As used in this chapter:
(1) “Information technology” means all present and future forms of computer hardware, computer software and services used or required for automated data processing, computer-related office automation or telecommunications.
(2) “State agencies” means all state agencies or departments, boards, commissions, councils and institutions of higher education but shall not include the elected constitutional officers and their staffs, the legislature and its staffs or the judiciary.
(3) “Telecommunications” means all present and future forms of hardware, software or services used or required for transmitting voice, data, video or images over a distance.