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Maryland State Profile

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…

Maine State Profile

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…

Nebraska State Profile

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…

Montana State Profile

Montana’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have focused on working at the local level to advance sex education in Montana over the past decade despite efforts to restrict young people’s access to sex education and reproductive health services. The most recent…

Illinois State Profile

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 three proactive bills. Senate Bill 818, enrolled as Public Act 102-0522, was introduced…

Hawaii State Profile

Hawaii’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have successfully worked to advance sex education in Hawaii over the past five years, most recently cumulating in the introduction of a series of bills (House Bill 385 and House Bill 386) that sought to…

Indiana State Profile

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 State Profile

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…

Idaho State Profile

Idaho’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates in Idaho have worked to advance sex education at the state and local level in recent years, with their most recent efforts dedicated to defeating House Bill 539, regressive legislation that sought to require parents…

Minnesota State Profile

Minnesota’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have taken incremental steps to improve sex education in Minnesota over the past decade, most recently culminating in the introduction of three bills aiming to advance sex education requirements. House Bill 1414, introduced by Representative…

Delaware State Profile

Delaware’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have worked tirelessly over the past nine years to advance sex education in Delaware, most recently cumulating in the passage of Senate Bill 78. Sponsored by Senator Nicole Poole and Senator Stephanie Hansen, the legislation…

District of Columbia State Profile

District of Columbia’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have seen tremendous progress over the past decade toward advancing sex education requirements in the District of Columbia. In 2010, Councilwoman Mary Cheh championed the successful DC Healthy Schools Act, which increased the…