Scouting America renews its federal charter (originally granted in 1916) each year through reporting to Congress. Scouting America, in turn, grants charters to sponsoring (chartered) organizations who must report to Scouting annually to renew their local charters.
Unit Renewal is the process where a Scout unit renews its charter as an official part of Scouting America.
The process involves:
- an update of the unit’s rosters (including adding/subtracting members, updating contact information for individuals or your unit’s chartering organization,
- payment of registration fees with the national Scouting America organization,
- and payment of group insurance coverage.
Unit Leadership (Committee Chair, Chartered Organization Representative, and the Top Leader i.e. Cubmaster, Scoutmaster etc.) or in the case of Exploring Post/Club Leadership (Parent Committee Chair and Post/Club Adviser) will receive an automated e-mail to begin the process 90 days prior to their unit charter expiring. Our council internal deadline for Unit Renewal completion is November 30th
- Ensure your roster of youth and adults is correct, and confirm which are returning or not returning for next year. Collect fees/dues from those returning, and ensure all returning adults are fully trained (position, YPT, and CA Mandated) and have done their LiveScan. Additionally, complete the annual agreement and JTE scorecard.
- After Oct. 1st, log in at advancements.scouting.org
- Complete the local unit renewal checklist
