Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered , the official text

senate bill No. 232
An Act concerning the department of health and environment office of vital statistics; relating to information regarding government-administered savings accounts; establishing the born to invest act; requiring the office of vital statistics to provide information regarding children born in Kansas to the state treasurer; permitting the state treasurer to provide informational materials on government-administered savings accounts for such children and such children's families.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the born to invest act.
(b) (1) The state treasurer shall determine the data necessary to distribute informational materials that describe the availability, purposes, advantages and enrollment procedures concerning:
(A) For a child born on or after January 1, 2025, a Trump account established by section 530A of the federal internal revenue code;
(B) the postsecondary educational savings program established by section 529 of the federal internal revenue code and K.S.A. 75-640 through 75-648, and amendments thereto; and
(C) an ABLE savings account established by section 529A of the federal internal revenue code and K.S.A. 75-651 through 75-657, and amendments thereto.
(2) The data may include the:
(A) Name of the child;
(B) name and mailing address of the child's parent or legal guardian on the child's certificate of live birth; or
(C) date of the child's live birth.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state registrar of vital statistics shall provide to the state treasurer the data determined necessary under subsection (b).
(2) (A) By September 1, 2026, if no corresponding death certificate has been issued for a child, the state registrar of vital statistics shall provide to the state treasurer data relating to children in Kansas who were born prior to July 1, 2026, and are currently eligible for government-administered savings accounts.
(B) Within 90 days after the issuance of a certificate of a live birth of a child in Kansas, unless a corresponding death certificate has been issued for the child within such time, the state registrar of vital statistics shall provide to the state treasurer the data relating to children born in Kansas on or after July 1, 2026.
(3) The data shall be transmitted in a secure electronic manner consistent with applicable federal and state law.
(d) The informational materials shall be in a suitable form and manner as prescribed by the state treasurer for mail, including brochures, letters, inserts or other printed information. The state treasurer may share information and materials with the department of administration division of printing for the printing, production and distribution of the informational materials.
(e) The state treasurer shall maintain information regarding the availability, purposes and advantages of the government-administered savings accounts described in subsection (b). To ensure that Kansas families are aware of the accounts, the state treasurer shall publicize the information on the state treasurer's website and through financial literacy educational training.
(f) The secretary of health and environment and the state treasurer may enter into interagency agreements to carry out this section. The agreements may address procedures, confidentiality, data transfers, reimbursements of actual costs and any other matters determined necessary by the secretary and state treasurer.

(g) Except as permitted by state or federal law and the purposes of this section, nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of any confidential or protected records or information.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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I hereby certify that the above Bill originated in the
Senate, and passed that body

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Senate adopted
Conference Committee Report
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President of the Senate.
_________________________ Secretary of the Senate.

Passed the House
as amended

House adopted
Conference Committee Report
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Speaker of the House.
_________________________ Chief Clerk of the House.

Approved
_________________________ Governor.