Recently the Boy Scouts of America began a process to obtain authorization for criminal background checks from volunteers who have continuously serve in the same volunteer positions. Since 2003 background checks have been conducted on new volunteers when they registered. Background checks were not performed on those who did not change their position. The new volunteer authorization Web site opened on June 1 and will be available until August 1. Letters were sent in early June to volunteers requesting that they visit the site, log in, and accept the background-check authorization. Volunteers who give authorization will receive the background check and need to do nothing more. Volunteers who did not give their agreement, or who took no action to respond to the letter, are required to submit a new adult application when it is time to renew their registration. To protect our youth members, those volunteers who did not have the background check will have their registration expired. These adults will not be listed for selection at the time of charter renewal. Units that use Internet Rechartering for online renewal will need to enter these adults. If they are to registered, as new adults and submit the volunteer applications to the council along with their renewal Units that renew the paper application must submit the volunteer application for these adults, if they are to be registered, with the charter renewal papers. Background checks will be conducted on all new volunteers. This summer, the BSA will introduce an application to replace previous versions of the BSA Adult application. This form will include a new authorization and disclosure statement. Units should use this new BSA Adult application to ensure that new adult registrants use the proper authorization and disclosure statement. Units may obtain the BSA Adult applications from the council service center. Thank you for visiting the Northwest Suburban Council, Boy Scouts of America home page. Our aim is to provide the public, our council members and members of other Scouting organizations with information about our council, our activities and our council camps. In addition, please use this site as a resource for your units. It’s Time to go ELECTRONIC Times change, technology changes, and following a thorough review by the Council Marketing Committee, it is time for the Northwest News to change. We want to know what you think! We ask that you take a couple minutes and complete an on-line survey at http://survey.nwsc.org. There are three simple questions which will help us reformat the Northwest News to make it what YOU want to see and what will be most informative and useful for YOU! What do you like best about the Northwest News? Are you satisfied with the content of the newsletter? What additions/changes would you recommend? In order to receive notice that a new edition of the Northwest News has been published, we ask that you sign-up for your free subscription online. Your address will be added to our secure database. Your information will not be sold or distributed for any other use. The notification categories have been reviewed and it has been decided to create more lists to disseminate information more precisely. Each District will have three separate categories; Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturing. The Northwest News list will remain as it will pertain to all involved.

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