Providing a safe and secure environment for our youth members is the greatest priority of the Bay-Lakes Council. We work every day to protect our children through our Youth Protection policies including mandatory youth protection training for all registered leaders, leadership selection policies and mandatory criminal background checks for new leaders.

Any adult accompanying a Boy Scout Troop to a residence camp or other Scouting activity lasting 72 hours or more must be registered as a leader, including completion of a criminal background check and youth protection training even if they are a parent of a youth on the trip.

In February of 2018 BSA issued a new and improved version of Youth Protection Training for Adults.  The attached letter covers some basic descriptions of the training and some requirements that go along with it.  The following is a list of who needs to complete the new Youth Protection Training: