# September 21, 2020 Scoutbook Updates - Merit Badge Counselors

**URL:** <https://discussions.scouting.org/t/september-21-2020-scoutbook-updates-merit-badge-counselors/184960>\
**Category:** Scoutbook Plus Change Log\
**Created:** [September 22, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/september-21-2020-scoutbook-updates-merit-badge-counselors/184960 "2020-09-22T02:52:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/september-21-2020-scoutbook-updates-merit-badge-counselors/184960/1 "2020-09-22T02:52:49Z")

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# Bug Fixes

- None

# New Features

- Merit Badge Counselors
  - Merit Badge Counselors are now imported from ScoutNET. Units no longer have the ability to add or remove Merit Badge Counselors. When a Merit Badge Counselor is added to ScoutNET by the Council, the position will be pushed to Scoutbook within 48 hours.
  - For Councils that have **not** uploaded a Merit Badge Counselor list, the MBC can add or remove merit badges they counsel.
  - For Councils that have uploaded a Merit Badge Counselor list, the list of merit badges an MBC counsels remains locked. The list can be updated either by the council adding or removing Merit Badges in ScoutNET **or** the council uploading a new Merit Badge Counselor list.
  - The MBC upload file must still begin with \<council\_number\>\_mbc but may have any legal file name characters after mbc and before .csv. **Note:** the file format has changed. Review the FAQ and instructions on the Manage MBC List page for details.
  - For more information see [Merit Badge Counselor Automatic Upload to Scoutbook FAQ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VRJ07W-ymvSDnXsERSdreCRMPKLpCvkZ/view?usp=sharing)