Arkansas’ Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates have worked diligently to advance sex education in Arkansas. In 2019, Senate Bill 304, the Arkansas Healthy Lifestyle Education Act, was introduced and sought to require curriculum to include age-appropriate…
Virginia’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education As a result of the 2021 elections, the new legislature makeup of the Virginia House and the governorship present significant challenges for implementing a total reform of sex education requirements. The…
California’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates have celebrated significant success in advancing sex education in California, largely due to the passage of the California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA) in 2015, along with an equivalent version for…
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…
Alaska’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates regularly face uphill battles in advancing sex education in Alaska, routinely working to oppose restrictive efforts by state legislators. However, in 2022, Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson finally introduced Senate Bill 157,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
