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Rhode Island’s Sex Education Snapshot In 2019, Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell, Representative Susan Donovan, and Representative Teresa Tanzi introduced House Bill 5046 in an effort to require students to receive instruction on safe relationship behavior and training on the prevention of…
South Carolina’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates have worked tirelessly to advance sex education requirements across South Carolina, most recently cumulating in the U.S. District Court for South Carolina declaring the state’s anti-LGBTQ curriculum law (S.C. Code § 59-32-30(A)(5)) unconstitutional. The…
South Dakota’s Sex Education Snapshot Advocates continue to face an increasingly uphill battle toward advancing sex education in South Dakota, most recently cumulating in the effort to defeat discriminatory bills aiming to diminish the rights of transgender youth. In 2019,…
Tennessee’s Sex Education Snapshot In 2012 the Tennessee legislature passed Senate Bill 3310, a restrictive measure known as the “Gateway Law.” Under this legislation, family life education programs and sex education courses are prohibited from including instruction on “gateway sexual…
About the U.S. Territories There are currently three inhabited U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean: American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and three Freely Associated States (FAS) nations. People living in U.S. territories and associated Pacific Island nations…
Virginia’s Sex Education Snapshot While advocates have been unable to implement a total reform of sex education requirements in recent years, the new legislature makeup in both the Virginia House and Senate resulted in significant wins during Virginia’s 2020 legislative…
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 in 2019. Known as the Arkansas Healthy Lifestyle Education Act, the bill sought to require curriculum…
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…
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…
