![This photo taken Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, shows a close up detail of a Boy Scout uniform worn by Brad Hankins, a campaign director for Scouts for Equality, as he responds questions during a news conference in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas. The Boy Scouts of America's policy excluding gay members and leaders could be up for a vote as soon as Wednesday, when the organization's national executive board meets behind closed doors under intense pressure from several sides. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) This photo taken Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, shows a close up detail of a Boy Scout uniform worn by Brad Hankins, a campaign director for Scouts for Equality, as he responds questions during a news conference in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas. The Boy Scouts of America's policy excluding gay members and leaders could be up for a vote as soon as Wednesday, when the organization's national executive board meets behind closed doors under intense pressure from several sides. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)](http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rG2xGDgiYv8b4xGuIs0tEg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9OTQ4O2NyPTE7Y3c9MTQ1MDtkeD0wO2R5PTA7Zmk9dWxjcm9wO2g9NDEyO3E9ODU7dz02MzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8d6709647769b004280f6a706700a0c0.jpg)
Deron Smith,
the BSA director of public relations, said the executive board will
prepare a resolution to be voted on by the 1,400 voting members of the
national council.
"After careful consideration and
extensive dialogue within the Scouting family, along with comments from
those outside the organization, the volunteer officers of the Boy Scouts
of America's National Executive Board
concluded that due to the complexity of this issue, the organization
needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy," Smith
said in a statement.
The meeting will take place in May, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas.
BSA announced last week it was
considering allowing troops to decide whether to allow gay membership.
That news has placed a spotlight on executive board meetings that began
Monday in Irving, Texas, where scouting headquarters is located.
BSA spokesman Deron Smith said
last week that the board could take a vote Wednesday or decide to
discuss the policy, but the organization would issue a statement either
way. Otherwise, the board has remained silent, with reporters barred
from the hotel where its meetings are taking place.
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