TITLE III: REVENUE

The chapter “Dotation départementale d’équipement des collèges” created by article L. 3334-16 is included in the budget of the Ministry of the Interior.

The share of the departmental equipment grant for collèges allocated to all the departments in each region is determined each year in such a way as to take into account, up to 70%, the capacity of the establishments and, up to 30%, changes in the school-age population. The 70% intended to take account of the capacity of the establishments is distributed as follows: 1° 30%, in proportion to the total…

When it has not been possible to allocate the share of all the départements in a region in the overall allocation between the départements in that region under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 3334-16, the distribution is made in accordance with the terms below. The regional prefect chooses, from the list drawn up in application of IV of article 13 of law no. 83-663…

The allocations made to the départements are established in terms of programme authorisations. The amount of these authorisations is notified to each department by the regional prefect. The payment credits corresponding to these programme authorisations are allocated, as far as the departmental equipment grant for collèges is concerned, by the prefect.

Payment appropriations corresponding to programme authorisations are to be paid in the following proportions: – 42% during the year in which these allocations are granted; – 35% during the year following the year in which these allocations are granted; – 23% during the second year following the year in which these allocations are granted. The corresponding sums are paid in quarters at the beginning of each quarter.