Section 9-2301 - Citation of act; definitions(a) The provisions of K.S.A. 9-2301 through 9-2327, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions act. The technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions act shall be a part of and supplemental to chapter 9 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.(b) For purposes of the technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions act: (1) "Act" means the technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions act;(2) "alternative asset" means professionally managed investment assets that are not publicly traded, including, but not limited to, private equity, venture capital, leveraged buyouts, special situations, structured credit, private debt, private real estate funds and natural resources, including any economic or beneficial interest therein;(3) "alternative asset custody account" means an account created by the owner of an alternative asset that designates a fiduciary financial institution as custodian or agent and into which the owner transfers, electronically or otherwise, content, materials, data, information, documents, reports and contracts in any form, including, without limitation, evidence of ownership, subscription agreements, private placement memoranda, limited partnership agreements, operating agreements, financial statements, annual and quarterly reports, capital account statements, tax statements, correspondence from the general partner, manager or investment advisor of the alternative asset, an investment contract as defined in K.S.A. 17-12a102(28)(E), and amendments thereto, and any digital asset as defined in K.S.A. 58-4802, and amendments thereto, whether such information is in hard copy form or a representation of such information that is stored in a computer readable format;(4) "charitable beneficiaries" means one or more charities, contributions to which are allowable as a deduction pursuant to section 170 of the federal internal revenue code that are designated as beneficiaries of a fidfin trust;(5) "custodial services" means the safekeeping and management of an alternative asset custody account, including the execution of customer instructions, serving as agent, fund administrative services and overall decision-making and management of the account by a fiduciary financial institution and "custodial services" shall be deemed to involve the exercise of fiduciary and trust powers;(6) "director" means a person designated as a member of the board of directors pursuant to K.S.A. 9-2306, and amendments thereto;(7) "economic growth zone" means an incorporated community with a population of not more than 5,000 people located within one of the following counties: Allen, Anderson, Barber, Bourbon, Brown, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Comanche, Decatur, Doniphan, Edwards, Elk, Ellsworth, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Greenwood, Hamilton, Harper, Harvey, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jackson, Jewell, Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Meade, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morris, Morton, Nemaha, Neosho, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Republic, Rice, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Scott, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Sumner, Trego, Thomas, Wabaunsee, Wallace, Washington, Wichita, Wilson or Woodson;(8) "excluded fiduciary" means a fiduciary financial institution in its capacity as trustee of a fidfin trust, provided that a fiduciary financial institution shall only be deemed an "excluded fiduciary" to the extent the fiduciary financial institution is excluded from exercising certain powers under the instrument that may be exercised by the trust advisor or other persons designated in the instrument;(9) "fidfin," "fidfin services" or "fidfin transactions" means the financing of a fidfin trust or the acquisition of alternative assets on behalf of and through a fidfin trust, or both, as provided in K.S.A. 9-2311, and amendments thereto, including loans, extensions of credit and direct investments;(10) "fidfin trust" means a trust created to facilitate the delivery of fidfin services by a fiduciary financial institution;(11) "fiduciary" means a trustee, a trust advisor or a custodian of an alternative asset custody account appointed under an instrument that is acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust or estate;(12) "instrument" means any document creating a fidfin trust or alternative asset custody account;(13) "officer" means a person who participates or has authority to participate, other than in the capacity of a director, in major policymaking functions of a bank, trust company or fiduciary financial institution, whether or not the officer has an official title or if the officer is serving without salary or other compensation. "Officer" includes the chairperson of the board, president, vice president, cashier, secretary and treasurer of a bank, trust company or fiduciary financial institution;(14) "organizer" means a person who filed the fiduciary financial institution formation documents;(15) "out-of-state bank" means a national or state bank, savings and loan association or savings bank not incorporated under the laws of Kansas;(16) "out-of-state financial institution" means an out-of-state bank or an out-of-state trust company;(17) "out-of-state trust company" means a national or state trust company not incorporated under the laws of Kansas;(18)(A) "qualified investment" means the purchase or development, in the aggregate, of at least 10,000 square feet of commercial, industrial, multiuse or multifamily real estate in the economic growth zone where the fiduciary financial institution maintains its principal office pursuant to K.S.A. 9-2309, and amendments thereto, provided that such community has committed to develop the necessary infrastructure to support a "qualified investment." A "qualified investment": (i) May include, as part of satisfying the square footage requirements, the suitable office space of such fiduciary financial institution, as provided in K.S.A. 9-2309, and amendments thereto, if owned by the fiduciary financial institution;(ii) shall be exempt from the provisions and limitations of K.S.A. 9-1102, and amendments thereto;(iii) may be retained by a fiduciary financial institution for as long as the fiduciary financial institution operates in this state; and(iv) may be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, including a sale or transfer to an affiliate of the fiduciary financial institution, if the fiduciary financial institution continues to maintain its principal office in an economic growth zone pursuant to K.S.A. 9-2309, and amendments thereto;(B) notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if a fiduciary financial institution leases any portion of a qualified investment made by another fiduciary financial institution as the lessee fiduciary financial institution's suitable office space:(i) The lessee fiduciary financial institution shall make, or cause to be made, a qualified investment in an economic growth zone other than the economic growth zone where such fiduciary financial institution maintains its principal office;(ii) the leased square footage shall count toward the square footage requirement applicable to a qualified investment under this section, if such lease has an initial term of not less than five years; and(iii) the square footage requirement otherwise applicable to a qualified investment of the lessee fiduciary financial institution shall be reduced from 10,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet;(19) "technology-enabled fiduciary financial institution" or "fiduciary financial institution" means any limited liability company, limited partnership or corporation that:(A) Is organized to perform any one or more of the activities and services authorized by this act;(B) has been authorized to conduct business as a fiduciary financial institution under this chapter pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 9-2302, and amendments thereto;(C) has made, committed to make or caused to be made a qualified investment; and(D) has committed, in or as a part of the application provided in K.S.A. 9-2302, and amendments thereto, to conduct any fidfin transactions in accordance with K.S.A. 9-2311, and amendments thereto, including the distributions required therein;(20) "trust" means a trust created pursuant to the Kansas uniform trust code, K.S.A. 58a-101 et seq., and amendments thereto, or created pursuant to the Kansas business trust act of 1961, K.S.A. 17-2707 et seq., and amendments thereto;(21) "trust advisor" means a fiduciary granted authority by an instrument to exercise, consent, direct, including the power to direct as provided in K.S.A. 58a-808, and amendments thereto, or approve all or any portion of the powers and discretion conferred upon the trustee of a fidfin trust, including the power to invest the assets of a fidfin trust or make or cause distributions to be made from such fidfin trust; and(22) the definitions of K.S.A. 9-701, and amendments thereto, apply to fiduciary financial institutions except as otherwise provided in this act.Amended by L. 2024, ch. 15,§ 18, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by L. 2022, ch. 55,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.Added by L. 2021, ch. 80,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.