NYLT is an exciting, action packed program designed to provide youth members of the Boy Scouts of America with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home units and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others. NEW this year: opened to Venturing, male and female.

Important Update Based On Pennsylvania Act 15:

The new law, as of July 1, 2015, has made several changes to volunteer compliance and clearances. While there have been changes to school based employees and foster parents, the following is related only to BSA volunteer compliance. Below are a few of the items that have changed with the passing of this new law. Please visit www.colbsa.org/palaw for the most up-to-date information.

What has CHANGED?

• August 25, 2015 is now the compliance deadline for new volunteers to secure their clearances and FBI criminal history (if required).
• There is no cost for volunteer clearances (PSP Criminal History and DHS Child Abuse) after July 25, 2015.
• The FBI criminal history clearance (for volunteers who have not been residents of Pennsylvania for the past ten years or residents of other states) is required only once upon establishing residency and when first applying for volunteer service.
• The cost of the FBI criminal history clearance through DHS has been reduced to $25.75 after July 25, 2015.
• Volunteer clearances (PSP Criminal History and DHS Child Abuse) are valid for 60 months.
• Volunteer clearances may be applied for, at no cost to the volunteer, every 57 months.
• Organizations are permitted to accept non-original copies of the required documents from volunteers.