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Illinois’ Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have taken significant action over the past seven years to advance sex education in Illinois, most recently cumulating in the passage of two proactive bills. House Bill 3299, introduced by Representative William Davis, requires developmental…
Indiana’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have faced significant challenges in advancing sex education requirements across Indiana, most recently concerning the passage of a measure that makes it harder for schools to receive permission to teach sex education. In 2018, Senate…
Iowa’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have worked tirelessly to advance sex education in Iowa, their most recent efforts cumulating in the introduction of seven bills that sought to improve sex education requirements during the 2019 legislative session. The bills included…
Kansas’ Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have faced an uphill battle to advance sex education in Kansas over the past six years in an apparent backlash to a 2007 effort to advance instruction requirements. In 2007, the Kansas School Board of…
Kentucky’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have worked diligently to advance sex education in Kentucky over the past few years, most recently cumulating in the introduction of House Bill 296, known as the Education for Healthy Youth Act. This bill, introduced…
Louisiana’s Sex Education Snapshot Louisiana has experienced a surge of regressive action intended to limit access to reproductive health care, most notably culminating in the Supreme Court case June Medical Services v. Gee. The case could effectively eliminate abortion statewide,…
Mississippi’s Sex Education Snapshot Sex education advocates have endured a prolonged struggle to advance sex education requirements in Mississippi, most recently cumulating in an ultimately unsuccessful effort to pass House Bill 1347, sponsored by Representative Jeramey Anderson and Representative Kathy…
Montana’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have focused on working at the local level to advance sex education in Montana over the past decade. In 2010, Helena schools approved a measure to require health curriculum to include, among other topics, instruction…
Nebraska’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have made multiple efforts over the past seven years to advance sex education in Nebraska, including both successful local efforts and unsuccessful statewide efforts. Most recently, the Nebraska Department of Education revised their Nondiscrimination and…
Maine’s Sex Education Snapshot There have been incremental advancements in sex education in Maine over the past three years, signifying a slow but steady effort to make curriculum more comprehensive statewide. In 2017, the state passed Legislative Directive 1180, requiring…
Maryland’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have worked diligently over the past four years to further advance sex education in Maryland. In 2018, Delegate Ariana Kelly championed House Bill 251, with the support of her teenage daughter, after repeatedly introducing the…
Massachusetts’ Sex Education Snapshot Advocates in Massachusetts have worked tirelessly to advance the Healthy Youth Act. First introduced in 2011, the Healthy Youth Act would ensure youth receive research-based, medically accurate, and culturally competent sex education in districts that require sex…
