Alabama State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Alabama students in grades 5-12 are required to receive instruction on HIV/AIDS through a health education program. State Profile Sections Recent Legislation Shaping the State Landscape During the 2026 session, SB 209 passed,…
California State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: The California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA) requires California schools to teach comprehensive sex education. State Profile Sections Recent Legislation Shaping the State Landscape While California remains one of the few states leading the…
Alaska State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Sex education is not required, nor is HIV/STI education. State Profile Sections Recent Legislation Shaping the State Landscape Advocates regularly face uphill battles in advancing sex education in Alaska, routinely working to advance…
Colorado State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Colorado schools are not required to teach sex education. State Profile Sections Recent Legislation Shaping the State Landscape Colorado’s most recent sex education legislation was passed in 2026, House Bill 26-1389. This bill…
Arizona State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Arizona students are not required to receive sex education or HIV/STI education. State Profile Sections Recent Legislation Shaping the State Landscape Arizona’s 2026 legislative session convened January 12th, 2026, and adjourned June 13th,…
Florida State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Florida schools are not required to teach sex education. While they are required to teach health education that includes instruction on “the consequences of teenage pregnancy” and some aspects of sex education, all…
Arkansas State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Arkansas does not require sex education or HIV/STI education. However, students must receive annual dating violence awareness in grades 7-12 and complete 0.5 units of health and safety to graduate. State Profile Sections…
Connecticut State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Sex education is not required, but HIV/AIDS education is in Connecticut schools. *In 2026, the overall grade of this state changed slightly from 2025 as a result of a change in our grading…
District of Columbia State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: District of Columbia schools must teach sex education. State Profile Sections Recent Legislation Shaping the State Landscape The District of Columbia’s 2025-2026 legislative session convened January 2nd, 2025, and is expected…
Delaware State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Delaware schools must teach sex education as part of the Comprehensive Health Education Program required in grades K-12, and students must receive 0.5 credits of comprehensive health education to graduate. State Profile Sections…
Georgia State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Georgia schools must provide sex education and AIDS prevention education. State Profile Sections Recent Legislation Shaping the State Landscape In recent years, Georgia lawmakers have advanced a series of education policies that, while…
Maine State of Sex Ed Current Requirement: Sex education, also known as “comprehensive family life education,” must be taught as part of health education in Maine. *In 2026, this state’s overall grade changed slightly from 2025 because our grading methodology…
