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V. INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
Registration of Youth Members and Adult
Program Participants
Youth membership and adult program participation requires the
payment of an annual registration fee determined from time to
time by the Executive Committee and announced to the field. No
additional youth membership registration fees may be imposed
by a local council without the prior authorization of the National
Council. It is the philosophy of Scouting to welcome all eligible
youth, regardless of gender, race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, or gender identification, who are willing to accept Scouting’s
values and meet any other requirements of membership. Young
people of all religious backgrounds are welcome in Scouting, with
some participating in units for youths of a particular religion and
the greater majority participating in units open to members of various religious backgrounds.
Venturers and Sea Scouts may participate in more than one unit as
well as a Scout troop with the payment of one primary registration
in a Venturing or Sea Scout unit.
Scouting units are small, intimate groups. In the Scouting programs, units may be made up of even smaller groups which often
meet regularly in private homes. As long as they are faithful to
Scouting’s membership philosophy, set forth above, it is for the
units to determine on the basis of considerations such as group size
or youth behavior whether to admit or to continue the membership
of a youth member.
Registration of Adult Leaders
The registration fee for Scouters shall include a subscription to
Scouting magazine. If a Scouter serves in more than one capacity,
only one registration fee is required.
Procedure for Registration
All applications must be submitted on the current official form
prepared for that purpose and carrying due reference to the
requirements and provisions of the Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of
America including the Declaration of Religious Principle. A suitable
certificate of registration designating the official relationship to the
Boy Scouts of America will be provided to all registered members
and Scouters.
Qualifications, Applications, Approval, and Removal
To be eligible for registration, a Scouter must agree to: subscribe
to the Scout Oath; fulfill the obligations of his or her position;
and perform his or her duties in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations, policies, and guidelines of the Boy Scouts of America.
The applicant may thereafter be registered by submitting the properly completed official application, approval, and payment of the
required fee.
Registration and participation in Scouting is a privilege that may
be denied, limited, or terminated when determined to be in the
best interest of Scouting. Scouters must abide by the provisions of
any applicable code of conduct. A Scouter who has not been designated as ineligible by the National Council, who is removed from a
position or whose registration is not renewed by a local council is
eligible for service in other positions subject to the required
approval for the position.
Unit Leaders. Unit leaders must be selected and approved by
the chartered organization and are subject to the approval of the
local council and the Boy Scouts of America. Unit leaders must
be 21 years of age or older when registering, except that assistant
Cubmasters, assistant Scoutmasters, assistant den leaders, and
assistant Webelos den leaders must be 18 years of age or older.
Chartered organizations may remove or refuse to renew the unit
registration of unit leaders when the unit committee and chartered
organization representative agree that the Scouter’s service is no
longer desired or required.
District and Council Scouters. District and council Scouters must
be approved by the local council Scout executive. Council Scout
executives may remove or refuse to renew the position registration
of a district or council Scouter when the council president and
council Scout executive agree that the Scouter’s service is no longer
desired or required.
Area, Region, and National Scouters. Area, region, and National
Council Scouters must be approved by the area, region, or national
professional responsible for the area of service being provided by
the Scouter. The National Council may remove or refuse to renew
the registration of such Scouters when it is determined that their
service is no longer desired or required.
Scouter Training. The Boy Scouts of America may establish training requirements for specified positions and completion of that
training may be required prior to registration or renewal.
Special Types of Registration
Sustaining Members. Persons who desire to be identified with the
local council through their financial support and influence in the
expansion of the council program may be enrolled as sustaining
members of local councils.
Camp Staff. All persons serving as camp staff at a local council or
at a National Council facility must be registered as camp staff members. No additional registration fee is required if the individual is
already registered as a youth member, adult program participant, or
Scouter. Camp staff includes employees and volunteers. Employees
of contractors working at camps are to be registered as camp staff
if they will reasonably be expected to have direct interaction with
youth, unless an approved alternative procedure is adopted. For
contractors working on camp property but not regularly interacting
with youth, and those subject to any approved alternative procedure, the following must be the minimum requirements for granting access to camp property: compliance with applicable state laws;
maintaining a roster of the name, address, and phone number of all
such persons; approved screening or criminal background checks
performed on each person; and completion of an approved youth
protection training program.
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College Scouter Reserve. College students who will commit
themselves to an informed interest and active participation in
the program, whenever possible, may be registered in the College
Scouter Reserve.
Merit Badge Counselors. Persons who are at least 18 years of age
may serve as merit badge counselors in subjects for which they are
qualified and must register as such as adult Scouters as provided in
this section. A fee for such registration will not be required.
Scouter Reserve. Individuals 21 years of age and over may, upon
approval of the local council, register in the Scouter Reserve of
the Boy Scouts of America by paying the registration fee required
of a Scouter. Individuals so registered may serve in the following
ways: as faculty members of Cub Scout training courses; assisting
in organizing and training in connection with Cub or Scout units,
Venturing crews, and Sea Scout ships; as hosts and hostesses; and
by helping in finance and public relations campaigns. They may
serve as members of fathers’ and mothers’ clubs, parents’ clubs, and
auxiliaries of units. Members of the Scouter Reserve may wear the
universal badge of Scouting to signify their affiliation.
Retired Professionals. Persons who have retired from professional
Scouting may be registered on an annual basis with the National
Service Center upon the approval of the Chief Scout Executive.
Special Registration Status. The Chief Scout Executive may
authorize guidelines and policies governing the registration of
persons with special needs to accommodate those who are deemed
qualified for special registration status outside of the otherwise
prescribed program age requirements.
Veteran Award
After five years of duly registered service in the Boy Scouts of
America, individuals may upon application receive the designation
of “veteran,” provided they agree to live up to their Scouting obligations and to keep local Scouting authorities in the community
in which they live informed as to their availability for service. A
special badge will be made available to veterans. Such veterans,
maintaining an active registered relationship in any capacity, must
pay the regular registration fees of their class. Veterans desiring
recognition as veterans for periods of time established by the Boy
Scouts of America for particular recognition must maintain an
active registered relationship for the required number of years, paying their annual registration fees.
Period of Registration
The expiration of individual registration terms is as follows:
(a) National, regional, and area Scouters. At the end of the period
for which they have been duly elected or appointed, unless registered in some other capacity.
(b) Council and district Scouters and those registered in the
Scouter Reserve. At the expiration of the council year for which
they are issued, unless registered in some other capacity.
(c) Unit Scouters serving in unit capacities only (including chartered organization representatives or group of citizens). At the
expiration of the unit charter.
Registration of Youth Members and Adult
Program Participants
Youth membership and adult program participation requires the
payment of an annual registration fee determined from time to
time by the Executive Committee and announced to the field. No
additional youth membership registration fees may be imposed
by a local council without the prior authorization of the National
Council. It is the philosophy of Scouting to welcome all eligible
youth, regardless of gender, race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, or gender identification, who are willing to accept Scouting’s
values and meet any other requirements of membership. Young
people of all religious backgrounds are welcome in Scouting, with
some participating in units for youths of a particular religion and
the greater majority participating in units open to members of various religious backgrounds.
Venturers and Sea Scouts may participate in more than one unit as
well as a Scout troop with the payment of one primary registration
in a Venturing or Sea Scout unit.
Scouting units are small, intimate groups. In the Scouting programs, units may be made up of even smaller groups which often
meet regularly in private homes. As long as they are faithful to
Scouting’s membership philosophy, set forth above, it is for the
units to determine on the basis of considerations such as group size
or youth behavior whether to admit or to continue the membership
of a youth member.
Registration of Adult Leaders
The registration fee for Scouters shall include a subscription to
Scouting magazine. If a Scouter serves in more than one capacity,
only one registration fee is required.
Procedure for Registration
All applications must be submitted on the current official form
prepared for that purpose and carrying due reference to the
requirements and provisions of the Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of
America including the Declaration of Religious Principle. A suitable
certificate of registration designating the official relationship to the
Boy Scouts of America will be provided to all registered members
and Scouters.
Qualifications, Applications, Approval, and Removal
To be eligible for registration, a Scouter must agree to: subscribe
to the Scout Oath; fulfill the obligations of his or her position;
and perform his or her duties in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations, policies, and guidelines of the Boy Scouts of America.
The applicant may thereafter be registered by submitting the properly completed official application, approval, and payment of the
required fee.
Registration and participation in Scouting is a privilege that may
be denied, limited, or terminated when determined to be in the
best interest of Scouting. Scouters must abide by the provisions of
any applicable code of conduct. A Scouter who has not been designated as ineligible by the National Council, who is removed from a
position or whose registration is not renewed by a local council is
eligible for service in other positions subject to the required
approval for the position.
Unit Leaders. Unit leaders must be selected and approved by
the chartered organization and are subject to the approval of the
local council and the Boy Scouts of America. Unit leaders must
be 21 years of age or older when registering, except that assistant
Cubmasters, assistant Scoutmasters, assistant den leaders, and
assistant Webelos den leaders must be 18 years of age or older.
Chartered organizations may remove or refuse to renew the unit
registration of unit leaders when the unit committee and chartered
organization representative agree that the Scouter’s service is no
longer desired or required.
District and Council Scouters. District and council Scouters must
be approved by the local council Scout executive. Council Scout
executives may remove or refuse to renew the position registration
of a district or council Scouter when the council president and
council Scout executive agree that the Scouter’s service is no longer
desired or required.
Area, Region, and National Scouters. Area, region, and National
Council Scouters must be approved by the area, region, or national
professional responsible for the area of service being provided by
the Scouter. The National Council may remove or refuse to renew
the registration of such Scouters when it is determined that their
service is no longer desired or required.
Scouter Training. The Boy Scouts of America may establish training requirements for specified positions and completion of that
training may be required prior to registration or renewal.
Special Types of Registration
Sustaining Members. Persons who desire to be identified with the
local council through their financial support and influence in the
expansion of the council program may be enrolled as sustaining
members of local councils.
Camp Staff. All persons serving as camp staff at a local council or
at a National Council facility must be registered as camp staff members. No additional registration fee is required if the individual is
already registered as a youth member, adult program participant, or
Scouter. Camp staff includes employees and volunteers. Employees
of contractors working at camps are to be registered as camp staff
if they will reasonably be expected to have direct interaction with
youth, unless an approved alternative procedure is adopted. For
contractors working on camp property but not regularly interacting
with youth, and those subject to any approved alternative procedure, the following must be the minimum requirements for granting access to camp property: compliance with applicable state laws;
maintaining a roster of the name, address, and phone number of all
such persons; approved screening or criminal background checks
performed on each person; and completion of an approved youth
protection training program.
12
College Scouter Reserve. College students who will commit
themselves to an informed interest and active participation in
the program, whenever possible, may be registered in the College
Scouter Reserve.
Merit Badge Counselors. Persons who are at least 18 years of age
may serve as merit badge counselors in subjects for which they are
qualified and must register as such as adult Scouters as provided in
this section. A fee for such registration will not be required.
Scouter Reserve. Individuals 21 years of age and over may, upon
approval of the local council, register in the Scouter Reserve of
the Boy Scouts of America by paying the registration fee required
of a Scouter. Individuals so registered may serve in the following
ways: as faculty members of Cub Scout training courses; assisting
in organizing and training in connection with Cub or Scout units,
Venturing crews, and Sea Scout ships; as hosts and hostesses; and
by helping in finance and public relations campaigns. They may
serve as members of fathers’ and mothers’ clubs, parents’ clubs, and
auxiliaries of units. Members of the Scouter Reserve may wear the
universal badge of Scouting to signify their affiliation.
Retired Professionals. Persons who have retired from professional
Scouting may be registered on an annual basis with the National
Service Center upon the approval of the Chief Scout Executive.
Special Registration Status. The Chief Scout Executive may
authorize guidelines and policies governing the registration of
persons with special needs to accommodate those who are deemed
qualified for special registration status outside of the otherwise
prescribed program age requirements.
Veteran Award
After five years of duly registered service in the Boy Scouts of
America, individuals may upon application receive the designation
of “veteran,” provided they agree to live up to their Scouting obligations and to keep local Scouting authorities in the community
in which they live informed as to their availability for service. A
special badge will be made available to veterans. Such veterans,
maintaining an active registered relationship in any capacity, must
pay the regular registration fees of their class. Veterans desiring
recognition as veterans for periods of time established by the Boy
Scouts of America for particular recognition must maintain an
active registered relationship for the required number of years, paying their annual registration fees.
Period of Registration
The expiration of individual registration terms is as follows:
(a) National, regional, and area Scouters. At the end of the period
for which they have been duly elected or appointed, unless registered in some other capacity.
(b) Council and district Scouters and those registered in the
Scouter Reserve. At the expiration of the council year for which
they are issued, unless registered in some other capacity.
(c) Unit Scouters serving in unit capacities only (including chartered organization representatives or group of citizens). At the
expiration of the unit charter.