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Alabama’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates across the state have worked tirelessly to advance Alabama’s sex education requirements over the past several years. Although legislation mandating comprehensive sex education has yet to be successful, the efforts…
Florida’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates have been fighting a fierce and uphill battle to advance sex education in Florida in recent years, most recently introducing a series of progressive bills in 2022. These bills, which…
Vermont’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates in Vermont have celebrated significant successes in advancing sex education, particularly after community based youth and sexual health service providers established an Inclusive Sex Ed Taskforce in 2019. Their efforts…
Colorado’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates have worked diligently to advance sex education in Colorado over the past seven years, most recently cumulating in the monumental passage of House Bill 1032 in 2019. Sponsored by Representative…
Rhode Island’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates in Rhode Island started 2022 with important legislation that builds off of prior attempts to advance sex education legislation. House Bill 7166 was introduced by Representative Rebecca Kislak. While…
South Carolina’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates have faced challenges during the 2021 and 2022 legislative sessions with legislation involving parental rights. House Bill 4555, introduced by Representative Robert May, would create a procedure for parents…
South Dakota’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates continue to face an increasingly uphill battle toward advancing sex education in South Dakota, most recently cumulating in the effort to defeat discriminatory bills aiming to diminish the rights…
Tennessee’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education In 2012 the Tennessee legislature passed Senate Bill 3310, a restrictive measure known as the “Gateway Law.” Under this legislation, family life education programs and sex education courses are prohibited from…
West Virginia’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education West Virginia advocates have taken significant steps to advance sex education in recent years. Despite repeated legislative efforts to limit access to reproductive heath care services, including abortion, and attempts…
Utah’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates in Utah have made incremental progress in advancing sex education requirements across the state over the past four years. In 2016, legislators successfully passed Senate Bill 196, sponsored by Senator…
Connecticut’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates have worked diligently to advance sex education across Connecticut, most recently cumulating in the introduction of two bills in 2019 designed to advance instruction statewide. House Bill 6192, introduced by…
Wyoming’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Because Wyoming schools are not required to provide sex education to students, school districts are left to decide what type of sex education–if any at all–they provide to youth. While some…
