"Area education agency" or "AEA" means a regional service agency that provides school improvement services for students, families, teachers, administrators, and the community.
"Department" means the department of education.
"Director" means the director of the department of education.
"Institution" means a public or private institution of higher education, an AEA, or a professional organization offering a school business official preparation program(s) and renewal credits.
"Novice" means an individual in a school business official position who has no previous experience in that position or who is newly authorized by the board of educational examiners.
"School business official candidates" means individuals who are enrolled in school business official preparation programs leading to authorization by the board of educational examiners to practice as school business officials.
"School business official preparation programs" means the programs of school business official preparation that lead to authorization to practice as a school business official.
"State board" means the Iowa state board of education.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-81.1