No state agency may take adverse employment action against a reporter because the reporter:
(1) Made a good faith report of improper governmental conduct or a crime to an appropriate authority;
(2) Filed a complaint;
(3) Instituted or caused to be instituted a proceeding;
(4) Requested or participated in an audit;
(5) Testified, or will testify, in a proceeding; or
(6) Exercised any other right or obligation imposed by this chapter or any law of this state.
The provisions of this section do not apply to a state employee who made a report knowing the report was false or who made a report in a reckless disregard for the truth.