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Minutes for HB2374 - Committee on Higher Education Budget
Short Title
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.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 9, 2026
The Chair opened the hearing on HB2374.
Jill Wolters, First Assistant Revisor of Statutes gave the bill brief on HB2374 for the committee. (Attachment 7) Ms. Wolters stood for questions from the committee.
Rachelle Colombo, Executive Director, Kansas Medical Society, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 8) Ms. Colombo stood for questions from the committee.
Kelly Whitten, Associate Vice-Chancellor, State Relations, University of Kansas gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 9) Ms. Whitten stood for questions from the committee.
Beth Oller, MD, submitted written-only proponent testimony. (Attachment 10)
Kyle Vincent, MD, submitted written-only proponent testimony. (Attachment 11)
Dena Hubbard, MD, submitted written-only proponent testimony. (Attachment 12)
There were no opponent testimony submitted.
There were no neutral testimony submitted.
The Chair closed the hearing on HB2374.
Representative Turk adjourned the meeting at 2:52 pm.
