Question 37157 — municipalities

Summary

Mr. André Villiers draws the attention of the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports to the maintenance of schools in small communities. Under paragraph 4 of Article L. 212-8 of the Education Code, the municipality of residence which does not provide catering and daycare for the children owes tuition fees to the host municipality, which receives the child in a class. Some municipalities therefore find themselves financing the schooling of children who are educated in another municipality (known as the “host municipality”) for various reasons, even personal convenience. Mayors who have made the choice, while having a school, to favor approved nannies, thus find themselves penalized. The costs in question reach several hundred euros per child and can become damaging to municipal budgets. Its potential consequences are serious: in addition to paying tuition fees, declining enrollment can lead to school closures. This is a double penalty for small municipalities. This provision of the education code creates unhealthy competition between municipalities. In summary, with this question, the MP raises the important question of relations between municipalities regarding tuition fees and the crucial number of schools to safeguard educational establishments in rural areas. A simple principle could be established: the host municipality would itself cover the tuition fees, without requesting them from the municipality of residence. He wishes to know his position on such a modification, knowing that this situation is experienced by many small municipalities.

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