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KS HB2374
Bill
Status
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations
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AI Summary
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Establishes a specialty practice student loan program at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, covering tuition plus up to $2,000/month stipend for students who commit to practicing in underserved Kansas counties (excluding Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee, and Wyandotte counties)
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Grants the KU Chancellor authority to determine which medical specialties qualify based on Kansas workforce needs, with gynecology and general psychiatry as initial approved specialties
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Consolidates the existing psychiatry medical loan repayment fund and OBGYN medical loan repayment fund into a single specialty medical loan repayment fund, effective July 1, 2026
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Requires one year of full-time medical practice in a service commitment area for each year of loan received; failure to comply triggers repayment of all funds plus 15% annual interest
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Adds South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital to the list of facilities where physicians can satisfy service obligations by providing at least 100 hours per month of on-site mental health care
Legislative Description
Creating the specialty practice student loan program and the specialty practice student loan repayment fund, allowing for the transfer of funds from the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds to the specialty practice student loan repayment fund and abolishing the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds.
Last Action
Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
3/16/2026