Establishing within the legislative branch the office of the director for Kansas advisory commissions, the advisory commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander affairs and the Kansas Native American affairs commission and transferring the Hispanic and Latino American affairs commission and the advisory commission on African-American affairs to the legislative branch.

HB 2708 reorganizes Kansas' advisory commissions by establishing a new legislative branch office for the executive director of these commissions. It transfers the Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission and the African-American Affairs Commission from the executive branch to the legislative branch, while creating a new Asian American and Pacific Islander Affairs Commission under legislative oversight. The bill requires the executive director to support all four commissions, sets appointment rules (with members chosen by legislative leaders and the governor), and mandates commissions to gather community input, coordinate with state agencies, and advise lawmakers on policy. This change shifts administrative responsibility for these commissions from the governor’s office to the legislature, with no direct policy changes to community services.