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 3-5-2.1-79).
(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).