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; andd.(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.