{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-4-15-17-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 4-15-17-3","heading":"\"State\"","body":"Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, \"state\" means any of the following:\n(1) A department, commission, division, authority, board, bureau, or office of state government that exercises any executive powers.\n(2) Any statewide elected official.\n(3) A body corporate and politic of the state created by state statute.\n(b) The term does not include any of the following:\n(1) The state police department.\n(2) A state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).\n(3) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-79).\n(4) The ports of Indiana (established by IC 8-10-1-3).\n(5) The northern Indiana commuter transportation district (established under IC 8-5-15).","path":["TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 15. PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION","Chapter 17. Employee Organizations"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_4.html#4-15-17-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-30T06:26:00Z","sha256":"771c04f072b2af5ed55668bdb86d59a569146dc609a167037141bd724adad52e","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-4-15-17-2","next":"us-in/ic-4-15-17-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}