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Republican lawmakers introduced a pair of higher education related bills as lame duck begins, including one to ban college applications from asking preferred pronouns.

State Rep. Gail Pavliga, R-Portage County, Thursday that would prohibit a public university from asking for a prospective student’s preferred pronouns on a college application.Ìý

would also ban a public university from asking a candidate their preferred pronouns on an employee application.Ìý

Nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ young people said it would be helpful for the people in their lives to know about more pronouns, according to the

Name, image and likeness bill

State Rep. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, introduced a bill that would place limits on the state’s name, image and likeness (NIL) law, particularly when it comes to contracts. Ìý

would prevent a NIL contract with a student-athlete from remaining in effect after the athlete is done playing college athletics, according to the bill’s language.Ìý It would also ban an athlete’s agent from having a contract representing a student-athlete for NIL deals if the athlete is no longer eligible to play college sports.Ìý

This the second NIL bill introduced so far this General Assembly. State Reps. Adam Mathews, R-Lebanon, and Jay Edwards, R-Nelsonville, introduced earlier this year that would get rid of gray areas in º£½ÇÉçÇø’s NIL law.ÌýÌý

In June 2021, º£½ÇÉçÇø Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order that allowed student-athletes to benefit from their own name, image and likeness with endorsements and other deals. º£½ÇÉçÇø college athletes can hire agents, but can’t endorse alcohol, tobacco, adult entertainment or casinos.ÌýÌý

Both of these bills await committee assignments.Ìý

The current General Assembly will come to a close at the end of this year, meaning lawmakers are working to get their bills across the finish line. The º£½ÇÉçÇø House has four sessions scheduled with an additional three “if needed” sessions scheduled for the rest of the year. The º£½ÇÉçÇø Senate has five more sessions scheduled.

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