TX HB2354

Expands the official classes of charter schools to explicitly include college/university charters, junior college charters, and adult education program charters

Allows open-enrollment charter schools to limit admission to students of a single biological sex as stated on their official birth certificate or other governmental record if birth certificate is unobtainable

Grants open-enrollment charter schools additional legal status as political subdivisions for purposes of surplus property sales, fleet vehicle purchasing, and designating school crossing guards

Permits charter schools to employ career and technical education teachers for noncore courses without a baccalaureate degree if they meet specified experience qualifications

Clarifies that assistant principals and assistant directors are not considered governing body members for charter school employment nepotism rules, and specifies that lottery requirements apply when applications exceed available positions at specific grade levels or campuses