The State of California has enacted a law called AB506. This law requires all youth organization registered volunteers that offer their services in California to complete their Youth Protection Training. The mandated reporter training is met by completing the 2-hour online training provided by the Office of Child Abuse Prevention in the State Department of Social Services at this link: https://mandatedreporterca.com/training/volunteers. Once you are there please choose the General Volunteers button. (Boy Scout’s button only works for Calfornia Councils.)
All Registered BSA Volunteer positions and Employees including camp staff must comply with AB506. In addition, adult participants (Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, and Sea Scouts 18 years of age or older) and other volunteers who are 18 years of age or older and who have direct contact with, or supervision of, children for more than 16 hours a month or 32 hours per year must comply.
After completing your training, please upload the training certificate to your council using the appropriate council link below.
2. STATE TRAINING COMPLETED
• Upload your state Mandated Reporter Training Certificate to your Council.
3. LIVE SCAN BACKGROUND CHECK
Option 1 (no paperwork)
• Complete the transaction by visiting https://ApplicantServices.com/CaliforniaScouting and click on button representing your Council.
• Each individual must pay online a fixed fingerprint rolling fee of $26 and FBI background check fee ($17)
Option 2 (must complete and bring Live Scan form)
• Fill out the Request for Live Scan Service form below.
• Find the Live Scan site nearest you https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/locations
• Bring the complete Request for Live Scan Service form to a service provider. It is critical that you use your Council’s Live Scan form, as it includes your Council’s routing information for your background check.
• Each individual must pay a fingerprint rolling fee ($20 – $40) and FBI background check fee ($17) to the Live Scan service provider.
DOWNLOAD REQUEST FOR LIVE SCAN SERVICE FORM (Our Council’s version.)
DOWNLOAD COUNCIL VERIFICATION OF AB 506 COMPLIANCE FORM (For Camp Use.)
SEND COUNCIL TRAINING CERTIFICATE
Thank you for completing this important process. Together, we are providing a safe Scouting program for thousands of youth across California.