IC 4-15-11-1: "Officer or employee of the state"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "officer or employee of the state" means the following:

(1) An elected official or employee of a state administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, service, or other similar body of state government created or established by law.

(2) A teacher (as defined in IC 20-18-2-22).

The term does not include an employee of a state educational institution.