In this subchapter:
(1) “Institution of higher education” has the meaning assigned to it in § 61.003 of this code, except that Texas State Technical College System is included and the Rodent and Predatory Animal Control Service is excluded for the purposes of this subchapter.
(2) “Governing board” means the body charged with policy direction of an institution of higher education.
(3) “Faculty member” means a person who is employed by an institution of higher education on a full-time basis as a member of the faculty or staff and whose duties include teaching, research, administration, including professional librarians, or the performance of professional services. However, the term does not include a person employed in a position which is in the institution’s classified personnel system or a person employed in a similar type of position if the institution does not have a classified personnel system.