MN SF2903

Transfers the Council on Affairs of Chicano/Latino People, Council on Black Minnesotans, and Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans from their current locations to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, with all personnel, appropriations, contracts, and authority transferred accordingly.

Establishes an American Indian Liaison Office within Minnesota Management and Budget to serve as the primary point of contact between the state and Minnesota's eleven tribal governments, replacing the Indian Affairs Council.

Grants the Commissioner of Human Rights oversight authority over the transferred councils, including establishing measurable outcomes, work plans, and performance measures for council executive directors to ensure transparency and accountability.

Directs the Commissioner of Human Rights to convene a task force by January 15, 2015 to study and recommend how to create advisory groups for the cultural groups currently represented by the transferred councils.

Replaces all references to "Indian Affairs Council" with "American Indian Liaison Office" throughout Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, and repeals specified subdivisions of section 3.922 once the liaison office becomes operational.