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AN ACT concerning the medical student loan act; relating to approved
  residency training programs; amending K.S.A. 1995 Supp. 76-381, as
  amended by section 137 of chapter 229 of the 1996 Session Laws of
  Kansas and K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 76-381 and repealing the existing
  section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
  Section 1.  K.S.A. 1995 Supp. 76-381, as amended by section 137 of
chapter 229 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas, is hereby amended to
read as follows: 76-381. As used in K.S.A. 1995 Supp. 76-380 through 76-
386 and amendments thereto:
  (a)  ``Act'' means the medical student loan act;
  (b)  ``approved postgraduate residency training program'' means a res-
idency training program in general pediatrics, general internal medicine,
general surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, family medicine, family practice
or emergency medicine;
  (c)  ``service commitment area'' means (1) any community within any
county in Kansas other than Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee or
Wyandotte county, (2) any state medical care facility or institution, (3)
any medical center operated by the veterans administration of the United
States, or (4) the full-time faculty of the university of Kansas school of
medicine in family medicine or family practice; and
  (d)  ``state medical care facility or institution'' includes, but is not lim-
ited to, the Kansas state school for the visually handicapped, the Kansas
state school for the deaf, any institution under the secretary of social and
rehabilitation services, as defined by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 76-12a01
and amendments thereto, any institution under the commissioner of ju-
venile justice as defined by K.S.A. 38-1602, and amendments thereto, the
Kansas soldiers' home and any correctional institution under the secretary
of corrections, as defined by subsection (d) of K.S.A. 75-5202 and amend-
ments thereto, but shall not include any state educational institution un-
der the state board of regents, as defined by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 76-
711 and amendments thereto, except as specifically provided by statute.
  Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 76-381 is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows: 76-381. As used in K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 76-380 through 76-386:
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  (a)  ``Act'' means the medical student loan act;
  (b)  ``approved postgraduate residency training program'' means a res-
idency training program in general pediatrics, general internal medicine,
general surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, family medicine, family practice
or emergency medicine;
  (c)  ``service commitment area'' means (1) any community within any
county in Kansas other than Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee or
Wyandotte county, (2) any state medical care facility or institution, (3)
any medical center operated by the veterans administration of the United
States, or (4) the full-time faculty of the university of Kansas school of
medicine in family medicine or family practice; and
  (d)  ``state medical care facility or institution'' includes, but is not lim-
ited to, the Kansas state school for the visually handicapped, the Kansas
state school for the deaf, any institution under the secretary of social and
rehabilitation services, as defined by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 76-12a01
and amendments thereto or by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 76-12a18 and
amendments thereto, the Kansas soldiers' home and any correctional in-
stitution under the secretary of corrections, as defined by subsection (d)
of K.S.A. 75-5202 and amendments thereto, but shall not include any
state educational institution under the state board of regents, as defined
by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 76-711 and amendments thereto, except as
specifically provided by statute.
  Sec. 3.  K.S.A. 1995 Supp. 76-381, as amended by section 137 of
chapter 229 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas and K.S.A. 1996 Supp.
76-381 are hereby repealed.
  Sec. 4.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.