(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it may be desirable and appropriate for certain boards and commissions created by the Legislature which may be called upon to review, adjudicate or reverse administrative actions and decisions of agencies of the state to be fiscally and functionally independent of the agency or agencies reviewed, to issue rules and manage day-to-day operations independently, and to function as independent and autonomous instrumentalities of the state.
(b) To achieve this purpose, the Governor may by executive order provide for the transfer from the departments and agencies of the state of any or all of the following boards or commissions which are appellate bodies or were otherwise established to be independent decision makers:
(1) Human rights commission provided for in article eleven, chapter five of this code;