Puberty Education Requirements by State
Every state handles puberty and sex education differently. Find your state below to see local requirements and how Puberty: The Wonder Years can support your school’s health education program.
Find Your State
Alabama
HIV/AIDS education mandated; sex education not required statewide; abstinence stressed
View Alabama page →Arizona
HIV/AIDS education mandated; sex education not required; abstinence stressed
View Arizona page →Arkansas
Neither sex education nor HIV education mandated; abstinence stressed where taught
View Arkansas page →California
Comprehensive sex education mandated (California Healthy Youth Act); medically accurate, inclusive
View California page →Colorado
HIV education mandated; sex education not required but must be comprehensive if offered
View Colorado page →Connecticut
HIV education mandated; sex education not required statewide; guidelines available if taught
View Connecticut page →Delaware
Sex education and HIV education mandated; abstinence stressed; consent coverage required
View Delaware page →Florida
HIV education mandated; sex education not required statewide; abstinence stressed with restrictions
View Florida page →Hawaii
Sex education and HIV education mandated; medically accurate; contraception coverage required
View Hawaii page →Idaho
HIV education mandated; sex education not required; abstinence stressed where taught
View Idaho page →Illinois
HIV education mandated; sex education required grades 6-12; medically accurate; consent required
View Illinois page →Indiana
HIV education mandated; sex education not required statewide; abstinence stressed
View Indiana page →Iowa
Sex education (human growth and development) mandated K-12; medically accurate
View Iowa page →Kansas
Sex education mandated; contraception and consent coverage required; opt-out available
View Kansas page →Kentucky
Sex education and HIV education mandated; medically accurate; abstinence stressed
View Kentucky page →Louisiana
Sex education and HIV education mandated; medically accurate; abstinence stressed
View Louisiana page →Maine
Sex education mandated (comprehensive family life education K-12); medically accurate
View Maine page →Maryland
Sex education and HIV education mandated; medically accurate; consent and contraception required
View Maryland page →Massachusetts
Health education frameworks updated 2024; sex education not mandated statewide; locally determined
View Massachusetts page →Michigan
HIV/AIDS education mandated; sex education not required statewide; medically accurate materials
View Michigan page →Minnesota
Sex education and HIV education mandated; abstinence stressed; technically accurate information required
View Minnesota page →Mississippi
Sex education mandated; age-appropriate instruction required; abstinence stressed
View Mississippi page →Missouri
HIV education mandated; sex education not required; medically accurate; abstinence stressed
View Missouri page →Montana
Sex education mandated through health education standards; parental notification required
View Montana page →Nebraska
Neither sex education nor HIV education mandated; consent and healthy relationships covered in standards
View Nebraska page →Nevada
Sex education and HIV education mandated; age-appropriate; contraception and consent required
View Nevada page →New Hampshire
Sex education and HIV education mandated; abstinence and contraception covered
View New Hampshire page →New Jersey
Sex education and HIV education mandated; medically accurate; inclusive; consent required
View New Jersey page →New Mexico
Sex education and HIV education mandated; abstinence and contraception coverage required
View New Mexico page →New York
HIV/AIDS education mandated; broader sex education not required statewide
View New York page →North Carolina
Sex education and HIV education mandated; medically accurate; abstinence stressed; contraception required
View North Carolina page →Ohio
Sex education and HIV education mandated; abstinence stressed; healthy relationships covered
View Ohio page →Oklahoma
HIV/AIDS education mandated; sex education not required statewide; abstinence stressed
View Oklahoma page →Oregon
Comprehensive sex education mandated; medically accurate; inclusive; consent required
View Oregon page →Pennsylvania
HIV education mandated; sex education not required statewide; abstinence stressed for HIV
View Pennsylvania page →Rhode Island
Sex education and HIV education mandated; medically accurate; inclusive; consent required
View Rhode Island page →South Carolina
Sex education mandated; contraception coverage required; healthy relationships covered
View South Carolina page →South Dakota
Neither sex education nor HIV education mandated; health standards reference sexuality topics
View South Dakota page →Tennessee
Sex education and HIV education mandated; medically accurate; abstinence stressed; contraception required
View Tennessee page →Texas
Sex education mandated; age-appropriate; abstinence stressed; contraception coverage required
View Texas page →Utah
Sex education mandated; medically accurate; abstinence stressed; consent coverage required
View Utah page →Vermont
Sex education and HIV education mandated; age-appropriate; abstinence and contraception covered
View Vermont page →Virginia
HIV education mandated; sex education not required statewide; medically accurate; consent required
View Virginia page →Washington
Comprehensive sexual health education mandated; medically accurate; inclusive; consent required
View Washington page →West Virginia
Sex education and HIV education mandated; abstinence and contraception covered
View West Virginia page →Wisconsin
HIV education mandated; sex education not required statewide; medically accurate; abstinence stressed
View Wisconsin page →Wyoming
Neither sex education nor HIV education mandated; health standards reference sexuality topics
View Wyoming page →Puberty: The Wonder Years is verified against the National Sex Education Standards (NSES) and National Health Education Standards (NHES). For states with completed crosswalks, alignment documentation is available on each state’s page.