
Sexuality Education Policies by State
Below is a list of important state sexuality education policies. Contact us if you'd like to suggest additional resources for your state.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
- Sex Education Curriculum Requirements
- Sex education curricula; sexual conduct with a minor
- Instruction on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Parental involvement in the school
- Health Education Standard
Arkansas
California
- Goals and definitions for the California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act
- Curriculum Requirements of the California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act
- HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Curriculum Requirements
- Parental Rights Associated with Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education
- Core Curriculum Standards
Colorado
Connecticut
- Guidelines for the Sexual Health Education Component of Comprehensive Health Education
- Healthy School Environment
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
- Abstinence-Based Sex Education Policy
- Comprehensive Sexuality Health Education Act
- Prophylactics in Public Schools Policy
- Core Curriculum Standards
Idaho
- Family Life and Sex Education Legislative Policy
- Statute for Excusing Children from Instruction in Sex Education
- Core Curriculum Standards
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
- Core Academic Standards
- Public Health/Sexuality Education Act
- Kentucky Health Standards and Resources
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Health Education Law
- Parental Notification and Student Exemption Requirements
- Core Curriculum Standards
Michigan
- Program of Instruction in Dangerous Communicable Diseases
- Program of Instruction in Reproductive Health
- Program of Instruction in Sex Education
- Curriculum Requirements for Sex Education
- Complaint Process Regarding Sex Education
- Core Curriculum Standards
Minnesota
- Statute for Parental Curriculum Review
- Programs Regarding STD/STI Prevention
- National Health Education Standards and Minnesota Benchmarks
Mississippi
Missouri
- Policies for Instruction in Human Sexuality and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Core Curriculum Standards
Montana
- Health Education Standards and Performance Descriptors for 8th Grade Graduation
- Health Education Standards and Performance Descriptors for 12th Grade Graduation
Nebraska
- Comprehensive Health Education Curriculum
- Coordinated School Health Policy
- Nebraska Health Education Frameworks
Nevada
New Hampshire
- Requirements for Health and Sex Education
- Requirements for Teaching AIDS and STDs in School
- Middle School Core Curriculum Standards
- High School Core Curriculum Standards
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
N/A
Oregon
- Human Sexuality Education Act
- Core Curriculum Standards
- Comprehensive Sexuality Education Advocacy Tool Kit
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
- AIDS Education Program
- Health and Family Life Education Law
- Comprehensive Health Instructional Outcomes
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
- Curriculum Requirements for Instruction in Health
- School Instruction and Human Sexuality
- Core Curriculum Standards
Vermont
- Definition for Comprehensive Health Education
- Guidelines for Supervision of Health Education Curriculum
- Religious Exemption from Instruction
- Health Education Program Development
- Core Curriculum Standards
Virginia
- Family Life Education Law
- School Permissions for Family Life Education
- Parental Rights
- Core Curriculum Standards
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- 118.01 and 118.019 Personal Development Education Law
- 115.35 Health Problems Education Program
- Health Education Standards