Adult Registration
James A. Sheckels (JASHECKELS@AOL.COM)
Sun, 1 Oct 1995 20:52:10 -0400
I have read with interest the mail over the last two weeks concerning adult
registration, especially that of the Committee. This response is rather
lengthy, just so I make my ramblins clear. First let me say that all adults
working in official capacity wuth any Scout unit shold be registered in
support of the Youth Protection program - a big part of the YPT is proper
registration and approval of same. Watch the film again if you don't see
this in the YPT.
Now I go to the Rules and Regulations of the BSA pamphlet (emphasis is
mine).
Article VI (Local Councils) Section 3 (Local Units) has several clauses
which apply:
Clause 8 (Unit Committees) paraphrased, each chartered unit shall be under
supervision of a unit committee consisting of three or more qualified adults,
21 years or older, selected by the chartered organization (or community group
if chartered org is a community), one of whom will be chairman.
Clause 10c (Packs), Clause 11c (Troops), Clause 12c (Teams) each state that
"the active adult leadership shall be designated collectively as Cub
Scouters/Scouters/Varsity Scouter and individually as pack/troop/team
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, (each clause then lists the titles of each leader
position). They shall be appointed and COMMISSIONED as outlined in the
Bylaws and these Rules and Regulations. These Cub Scouters/Scouters/Varsity
Scouters shall be required to meet the same MEMBERSHIP requirements and
leadership responsibilities and shall have the same privileges and
opportunities as provided for all unit Scouters."
Article VIII, Adult Leadership
Section I, Clause 2. "Unit Scouters. All adult members REGISTERED with the
unit, except the COR who shall be considered a council Scouter". (Yep, that
means the COR is a silver tab wearer, not red/blue, etc!)
Section I, Clause 5 (Approval) "All recommendations for COMMISSIONS or
certificates of membership for unit, district and council Scouters ... are
subject to the approval of the local council....Said recommendations for unit
Scouters must be approved by the head of the chartered organization or COR."
(This is why the adult application has all those signature lines on it.)
Section 3 (Commissioned Leadership) Clause 1 (Issuance of COMMISSIONS) "All
individuals in unit leadership positions...shall be issued commissions by the
BSA".
Article XI (Business....Registration)
Section 3 (Registration) Clause 10 (Procedure for Registration) "All
applications shall be submitted on official forms prepared for that
purpose...".
Section 3 Clause 11 "The Corporation shall issue to each approved registrant
a suitable certificate of membership or commission designating the
applicant's official relationship to the BSA". (Your membership card)
As a recap - Unit committee members are COMMISSIONED leaders (not
Commissioners, who are also commissioned). To be commissioned, you must be
approved by the Council and the Charteres Organization. To be approved, you
must complete and submit the adult application, and all required signatures
must be on it. Along with this goes the annual registration fee. Therefore,
to be a member of any Unit Committee, you must be registered. Or is my
interpreter out of order??
Thank you for reading my latest novel ;-),
YIS, Jim Sheckels I use to be a Bobwhite....
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