting undertaking appropriate remedial action"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1710"
section_name: "Civil actions by Attorney General; notice of violations; certification respecting undertaking appropriate remedial action"
chapter_number: 39
chapter_name: "EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "Enforcement"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 211, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 516.)"
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# § 1710. Civil actions by Attorney General; notice of violations; certification respecting undertaking appropriate remedial action

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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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 211, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 516.)

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