BSA memberships run with the calendar year. If you joined during the year, your dues would have been prorated based on the remaining months left.

“Recharter” is something that the unit files by December 15th that says who is renewing and it creates our annual agreement between the unit key three leaders, our charter organization, and BSA. Anyone not renewed will get dropped from the roster.

The dues for renewal will be due by the December Pack meeting.

• Renewal amounts for December 2022

  • $150 / Cub Scout

  • $45 / Adult Leader

• Popcorn sellers will have 30% of their sales credited towards their dues.

  • >$500 - If your cub sold over $500 of popcorn, their dues will be 100% covered.

  • <$500 - If your cub sold between $1 - $499, the Treasurer will email you an invoice for your prorated dues amount.

  • $0 - If your cub did not sell popcorn your dues can be paid through the Pack 802 Store by either check (which reduces the fees the pack pays), credit card, or even

• Payment methods through Square include:

  • Credit Card

    • Visa

    • MasterCard

    • AMEX

  • Digital Wallets

    • Apple Pay

    • Google Pay

    • Cash App

  • Afterpay - Breaks it into 4 interest-free payments instead of paying it upfront.

  • ACH - Not available by default on the store shopping cart, but it is available by invoice, so please reach out to the Committee Chair or Treasurer if you need this option and they can email you an invoice instead.

BSA fees effective for December 2022 recharter.

• $25 one-time “joining fee” applicable to all youth participants registering in Scouting for the first time except Exploring (no change),

• $75 for youth members in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouts (includes registration and liability insurance)

• $45 for youth members in Exploring (no change),

• $45 for adult members (no change),

• $100 unit charter fee

• $15 Scout Life Magazine (first price increase in over 10 years)

The rest is used to pay for pack level awards and supplies for our programs (pinewood derby, raingutter regatta, blue & gold, bridging, crafts, snacks, etc).

All of our leaders have paid their own dues to serve, which mostly covers BSA costs for ongoing background checks.

More details available on the SHAC recharter page: https://www.samhoustonbsa.org/recharter

Leaders: Prevent Duplicate accounts (and prevent hassle for members in your unit)

Welcoming new families this fall-At-a-glance document for leaders.

To prevent the hassle of having to remove duplicates in Scoutbook, My.Scouting or Internet Advancement:

1. Even if your unit is already working on recharter, register or transfer all Scouts and adults correctly (do not create them from scratch within Scoutbook).

2. Then, look for the Scout or leader in Scoutbook, Internet Advancement or My.Scouting.

3. Make sure the same spelling and format is used in each listing of a person. Duplicates will be created, for example, if a middle name is used in place A but not in place B.

4. Follow correct method to invite a parent (who is not registered) to join Scoutbook and connect with their child.

For most answers to Scoutbook challenges look here. If you have a duplicate entry that needs to be removed from Scoutbook, contact 576volunteersupport@scouting.org