Commentaries: Art. 24d

Asylum seekers may be accommodated in a centre run by a canton or commune if there are not sufficient places in the federal centres under Article 24. The agreement of the canton concerned is required for accommodating asylum seekers in a communal centre.
The canton or the commune concerned:
1. shall ensure suitable accommodation, care and activities for the asylum seekers;
2. shall provide social assistance or emergency aid;
3. shall provide medical care and primary school education for children;
4. shall take the security measures necessary to ensure orderly operation.
The canton or the commune concerned may delegate the tasks listed in paragraph 2 to third parties, either partially or in full.
The provision of social assistance and emergency aid is governed by cantonal law.
The Confederation shall make federal contributions by agreement to the canton or commune concerned to compensate for the administrative, staff and other costs which arise from fulfilling the tasks listed in paragraph 2. The compensation shall be fixed as a lump sum. In exceptional cases, the contributions may be fixed on the basis of expenditure, especially in the case of non-recurring costs.
The other provisions concerning federal centres apply mutatis mutandis to cantonal and communal centres. In the centres defined in paragraph 1, the same procedures may be carried out as in federal centres as defined in Article 24.