74-32,157. Postponement of payments due; circumstances causing; documentation, satisfaction of loan terms. (a) Except as otherwise specified in the agreement, an obligation under any agreement entered into under the workforce development loan program shall be postponed: (1) During any required period of active military service; (2) during any period of temporary medical disability during which the person obligated is unable to work; (3) during any period of time the person is on job-protected leave under the federal family and medical leave act of 1993; or (4) during any period of time the state board of regents determines that the person obligated is unable to work because of special circumstances. Under clause (1), an obligation to work and live in Kansas in accordance with an agreement under K.S.A. 74-32,152, and amendments thereto, shall not be postponed more than five years from the time the person's obligation to work and live in Kansas was to commence under any such agreement. An obligation to work and live in Kansas in accordance with an agreement under K.S.A. 74-32,152, and amendments thereto, shall be postponed under clause (2) during the period of time the medical disability exists. An obligation to work and live in Kansas in accordance with an agreement under K.S.A. 74-32,152, and amendments thereto, shall be postponed under clause (3) during the period of time the person obligated remains on family and medical leave act leave. An obligation to work and live in Kansas in accordance with an agreement under K.S.A. 74-32,152, and amendments thereto, shall be postponed under clause (4) during the period of time the state board of regents determines that the special circumstances exist. The state board of regents shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing criteria or guidelines for determination of the existence of special circumstances causing an inability to work and live in Kansas and shall determine the documentation required to prove the existence of such circumstances. (b) An obligation to work and live in Kansas in accordance with an agreement under K.S.A. 74-32,152, and amendments thereto, shall be satisfied: (1) If the obligation to work and live in Kansas has been completed in accordance with the agreement; (2) if the person obligated dies; and (3) if, because of permanent physical disability, the person obligated is unable to work and live in Kansas. |
