Committee hears bill to create rural attorney stipend and training program
The Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources heard House Bill 2595 to establish a stipend‑and‑training program at the University of Kansas and Washburn law schools to encourage graduates to practice full time in rural Kansas; supporters urged adding loan‑repayment and an advisory committee for accountability.
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House Bill 2595, introduced to the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, would establish an attorney training program at the University of Kansas School of Law and Washburn University School of Law that offers stipends to qualifying law students who commit to practicing full time in rural Kansas after admission to the Kansas bar.
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