; (B) includes an individual who is temporarily transferred to a supervisory or management position; and (C) does not include a permanent supervisory employee, permanent management employee, or permanent confidential employee, or an elected official. (11) Public employer The term employer means any of the following that employs public employees: (A) A State or the political subdivision of a State, including a territory or political subdivision of a territory. (B) Any authority, agency, school district, board or other entity controlled and operated by an entity described in subparagraph (A). (12) State The term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States. (13) Substantially provides The term substantially provide or substantially provides , with respect to the rights and responsibilities described in section 4(b), means providing rights and responsibilities that are comparable to or greater than each of the rights and responsibilities described in such section. (14) Supervisory employee (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term supervisory employee means an individual, employed by a public employer, who— (i) has the authority in the interest of the employer, if the exercise of the authority is not merely routine or clerical in nature but requires the consistent exercise of independent judgment, to— (I) hire, promote, reward, transfer, furlough, lay off, recall, suspend, discipline, or remove public employees; (II) adjust the grievances of public employees; or (III) effectively recommend any action described in subclause (I) or (II)