Support for municipalities to renovate their schools voted in the Senate

With the approval of the government, the upper house unanimously adopted a bill from the RDPI (macronist) group, which must now be examined by the National Assembly before being promulgated.

The text from Senator Nadège Havet proposes to lower the legal remainder of municipalities or local authorities in energy renovation projects for school buildings.

This remaining liability, currently established at a minimum of 20% of the amount of the public subsidy, could thus be lowered to 10% by prefectural decision, if the participation requested from the community is "disproportionate in view of (its) financial capacity".

“It is a response to the excess costs of these projects,” Ms. Havet justified herself, brandishing her text as a necessary tool to achieve the objectives set by President Macron at the beginning of September.

The latter announced the release in 2024 of 500 million euros from the green fund for the energy renovation of schools, with the objective of adapting more than 40.000 educational establishments to global warming within 10 years.

“This development completely meets the government's ambitions in terms of ecological transition,” underlined the Minister of Local Authorities, Dominique Faure, who is in favor of the system.