In this subchapter:
(1) "Administrator" means the person designated by the commission or executive director of a district to administer the district's employee catastrophic assistance fund.
(2) "Assistance fund" means an employee catastrophic assistance fund established by a district under this subchapter.
(3) "Employee" means a district employee with 12 or more months of continuous employment with the district who is paid from the general fund of the district, from a special fund of the district, or from special grants paid through the district.