To help ensure the safety of children in our care, the following policies apply to all Scouting units chartered by the Diocese of St. Petersburg:

1. All registered adults in the unit must be in compliance with diocesan Safe Environment policies. Specifically, leaders must maintain current Safe Environment Training certification and Background Screening/Fingerprinting.
2. New registration applications for adults MUST NOT BE SUBMITTED to the Greater Tampa Bay Area Council BEFORE Safe Environment Training and Background Screening/Fingerprinting have been completed.
3. All overnight events require advance approval from the Office of Safe Environment using the Chaperone Verification Form.
4.  All unit bank accounts and financial activities must be in compliance with diocesan policies. Key applicable sections can be found here.

More information on the diocese’s Safe Environment Program, to include additional helpful resources can be found here.