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Russell County adopts resolution to join Rural Opportunity Zone student loan repayment program
Summary
The commission unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2026-3 to participate in the Rural Opportunity Zone (ROZ) student loan repayment program, obligating county participation for five years and specifying a $15,000 maximum per qualified individual over five years.
Economic Development Director Mike Parsons and Convention & Visitors Bureau Director Ryleigh Wagner presented Resolution 2026-3, which the board adopted by unanimous vote. The minutes record that the county expressed its intent to participate in the ROZ student loan repayment program for calendar year 2026 and agreed to a five-year, irrevocable participation period as provided in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,223.
The resolution text included in the meeting record specifies the maximum student loan balance to be repaid jointly by Russell County and the State of Kansas as $15,000 over a term of five years per qualified resident individual. The recorded resolution also states a county allocation of $0.00 per year in the resolution text and requires the county to submit obligations to the Department of Commerce by Oct. 1 each year and to revise its ROZ budget annually by Jan. 30.
