Overview
- The draft requires the Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz to be queried before most public‑sector hires, with additional checks permitted at later career stages.
- The measure extends screening beyond security‑sensitive roles to cover essentially the entire public service in Hamburg.
- The stated goal is to block extremist infiltration of state institutions, with right‑wing extremists and Islamists cited as primary risks.
- The bill moves to the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft for debate on exclusion thresholds, hearing rights, and data handling, with a start targeted for January 1, 2026.
- Teacher and public‑sector unions, including GEW Hamburg and ver.di, formed the 'Hamburger Bündnis gegen Berufsverbote' to oppose the plan as a return to Berufsverbote and a driver of mistrust.