Early on, Republican lawmakers introduced two higher education-related bills, including one that would prohibit college applicants from asking questions about preferred pronouns.
State Rep. Gail Pavliga, R-Portage County, presented the bill Thursday, it would prohibit a public university from asking a prospective student for his or her preferred pronouns college application.
House Bill 686 was passed in a similar spirit It would also prohibit a public university from asking an applicant their preferred pronouns employee application.
According to the study, nearly two-thirds of youthful LGBTQ people said it would be helpful if their loved ones knew more pronouns. The Trevor Project’s 2023 Mental Health Survey.
Name, surname, image and likeness of the account
State Rep. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, has introduced a bill that would impose restrictions on state name, image and likeness (NIL) law, especially when it comes to contracts.
House Bill 687 would make it impossible to maintain an NIL contract with a student-athlete after the athlete ceases participating in college athletics, under the language of the bill. It would also prohibit an athlete’s agent from contracting to represent a student-athlete under NIL contracts if the athlete is no longer eligible to play varsity sports.
This is the second NIL bill introduced by this General Assembly to date. State Reps. Adam Mathews, R-Lebanon, and Jay Edwards, R-Nelsonville, introduced House Bill 660 earlier this year that could be gotten rid of gray areas in Ohio’s NIL law.
In June 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order that allowed student-athletes to exploit their name, image and likeness through endorsements and other agreements. Ohio college athletes can hire agents but cannot promote alcohol, tobacco products, adult entertainment or casinos.
Both bills are awaiting committee work.
The current General Assembly will end at the end of this year, which means lawmakers are working to see their bills through to the end. Four sessions are scheduled for the Ohio House, with an additional three “as needed” sessions scheduled for the rest of the year. The Ohio Senate has five more sessions scheduled.
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