SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Legislation barring California public schools from using the R*dsk*ns name for sports teams and mascots is on its way to the governor.

AB30 by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, a Democrat from Watsonville, would prevent public schools from using the term that American Indians regard as offensive starting in 2017.

Alejo says the name dates from a period in California history when bounty hunters were rewarded for slaying Native Americans and should not be dignified with school affiliations.

Only four schools in the state still have teams or mascots called the R*dsk*ns.

The Assembly gave the California Racial Mascots Act final approval with a 54-8 vote Thursday.

A federal panel ruled last year that the team trademark for NFL’s Washington R*dsk*ns should be canceled, but the team is challenging the decision.