Overview
- The Assembly adopted the proposition de loi in first reading late Monday, June 1, with 187 votes for and none against among deputies present.
- The text creates periodic 'certificat d'honorabilité' checks every three years, broadens criminal‑record screening, establishes a preventive administrative police measure to exclude high‑risk interveners, and sets up a national 'list' to bar reemployment of dangerous staff.
- Lawmakers removed or deferred the most divisive items, including an article that would have overridden the secrecy of confession, the immediate creation of a national victims' compensation fund (replaced by a mandated report), and a renewal mechanism for private‑school association contracts.
- Debate was squeezed by a limited parliamentary slot and inter‑group tensions—notably the decision by Gabriel Attal's group on scheduling—which supporters say forced compromises but allowed speedy passage before midnight.
- The bill now goes to the Senate, where it may be amended, and its co‑authors have urged fast scheduling so the new vetting measures can be operational for the start of the school year in September 2026 while families, schools, dioceses and local authorities prepare for implementation.