(a) On July 1, 2014, the Kansas commission on veterans affairs provided for by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 73-1208a, prior to its repeal, shall be and is hereby abolished.

(b) On July 1, 2014, all of the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office.

(c) The Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs in which the same were vested prior to July 1, 2014. Every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the Kansas commission on veterans affairs in which the authority to perform such act was vested prior to July 1, 2014. The Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be a continuation of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs abolished by this section.

(d) All rules and regulations and all orders or directives of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs, or of any persons authorized by the commission to issue orders or directives, in existence on July 1, 2014, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the rules and regulations and orders or directives of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.

(e) On and after July 1, 2014, whenever the Kansas commission on veterans affairs, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to mean and apply to the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office.