Council Policies and Documents

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Use the tabs to the right to access important volunteer documents such as the GCC policy on reimbursements, online purchase orders, and incident reporting information.

For information on becoming a Volunteer or Merit Badge Counselor, visit our Volunteer Information page.

Reimbursement Policies

No purchases should be made without an approved purchase order. 

To submit a purchase order, please fill out a request here.

To request reimbursement, please fill out a request here.

Incident reporting

BSA Incident Reporting Documents

If you need Gulf Coast Council insurance documents, please call the GCC Service Center: 850-476-6336.

SYT

Safeguarding Youth Protection Training (SYT) Policy

All leaders within the Gulf Coast Council must have current Safeguarding Youth Protection Training (SYT). Leaders with expired SYT, will be removed from the Council roles and not reregistered until the training is complete. New leaders will not be registered until they have completed SYT. All exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Council President and Scout Executive/CEO.