Kan. Stat. § 75-42b03

Current through 2024 Session Acts Chapter 111 and 2024 Special Session Acts Chapter 4
Section 75-42b03 - [Expires 7/1/2029] [Divestment from publicly traded securities of countries of concern]
(a)
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4921, and amendments thereto, or any other statute to the contrary, and except as provided in paragraph (2), a state-managed fund shall sell, redeem, divest or withdraw all publicly traded securities of any country of concern or person owned or controlled by or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a country of concern in accordance with the following schedule:
(A) At least 50% of such assets shall be removed from the state-managed fund's assets under management not later than July 1, 2025, or one year from the date section 2, and amendments thereto, is amended to include such country of concern if amended after July 1, 2024, unless the state-managed fund determines that a later date is more prudent based on a good faith exercise of the state-managed fund's fiduciary discretion and subject to subparagraph (B); and
(B) 100% of such assets shall be removed from the state-managed fund's assets under management not later than January 1, 2026, or one year from the date section 2, and amendments thereto, is amended to include such country of concern if amended after July 1, 2024.
(2) If a country of concern takes action to prohibit or restrict the selling, redeeming, divesting or withdrawing of publicly traded securities of any country of concern or person owned or controlled by or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a country of concern beyond the scheduled removal dates provided in paragraph (1), the state-managed fund shall remove 100% of such assets from the state-managed fund's assets not later than one year from the date that such action is ended by such country of concern.
(b) A state-managed fund shall not knowingly acquire securities of any country of concern or person owned or controlled by or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a country of concern.
(c) A state-managed fund shall not invest or make a deposit in any bank that is domiciled in a country of concern.

K.S.A. 75-42b03

Added by L. 2024, ch. 65,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2024.