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.