Membership changes for Recharter

Name: Yucca Council
Address: 7601 Lockheed Drive, El Paso, TX, 79925-2402, US
Telephone: 915-772-2292

Recent administrative changes have been made to membership and unit registration policies for Scouting America:

Membership Expiration Dates: Members that joined in 2023, registration lasts for a full 12 months. The expiration date is based on the month they joined, continuing annually (e.g., joining in August 2023 means expiration on August 31, 2024). Regardless of what day they joined.
Extended Membership Lapse Period: The grace period for renewing membership has been extended from 2 to 3 months to allow more time for members to renew without losing their membership status.
Unit Lapse Period: Similarly, the grace period for unit renewals has been extended from 2 months to 3 months.

These changes provide more flexibility for members and units to maintain their registration and avoid disruptions.

Important changes to the Cub Scout program

It’s official! The Cub Scout program will be updated for the 2024-25 program year. Over the past several years the National Cub Scouting Committee under the leadership of past chair Lisa Wylie and current chair Audrey Oakes has identified four areas to improve the Cub Scout program to ensure that it is fun, simple, and easy.

Over the past five years the National Cub Scouting has been working on these updates. These updates are based on feedback from over 23,000 parents and Cub Scout leaders through various surveys and data. Listening to and identify the key opportunities to improve the program the National Cub Scout committee is excited to finally reveal these improvements. Over the past year these improvements have been socialized to thousands of individuals with overwhelming support.

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Announcement

New Annual Membership Fee Process Announced – BSA Will No Longer Prorate Fees for New Members beginning August 1, 2023

Beginning August 1, 2023, all new youth and adult members who join Scouting will be enrolled in a 12- month membership cycle and BSA will cease prorating fees. Both youth and adults will pay the full annual membership fee and will renew their membership on the anniversary date of joining Scouting (those who registered prior to August 2023 will renew on their usual expiration, in most cases December).

All proration of membership fees will be eliminated. Each registered member of the BSA will receive an email notice with a registration renewal link beginning 60 days before the anniversary month they joined Scouting. Unit leaders will receive a copy of the email and should stay engaged in the membership renewal process just like rechartering.

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