1. "Department" means the department of public instruction.

2. "Displaced homemaker" means an individual who: a. Has worked in the individual's home providing unpaid services for household members; b. Has been or is unemployed or underemployed; c. Has had or will have difficulty finding employment; and d. (1) Is widowed, divorced, separated, or abandoned; or (2) Because of the disability of the individual's spouse, is displaced from the individual's former economically dependent role.

3. "Superintendent" means the superintendent of public instruction.