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Wisconsin Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have faced a continuously uphill battle in advancing Wisconsin sex education requirements since the state’s statute was revised in 2012 to no longer mandate instruction on human growth and development. However, significant advancements have been…

Wyoming’s Sex Education Snapshot 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 districts such as Sheridan County…

Utah’s Sex Education Snapshot 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 Stuart Adams, which removed sex…

Alaska’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have faced a continuously uphill battle in advancing sex education in Alaska, routinely working to oppose restrictive efforts by state legislators. In 2019, Representative George Rauscher introduced House Bill 7 in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt…

Alabama’s Sex Education Snapshot 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 of dedicated advocates across the…

Arizona’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have actively worked to advance sex education in Arizona and to defeat restrictive legislation over the past five years. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, schools statewide have reported having mixed success in implementing virtual…

Arkansas’ Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have worked diligently to advance sex education in Arkansas, most recently cumulating in the introduction of Senate Bill 304. Known as the Arkansas Healthy Lifestyle Education Act, the bill sought to require curriculum to include…

California’s Sex Education Snapshot 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 charter schools that passed in…

Florida’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have diligently worked to advance sex education in Florida over recent years, their most recent efforts cumulating in the introduction of a series of progressive bills (House Bill 703, Senate Bill 926, and Senate Bill…

Colorado’s Sex Education Snapshot 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. Sponsored by Representative Susan Lontine, House Bill 1032 requires sex…

Connecticut’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have worked diligently to advance sex education across Connecticut, most recently cumulating in the introduction of two bills designed to advance instruction statewide. House Bill 6192, introduced by Representative Themis Klarides, sought to require the…