Decision

5.0.8.0. What is the technology being used for?

Required

The plan forks here, because the rules differ by setting rather than by tool. The same videoconferencing software is governed by one topic when it carries a board of review and by another when it carries a merit badge class.

Note. The fork is by setting rather than by tool, because the same videoconferencing software is governed by 8.0.1.6 when it carries a board of review and by 7.0.4.12 when it carries a merit badge class. Asking "may we use Zoom?" has no answer; asking "may we hold this board of review on Zoom?" does.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 5.0.8.0 · The topic addresses boards of review, online counseling, group and online instruction, requirements that say to attend a meeting, artificial intelligence, and administrative record-keeping, each by reference to its own governing topic.

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