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VIII. COMMISSIONED PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
General
Persons who have met the qualifications and requirements established for professional service in the Boy Scouts of America may
be commissioned as professional Scouters by the Chief Scout
Executive. The Chief Scout Executive is responsible for the development of such criteria, policies, and procedures necessary to
assure the recruitment of professional candidates with the necessary physical, educational, personal, and moral qualifications. They
must include at least the following:
(a) A pre-commissioned professional must be age 21 or older at the
time they are commissioned and have earned a bachelor’s degree
from an accredited college or university. Consideration will be
given a person with an associate degree with satisfactory evidence
of a successful career experience of at least 10 consecutive years in
general business, industry, government, or the military, along with
at least five years of leadership experience. A person who has completed five consecutive years of successful employment as a district
associate may also be considered. A pre-commissioned professional
must also meet the qualifications to be a registered Scouter.
(b) The recruit must be, or declare an intention to become, a citizen
of the United States of America before being commissioned as a
professional Scouter.
Professional Commissioning
The following procedure provides the basis for the commissioning
of persons as professional Scouters:
Phase I. A person employed as a pre-commissioned professional
must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the local council Scout
executive (or, in the case of being employed by the Boy Scouts of
America, the Chief Scout Executive) an acceptable willingness to
work, a degree of cooperation, a motivation toward career service
within Scouting, and an apparent ability to succeed as a professional Scouter. In addition, Phase I pre-course work assigned must
be completed prior to attending Phase II position-basic training.
In the event he or she does not meet all of these requirements,
employment will be terminated by the local council Scout executive
(or, as applicable, the Chief Scout Executive).
Phase II. The pre-commissioned professional who successfully
completes Phase I of the commissioning process must attend the
required position-basic training within six months of their date of
employment in a position requiring a commission.
The pre-commissioned professional must satisfactorily accomplish
those designated assignments in position-basic training; satisfactorily demonstrate the development of necessary techniques;
and demonstrate moral and personal fitness as set forth in the
Scout Oath and Scout Law and in the Scout Executive’s Code.
The Boy Scouts of America training and development director or
designee will decide whether the pre-commissioned professional
has satisfactorily completed position-basic training. Those precommissioned professionals who successfully complete positionbasic training will receive a certificate to that effect and will be
commissioned by the Chief Scout Executive, or designee, as a
professional Scouter and will receive documentary evidence of such
commission and will thereupon be entered into the official roll of
professional Scouters of the Boy Scouts of America.
Decommissioning
A professional Scouter may be decommissioned when, in the judgment of the Chief Scout Executive or Executive Committee, that
person demonstrates that he or she does not possess the moral,
educational, or emotional qualities deemed necessary for commissioned professional status, lacks such other commissioned professional qualifications, or fails to obey such requirements as the Boy
Scouts of America from time to time may require. A decommissioned professional Scouter is ineligible for re-employment by the
Boy Scouts of America or any local council in any capacity.
Employment of Professionals
Rules and Guidelines
The Chief Scout Executive may determine the positions that may be
held only by commissioned professionals and may establish guidelines for employment, training, promotion, tenure, and demotion
of professional and professional-technical employees of the Boy
Scouts of America. The applicable guidelines and those pertaining
to transfer and retirement must be followed by local councils in the
course of their employment of commissioned professionals.
Special Situations
It is recognized that for the efficient operation of the Boy Scouts
of America certain professional and professional-technical staff
positions may be held by people selected because of their specialized qualifications. The Chief Scout Executive may, in exceptional
instances, waive the education or equivalency requirement for
employment as a commissioned professional and grant to such
persons commissioned professional or professional-technical status
during their term of employment, which will be limited to such
professional or professional-technical staff positions.
National Professional Staff
The Chief Scout Executive, subject to the approval of the Executive
Committee, may determine the necessary national organization
structure and professional staff requirements.
Local Council Professional Personnel
A local council may employ as its Scout executive—that is, its
executive officer having general direction of its administration
and supervision over Scouting activities within its jurisdiction—a
person selected by it from the list of candidates of commissioned
professional Scouters provided by the National Service Center who
the Chief Scout Executive has determined qualified to serve as a
council Scout executive. A Scout executive may serve so long as
commissioned as provided herein and during the pleasure of the
local council’s executive board subject to the policies and procedures of the National Council. In no event may a local council
select as its Scout executive a professional employee currently serving in any other capacity in that council, nor may any such person
be included in any list provided for in this paragraph.
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Other Local Council Staff
Other than newly employed persons not yet commissioned as
professional Scouters, a local council may employ individuals for
professional positions solely from lists of candidates consisting of
commissioned professional Scouters submitted by the National
Service Center or, in the case of an otherwise qualified commissioned professional not currently serving as a professional
Scouter, with the written approval of the Chief Scout Executive,
who has sole discretion in determining whether to approve any
such person. Such persons may serve in the local council so long
as commissioned as provided herein and during the pleasure of
the local council. The duties of such professional personnel are
defined by the local council Scout executive with the approval
of the local council executive committee. The classification and
title of such position must be in accordance with the policies and
guidelines of the Boy Scouts of America. Newly employed persons
not yet commissioned may be employed as professional Scouters
only as provided in these Rules and Regulations and with the preapproval of the National Service Center. The employment period
cannot extend for more than five months prior to attending
position-basic training.
Only commissioned professionals may be employed by local
councils or serve in a unit-serving executive position (district
executive), a year-round program position, a position supervising other commissioned professionals, or the position of council
Scout executive.
General
Persons who have met the qualifications and requirements established for professional service in the Boy Scouts of America may
be commissioned as professional Scouters by the Chief Scout
Executive. The Chief Scout Executive is responsible for the development of such criteria, policies, and procedures necessary to
assure the recruitment of professional candidates with the necessary physical, educational, personal, and moral qualifications. They
must include at least the following:
(a) A pre-commissioned professional must be age 21 or older at the
time they are commissioned and have earned a bachelor’s degree
from an accredited college or university. Consideration will be
given a person with an associate degree with satisfactory evidence
of a successful career experience of at least 10 consecutive years in
general business, industry, government, or the military, along with
at least five years of leadership experience. A person who has completed five consecutive years of successful employment as a district
associate may also be considered. A pre-commissioned professional
must also meet the qualifications to be a registered Scouter.
(b) The recruit must be, or declare an intention to become, a citizen
of the United States of America before being commissioned as a
professional Scouter.
Professional Commissioning
The following procedure provides the basis for the commissioning
of persons as professional Scouters:
Phase I. A person employed as a pre-commissioned professional
must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the local council Scout
executive (or, in the case of being employed by the Boy Scouts of
America, the Chief Scout Executive) an acceptable willingness to
work, a degree of cooperation, a motivation toward career service
within Scouting, and an apparent ability to succeed as a professional Scouter. In addition, Phase I pre-course work assigned must
be completed prior to attending Phase II position-basic training.
In the event he or she does not meet all of these requirements,
employment will be terminated by the local council Scout executive
(or, as applicable, the Chief Scout Executive).
Phase II. The pre-commissioned professional who successfully
completes Phase I of the commissioning process must attend the
required position-basic training within six months of their date of
employment in a position requiring a commission.
The pre-commissioned professional must satisfactorily accomplish
those designated assignments in position-basic training; satisfactorily demonstrate the development of necessary techniques;
and demonstrate moral and personal fitness as set forth in the
Scout Oath and Scout Law and in the Scout Executive’s Code.
The Boy Scouts of America training and development director or
designee will decide whether the pre-commissioned professional
has satisfactorily completed position-basic training. Those precommissioned professionals who successfully complete positionbasic training will receive a certificate to that effect and will be
commissioned by the Chief Scout Executive, or designee, as a
professional Scouter and will receive documentary evidence of such
commission and will thereupon be entered into the official roll of
professional Scouters of the Boy Scouts of America.
Decommissioning
A professional Scouter may be decommissioned when, in the judgment of the Chief Scout Executive or Executive Committee, that
person demonstrates that he or she does not possess the moral,
educational, or emotional qualities deemed necessary for commissioned professional status, lacks such other commissioned professional qualifications, or fails to obey such requirements as the Boy
Scouts of America from time to time may require. A decommissioned professional Scouter is ineligible for re-employment by the
Boy Scouts of America or any local council in any capacity.
Employment of Professionals
Rules and Guidelines
The Chief Scout Executive may determine the positions that may be
held only by commissioned professionals and may establish guidelines for employment, training, promotion, tenure, and demotion
of professional and professional-technical employees of the Boy
Scouts of America. The applicable guidelines and those pertaining
to transfer and retirement must be followed by local councils in the
course of their employment of commissioned professionals.
Special Situations
It is recognized that for the efficient operation of the Boy Scouts
of America certain professional and professional-technical staff
positions may be held by people selected because of their specialized qualifications. The Chief Scout Executive may, in exceptional
instances, waive the education or equivalency requirement for
employment as a commissioned professional and grant to such
persons commissioned professional or professional-technical status
during their term of employment, which will be limited to such
professional or professional-technical staff positions.
National Professional Staff
The Chief Scout Executive, subject to the approval of the Executive
Committee, may determine the necessary national organization
structure and professional staff requirements.
Local Council Professional Personnel
A local council may employ as its Scout executive—that is, its
executive officer having general direction of its administration
and supervision over Scouting activities within its jurisdiction—a
person selected by it from the list of candidates of commissioned
professional Scouters provided by the National Service Center who
the Chief Scout Executive has determined qualified to serve as a
council Scout executive. A Scout executive may serve so long as
commissioned as provided herein and during the pleasure of the
local council’s executive board subject to the policies and procedures of the National Council. In no event may a local council
select as its Scout executive a professional employee currently serving in any other capacity in that council, nor may any such person
be included in any list provided for in this paragraph.
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Other Local Council Staff
Other than newly employed persons not yet commissioned as
professional Scouters, a local council may employ individuals for
professional positions solely from lists of candidates consisting of
commissioned professional Scouters submitted by the National
Service Center or, in the case of an otherwise qualified commissioned professional not currently serving as a professional
Scouter, with the written approval of the Chief Scout Executive,
who has sole discretion in determining whether to approve any
such person. Such persons may serve in the local council so long
as commissioned as provided herein and during the pleasure of
the local council. The duties of such professional personnel are
defined by the local council Scout executive with the approval
of the local council executive committee. The classification and
title of such position must be in accordance with the policies and
guidelines of the Boy Scouts of America. Newly employed persons
not yet commissioned may be employed as professional Scouters
only as provided in these Rules and Regulations and with the preapproval of the National Service Center. The employment period
cannot extend for more than five months prior to attending
position-basic training.
Only commissioned professionals may be employed by local
councils or serve in a unit-serving executive position (district
executive), a year-round program position, a position supervising other commissioned professionals, or the position of council
Scout executive.