KS SB214

Creates two financial assistance programs for attorneys practicing in rural Kansas counties (all counties except Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee, and Wyandotte): a law student loan program offering up to $30,000 per year for up to three years, and a loan repayment program for licensed attorneys offering up to $20,000 per year with a $100,000 lifetime maximum

Requires law students receiving loans to complete their degree at Washburn University or University of Kansas law schools, fulfill externship and mentoring requirements with rural attorneys, and practice full-time in a rural community for 12 continuous months per year of loan received

Establishes a seven-member advisory committee appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice, including three rural attorneys, two rural non-attorney residents, and one representative from each law school

Creates the attorney training program for rural Kansas fund in the state treasury, administered by the judicial administrator, with all expenditures subject to legislative appropriations

Provides postponement of practice obligations for temporary medical disability or FMLA-covered leave, and forgiveness upon completion, permanent disability, or death