Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 21 > Article 38 - State Educational Institutions: Personnel; Compensation; Benefits

• 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
• 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
• department: refers to the state personnel department established by section 13 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-6
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}
• Employee: means an employee of an agency except an elected official. See Indiana Code 4-15-10-1
• Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• state civil service: means public service by individuals who are subject to this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-10
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• 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