Sec. 3. (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). As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.121-2016, SEC.3.