Notice:
Charter Fee Increases, Changes Name for 2013

        Effective Jan. 1, 2013, what is now known as the “unit charter fee” will be renamed the
       “unit liability insurance fee”.
        As a result, the new fee will begin with units that have December 31, 2012 charter expiration dates
        (a charter period beginning Jan. 1, 2013).
        All units, including Exploring posts, are required to pay this annual fee—100 percent of
        which goes into the general liability insurance program—when submitting their charter renewal
        applications.  This fee helps defray expenses of the general liability insurance program.

      Click Here --> Charter Fee Increase Documentation  (pdf format)

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Internet Rechartering Tutorial (available year-round)

This Internet Rechartering Tutorial provides a high-level interactive simulation of the online Charter Renewal System. It can be used by the newly-recruited user or the seasoned volunteer wanting a quick refresher course.

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Internet Rechartering System  (system available beginning Oct 1)

The Boy Scouts of America has introduced a new service to councils that enables units to expedite the paperwork portion of the charter renewal process over the Internet. This new option provides a more accurate and efficient renewal [process] for many units and for the local council. Individual Unit[s] are responsible for unit charter renewal, but commissioners are available to assist where needed.

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Rechartering Training Presentation.  (Specific to LDS Units)
    This presentation is a step by step document that guides you thru the rechartering process.
       Process consists of Preparing for the Charter, Unit roster forms, Tutorials, Application information,
          Charter Turn-in Checklist Information, Renewal Report Package information, How to Organize, and 
          the turn-in process to completion.

     Unit Charter Renewal Process Presentation (pdf format)

     Unit Charter Renewal Process Presentation (Powerpoint -03 version)

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Charter Renewal Toolkit 
Specifically targets this year’s efforts to renew the charters for the coming year.

This toolkit contains an overview of a time-tested and successful methodology detailing how districts can complete the entire Charter Renewal process on time (before Thanksgiving). It contains a “Table of Contents” for easy access to printable documents and examples which are listed numerically to correspond with the table of contents.

Charter Renewal Toolkit Documents (pdf format) and listed seperately.

00 Toolkit Table of Contents
01 Annual Charter Renewal Plan (proposed)
02 FOS-Charter Renewal Calendar (Sample)
03 Charter Renewal 101 (Conceptual Overview)
04 Recharter Team Schedule (Sample)
05 Zone Commissioner Rechartering Responsiblities
      Adult and Youth Membership Inventory Worksheets
06a Adult Membership Inventory Worksheet - Multiple Unit Types
06b Adult Membership Inventory Worksheet - Combined Cub Packs
06c Adult Membership Inventory Worksheet - Combined Scout Troops
06d Adult Membership Inventory Worksheet - Combined Varsity Teams
06e Adult Membership Inventory Worksheet - Combined Venture Crews
07 Youth Membership Inventory Worksheet
08 Blueprint for Successful Rechartering
09 Charter Turn-in Checklist
10 Commissioners Unit Charter Status Report (Example)
11 Charter Unit Directory (Example indicatin Zone and Sponser)
12 Unit Follow Up Worksheet
13 Registration Fee Summary Workseet (Example)
14 Field Invoice Worksheet (Example)
     Council Information
15a Adult Application (With Critical Fields Highlighted)
15a Adult Application Part 1
15a Adult Application Part 2
15b Youth Protection Traning Certificate (Example)
15c Charter Renewal Checklist (Used by Council Registar)
15d Top Reasons for Defective Charters (From Council Registar)