Relating to membership on and the applicability of the open meetings law to the governing board of a children's advocacy center.

HB 5136 requires the governing boards of Texas children's advocacy centers to follow the state's open meetings law (Chapter 551, Government Code), making their meetings public and transparent. It also sets specific membership rules: no member may serve more than 10 years (except for certain board members), and individuals who previously resigned or were removed from the board, or are closely related (within fifth degree) to current members, are ineligible. These changes directly affect the boards of all children's advocacy centers operating under Texas Family Code Chapter 264. The bill amends both the Family Code and Government Code to clarify these requirements and explicitly include such centers in the definition of "governmental body" subject to open meetings rules.