1. “Direct deposit system” means a method of electronically transferring a payroll claim for an employee to a financial institution;

2. “Employee” means any person in the classified, unclassified or exempt service of any state agency, board or Commission. “Employee” shall include any person who is an employee of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or any institution under the authority of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. “Employee” shall not include any person who is an employee of any school district or political subdivision of this state; and

3. “Employer” means any state agency, board, commission, department, institution, authority, officer, bureau, council, office, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or any institution under the authority of the State Regents for Higher Education, or other entity created by the Oklahoma Constitution. “Employer” shall not include any school district or political subdivision of this state.