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Michigan’s Sex Education Snapshot Michigan advocates have worked tirelessly to advance sex education. Their most recent efforts culminated in the introduction of Senate Bill 270, introduced by Senator Curtis Hertel in 2019. Although unsuccessful, the bill sought to mandate sex…
Missouri’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates in Missouri have successfully made incremental advancements to Missouri’s sex education requirements and are now considering further efforts to revise the state’s current mandate. In 2015, Representative Genise Montecillo successfully championed House Bill 501, which…
Nevada’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have actively worked to advance sex education in Nevada at the state and local level over the past seven years, celebrating numerous successes and some set-backs. While advocates continue to push for an advanced statewide…
New Hampshire’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have worked diligently to advance sex education in New Hampshire, despite recent efforts to restrict current statewide requirements. In 2017, House Bill 103, sponsored by Representative Victoria Sullivan, was signed into law requiring school…
New Jersey’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates in New Jersey have seen significant success in advancing sex education, most recently with the passage of four bills that require sex education curriculum to include instruction on consent, sexual abuse and assault, consequences…
New Mexico’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have faced significant challenges in advancing sex education in New Mexico in recent years. In 2019, legislators sought to advance sex education through the introduction of two bills. House Bill 133, introduced by Representative…
New York’s Sex Education Snapshot Steady efforts to address barriers in sex education in New York have cumulated in the recent introduction of eight bills to improve sex education curriculum, along with a number of local actions to improve curriculum.…
North Carolina’s Sex Education Snapshot North Carolina advocates have seen a steady increase in efforts to restrict sex education curriculum across the state in recent years. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, advocates report that the irregularity between virtual and…
North Dakota’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates in North Dakota have faced a continuous uphill battle in advancing sex education since the implementation of the 2012 abstinence-based sex education requirement. While legislators successfully passed House Bill 1237, which establishes a task…
Ohio’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have faced a continuously uphill battle toward advancing sex education in Ohio, most recently cumulating in the introduction of several anti-abortion and restrictive sex education bills. In 2019, Representative Niraj Antani introduced House Bill 90…
Oklahoma’s Sex Education Snapshot Sex education continues to be a topic of debate among Oklahoma legislators, with legislation introduced over the past several years seeking to advance the quality of instruction young people receive. In 2021, Senator John Haste introduced…
Oregon’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates in Oregon have championed significant advancements for the state’s sex education requirements, cumulating in mandating all schools to provide comprehensive sex education through the implementation of the Human Sexuality Education Law of 2009, the Healthy…
