Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 506 of 2021 (AB-506) (formally referred to as California Business and Professions Code Section 18975), Golden Gate Area Council (Council) requires all Employees, Administrators and Regular Volunteers to complete a background check. This Consent Form outlines how the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and our Council will request, receive, use and share an individual’s criminal offender record information (CORI) received from the background check.

I,

do hereby acknowledge and consent to all of the following statements:

• I understand that in order to serve as an Employee, Administrator or Regular Volunteer for this Council, I must comply with the background check requirements set forth in AB-506 and by this
• I understand that by submitting my Request for Live Scan Service form and providing my fingerprints, I am authorizing this Council to request my CORI from state and federal agencies (including the FBI) for the sole purpose of determining whether I am allowed to serve as an Employee, Administrator or Regular Volunteer for this
• I understand that the Custodian of Records for this Council will receive my CORI through secure means from the Department of
• I authorize the Custodian of Records for this Council to review my CORI in order to determine whether I can serve as an Employee, Administrator or Regular Volunteer for this
• I authorize the Custodian of Records to share my CORI with a designated employee of BSA if the Custodian of Records needs further guidance regarding my ability to serve as an Employee, Administrator or Regular Volunteer for this
• I understand that the Custodian of Records may share  whether I am authorized to participate in Scouting activities with another council if this Council receives a request regarding my ability to serve as an Employee, Administrator or Regular Volunteer for another
• I understand that I may challenge the accuracy or completeness of my FBI criminal history record, that I will be afforded a reasonable amount of time to do so (or decline to do so) before being denied a benefit based on any information contained in my criminal history record, and that further guidance can be found at: https://www.fbi.gov/about- us/cjis/background-checks. I further understand that the procedures for obtaining a change, correction or update of an individual’s criminal history record are set forth at Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 34. I may also review and challenge the contents of my criminal history record on file with the California Department of Justice. California’s website to request a copy of my criminal history record and to make corrections can be found at https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/record-review.
• I understand that once a determination has been made regarding my ability to serve as an Employee, Administrator or Regular Volunteer for this Council, the BSA membership records will include my approval status to serve in such a
• I understand that once a determination has been made regarding my ability to serve, the Custodian of Records will comply with this Council’s policy regarding the retention and destruction of my CORI.

The following  two items are in regards to your training from the state of California. Upon completion you should have downloaded a certificate.