Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 15 > Chapter 10 - State Employees' Bill of Rights

• Agency: means any 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. See Indiana Code 4-15-10-1
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appointing authority: means the individual or group of individuals who have the power by law or by lawfully delegated authority to make appointment to a position in an agency. See Indiana Code 4-15-10-1
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• benefit: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 21-39-8-1

• board of trustees: refers to the board of trustees of Purdue University. See Indiana Code 21-39-7-1
• campus community: means :

  Indiana Code 21-39-8-2

• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Employee: means an employee of an agency except an elected official. See Indiana Code 4-15-10-1
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• fire and safety personnel: means individuals employed by Purdue University at the West Lafayette campus as firefighters or safety personnel to render fire suppression, fire prevention, emergency response, and emergency medical services on campus. See Indiana Code 21-39-7-2
• fire department: means a fire department established by the board of trustees to render fire suppression, fire prevention, and related services on the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University. See Indiana Code 21-39-7-3
• group or organization: means a club, an association, a corporation, an order, a society, a private club, a fraternity or sorority, or a varsity or club athletic team primarily made up of students or alumni, regardless of whether it is chartered by a national organization. See Indiana Code 21-39-9.1-1
• harassment: means speech or conduct that is:

  Indiana Code 21-39-8-3

• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• materially and substantially disrupt: means the act of knowingly or intentionally doing one (1) or more of the following:

  Indiana Code 21-39-8-4

• medical record: means written or printed information possessed by a provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-295) concerning any diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of the patient, unless otherwise defined. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• protected expressive activity: includes the following:

  Indiana Code 21-39-8-5

• protected expressive activity: has the meaning set forth in IC 21-39-8-5. See Indiana Code 21-39-8.5-1
• Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• student: means an individual who is enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis at a state educational institution. See Indiana Code 21-39-8-7
• student organization: means a group that is:

  Indiana Code 21-39-8-8

• Supervisor: means an individual who oversees the daily activity of an employee. See Indiana Code 4-15-10-1
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5