An Ohio GOP state lawmaker Monday introduced a bill to require public high schools to name a valedictorian.

State Rep. Niraj Antani’s (R) bill comes just weeks after a nearby high school said it would no longer name valedictorians and salutatorians in graduating classes, citing an effort to reduce the “competitive culture” at the school, according to NBC 5 WLWT.

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“Getting rid of valedictorian is the first step in getting rid of grades, getting rid of GPA’s, class rank and so that I think is very bad and we hear about millennials being entitled and perhaps lazy. Well it’s a result of decisions like this," Antani told the Statehouse News Bureau Monday.

Antani added that deciding not to specifically name a valedictorian creates an "everyone gets a trophy" culture.

Mason City Schools, who decided in May to no longer award the end of year honors, will instead use the Latin Honor System already in place at most universities and colleges.

The school’s decision will go into effect for the graduating class of 2020.