1. Content Requirements for Sex* and HIV Education
When Provided, Sex Education Must
Include Information on:
S
T
A
T
E
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Delaware
D.C.
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
New
Hampshire
New
Jersey
New
Mexico
New York
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvani
a
Rhode
Island
S. Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
W. Virginia
Wisconsin
TOTAL
Contrac
eption
Abstinenc
e
X
Stress
Stress
Stress
Cover
Stress
Stress
X
X
X
X
X
Stress
Stress
Cover
Stress
Stress
Importanc
e of
Sex Only
W/in
Marriage
X
Include Life Skills
for:
Sexual
Orientatio
n
Negative
Negative
Outcome
s
Of Teen
Sex
X
X
Avoidin
g
Coercio
n
Healthy
Decisio
nmaking
Family
Commun
i-cation
When
Provided, HIV
Education
Must
Include
Information
on:
Abstinenc
e
X
X
X
Condom
s
Stress
Stress
Stress
Cover
Stress
Stress
X
Inclusive
X
X
X
Inclusive
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Stress
Cover
Stress
Stress
Stress
Inclusive
X
X
**
Cover
Stress
Stress
Cover
Stress
Cover
Stress
Stress
Cover
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Stress
Inclusive
X
Cover
Inclusive
X
Stress
Cover
X
X
X
Stress
Stress
Stress
X
Stress
X
Stress
Stress
Stress
Stress
Cover
Cover
Stress
Cover
Stress
X
X
X
X
X
18+DC
X
X
X
X
X
X
Stress
X
X
X
X
Stress
X
X
X
X
X
Stress
Stress
X
X
X
Stress
Cover
Stress
Stress
X
Stress
X
X
X
Inclusive
X
X
Negative
Negative
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Inclusive
X
18
X
X
X
Inclusive
X
X
X
X
X
Cover
Stress
Stress
Cover
Stress
Cover
Stress
Stress
Cover
Cover
X
Inclusive
12
13
X
X
20+DC
X
X
X
X
X
X
20
X
X
X
X
X
X
11
X
X
X
X
X
20
Stress
Stress
Stress
Stress
Cover
Cover
Stress
Cover
Stress
2. ** Localities may omit state-required topics, but may not include material that “contradicts the required components.” Information on
contraception may only be provided with prior approval from the Department of Education.
State also prohibits teachers from responding to students’ spontaneous questions in ways that conflict with the law’s requirements.