Overview
- The state cabinet has backed the required school-law changes in principle, with stakeholder hearings beginning now and a Landtag debate expected in summer 2026.
- From 2028, school registration moves to spring, when all children will take a statewide standardized assessment of German language skills.
- Children found to need substantial support must attend two two-hour ABC sessions weekly in the year before enrollment, with parents responsible for attendance and facing possible fines for refusals.
- Officials estimate about 50,000 participants, roughly 1,600 additional teaching and social-pedagogical staff, and around €100 million in annual personnel costs.
- Schools will organize the program while municipalities provide rooms, transport and materials under a planned cost-compensation law, and an ABC‑Plus option will offer a three-year school-entry phase for added support.