Adult Leaders – Joining, or Registering a New Position within the Unit.
1. Fill out the Adult Application
2. Take Youth Protection Training (On-line) – Required to current for Application to be processed.
3. Email form to Penny Griffin (Registration Manager, Greater Alabama Council, No.1)
achampion@1bsa.org (Reference Approval Below)
Approval Unit Positions
Unit Adults. The chartered organization representative is approved by the head of the chartered organization. All other adult leader applications must be accepted and approved by the head of the chartered organization or the chartered organization representative.
The Scout executive or designee must approve all adults who answer “yes” to any Additional Information question on the adult application. Council and District Adults.
Approval Council / District
The Scout executive or designee must approve all council and district adults.
Social Security Number Requirement
In order to protect our members, we require criminal background checks on all individuals who apply for registration as adult leaders or adult participants in the Boy Scouts of America. This process requires a Social Security number to validate and ensure the identification of each applicant. Consequently, those who decline to provide their Social Security number are not allowed to register as adult leaders or adult participants in the Boy Scouts of America and should be sent the letter for refusal to provide SSN found in Procedures for Maintaining the Standards of Membership and Leadership as Appendix B Letter for Refusal to Provide SSN. See Volunteers Without a Social Security Number on page 28 for exceptions to this requirement.
Criminal Background Check Requirement
All individuals 18 years of age or older registered with the BSA are subject to a criminal background check. A signed BSA criminal background authorization form must be submitted to the council service center before procuring a background check. The criminal background authorization form remains valid throughout the individual’s relationship with the BSA and entitles the BSA to procure additional consumer reports without providing additional authorization except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law.
Youth Protection Training Requirement
All adult applicants are required to take Youth Protection training (YPT) in order to complete the adult application process and must remain in compliance by renewing YPT as required. Individuals can take the official BSA YPT training online or in person provided the current Facilitator’s Guide for In-Person Youth Protection Training YPT curriculum is used. Individuals should provide a copy of their completion certificate with their application.
Position-Specific Training Requirement
An adult is considered a trained leader when he or she has completed leader position-specific training for his or her position.
Privacy of Personal Information
The BSA protects the confidentiality of the names and personal information of those who are affiliated with the organization. No commercial or unauthorized use is made of the names, addresses, and other confidential information. The BSA and its affinity groups may use registration information to notify registrants of benefit opportunities. Using or providing applicant information to others for non-official BSA purposes may result in legal action against the individual who violates this policy and may also subject the council to legal action.
