Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 13.1 - Office of Technology

• 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: refers to any of the following:

  Indiana Code 4-23-25.1-1

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• artificial intelligence: means computing technology that is capable of simulating human learning, reasoning, and deduction through processes such as:

  Indiana Code 4-13.1-5-1

• 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
• board: refers to the children's health policy board established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-23-27-1
• commission: refers to the commission on Hispanic/Latino affairs established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-23-28-1
• commission: refers to the Indiana women's suffrage centennial commission established by section 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-23-25.1-2
• committee: refers to the advisory committee for children with special health needs established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-23-26-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• dependent: means :

  Indiana Code 21-14-9-0.3

• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• education loan: has the meaning set forth in IC 21-16-1-5. See Indiana Code 21-12-15-2
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• fund: refers to the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teacher recruitment fund established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 21-13-11-2
• fund: refers to the Indiana women's suffrage centennial commission fund established by section 14 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-23-25.1-3
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• licensed physician: means an individual:

  Indiana Code 21-13-9-1

• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 4-13.1-4-1
• President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
• primary care: means the practice of medicine in any of the following areas:

  Indiana Code 21-13-9-2

• primary care physician: means a physician who practices in any of the following areas:

  Indiana Code 21-13-6-1

• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• program: means the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 21-12-16-1
• program: means the next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship program established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 21-12-16.5-1
• Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
• public entity: means a:

  Indiana Code 4-13.1-4-2

• publicly supported school: means the following:

  Indiana Code 21-12-10-1

• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• scholarship: refers to the William A. See Indiana Code 21-13-2-0.5
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• state educational institution: has the meaning set forth in IC 21-7-13-32. See Indiana Code 4-13.1-4-4
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• teacher: refers to a person who is employed by a public school or an eligible school (as defined in Indiana Code 21-12-16-1.5
• teacher: refers to a person who is employed by a public school or an eligible school (as defined in Indiana Code 21-12-16.5-1.5
• 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