As used in this chapter:
(1) “Participating employee” means a school employee who is eligible for and has elected to receive health benefit coverage through a school employer.
(2) “School employee”:
(A) includes the following individuals:
(i) an individual employed by a school employer as a teacher or administrator as defined in section 1981 of this title;
(ii) a municipal school employee as defined in 21 V.S.A. § 1722;
(iii) an individual employed as a supervisor as defined in 21 V.S.A. § 1502;
(iv) a confidential employee as defined in 21 V.S.A. § 1722;
(v) a certified employee of a school employer; and
(vi) any other permanent employee of a school employer not covered by subdivisions (i)-(v) of this subdivision (2); and
(B) notwithstanding subdivision (A) of this subdivision (2), excludes individuals who serve in the role of superintendent.
(3) “School employer” means a supervisory union or school district as those terms are defined in section 11 of this title, or a board of cooperative education services formed pursuant to chapter 10 of this title.