Governor Matt Bevin has issued an executive order altering the Office of Occupations and Professions to form the Department of Professional Licensing and establishing the Kentucky Real Estate Authority. The order also modifies the structure of and reorganizes four state real estate boards, including the Real Estate Commission, the Real Estate Appraisers Board, the Board of Auctioneers and the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors. The reorganization transfers regulatory authority to the Department and protects individual board members from the threat of antitrust liability. The reorganization cuts the number of members for each board to three and will centralize Board resources, including space and staff functions.