(1) The Kentucky Real Estate Authority is hereby created within the Department of
Professional Licensing.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 324B.050


(2) The authority shall be managed by an executive director, who shall be appointed by the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet with prior written approval from the Governor. The executive director shall be exempted from the classified service.
(3) The authority shall have the power and authority to:
(a) Provide appropriate personnel staffing and administrative support to the real property boards;
(b) Establish and maintain an office, meeting space, office supplies, furniture, storage space, and any other supplies that are necessary to carry out the duties of the authority and the real property boards;
(c) Make available for public inspection all decisions, opinions, and interpretations formulated or used by the authority and the real property boards in discharging their functions;
(d) Publicize the functions and purposes of the authority and the real property boards;
(e) Employ administrative coordinators who shall carry out the administrative functions and day-to-day operations of the real property boards. The maximum number of administrative coordinators shall be one (1) for each real property board. Administrative coordinators shall be exempted from the classified service;
(f) Enter into agreements with any state agency, political subdivision of the state, postsecondary education institution, or other person or entity to assist with implementation of the duties and responsibilities of the authority or, upon request, the real property boards; and
(g) Charge the real property boards a reasonable amount for the services of the authority and its employees.
Effective:April 11, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 3, effective April 11, 2017.