Amend SB 537 as follows:
      In SECTION 1 of the bill, at the end of added Section 51.945
(committee printing page 1, between lines 62 and 63), insert the
following:
            (3)  "Contract" includes a letter of agreement or
letter of understanding.
      (g)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(3), the governing board
of an institution may grant development leave at the faculty
member's full regular salary for one full year to a faculty member
who has held an administrative position at the institution for more
than five years.