Section 4-15-17-3 - "State"(a) As used in this chapter, "state" means any of the following:(1) A department, commission, division, authority, board, bureau, or office of state government that exercises any executive powers.(2) Any statewide elected official.(3) A body corporate and politic of the state created by state statute.(b) The term does not include any of the following:(1) The state police department.(2) A state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).(3) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 3-5-2-38).(4) The ports of Indiana (established by IC 8-10-1-3).(5) The northern Indiana commuter transportation district (established under IC 8-5-15).Amended by P.L. 121-2016, SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2016.Added by P.L. 229-2011, SEC. 57, eff. 7/1/2011.