Kansas hopes to lure law students to rural areas by offering to pay part of their tuition

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 527

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — Legislators want the state of Kansas to pay local law students a stipend if they promise to practice in a rural part of the state upon graduation.

They also want to repay the student loans of working rural attorneys. It’s all part of an effort to address a persistent rural attorney shortage. House Bill 2595, or the “attorney training for rural Kansas act,” creates two programs meant to attract and retain practicing …

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