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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 / Rules and Regulations appointment pursuant to 5 CFR part 316, subpart I, without further competition.
b Eligibility. To be eligible for conversion the post-secondary student must:
1 Have completed the course of study leading to the baccalaureate or graduate degree or certificate as appropriate;
2 Have completed not less than 640
hours of current continuous employment in an appointment under 316.902 of this chapter;
3 Meet the OPM qualification standards for the position to which the student will be converted; and 4 Meet the time-in-grade requirements in accordance with 5 CFR
part 300, subpart F.
c Tenure on conversion. An employee whose employment to career or career-conditional employment under this section becomes:
1 A career-conditional employee except as provided in paragraph c2 of this section; or 2 A career employee when he or she has completed the service requirement for career tenure or is excepted from it by 315.201c.
d Acquisition of competitive status.
A post-secondary student converted from time limited employment under this section acquires competitive status upon completion of probation.
PART 316TEMPORARY AND TERM
EMPLOYMENT
4. Revise the authority citation for part 316 to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3116, 3301, 3302; E.O.
10577, 3 CFR, 19541958 Comp., p. 218.

5. Add subpart I, consisting of 316.901 through 316.915, to read as follows:

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Subpart IHiring Authority for PostSecondary Students Sec.
316.901 Appointment authority.
316.902 Eligibility.
316.903 Qualifications.
316.904 Classification.
316.905 Public notification.
316.906 Acquisition of competitive status.
316.907 Tenure upon appointment.
316.908 Breaks in program.
316.909 Promotion.
316.910 Conversion.
316.911 Reduction in force.
316.912 Termination.
316.913 Numerical limit on the number of appointments.
316.914 Reporting requirement.
316.915 Special provisions for Department of Defense.

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316.901

Appointment authority.

In accordance with the provisions of this section, an agency may make a time-limited appointment of an eligible and qualified post-secondary student, to any position in the competitive service, at the General Schedule GS 11 level or below or equivalent, without regard to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3309 through 3319 and 3330. An agency may appoint an individual for an initial period not to exceed 1 year, or for an initial period expected to last more than 1 year but less than 4 years, in accordance with 316.401c1 and 316.301a and b, respectively, to coincide with the individuals academic curriculum. In either case an agency may extend or seek extension from OPM, as appropriate in accordance with this part, of an initial appointment for a period that will allow the postsecondary student to complete his or her academic requirements leading to the awarding of a degree or certificate, as appropriate.
316.902

Eligibility.

A post-secondary student means an individual who:
a Is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an institution of higher education as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965, in a section codified at 20 U.S.C.1001a; and b Is pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree on at least a part-time basis, as determined by the institution of higher education; and c Meets the minimum qualification standards prescribed or approved by OPM for the position to which the individual is being appointed.
316.903

Qualifications.

Agencies must evaluate eligible postsecondary students using the government-wide OPM prescribed minimum qualification standard or an OPM-approved agency-specific qualification standard for the position being filled.
316.904

Classification.

Post-secondary student positions under the General Schedule or appropriate pay plan must be classified to the 99 series of the appropriate occupational group. Federal Wage System positions filled under the authority in this subpart must be classified to the 01 series of the appropriate occupational group.
Agencies may refer to OPMs, Introduction to the Position Classification Standards at https
www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/
classification-qualifications/classifyinggeneral-schedule-positions/

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positionclassificationintro.pdf for a definition of these positions. In addition, agencies can refer to the Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families available at https
www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/
classification-qualifications/classifyinggeneral-schedule-positions/
occupationalhandbook.pdf.
316.905

Public notification.

An agency must adhere to merit system principles and thus must provide public notification in a manner that recruits qualified individuals from appropriate sources in an endeavor to draw from all segments of society, before filling a position under the authority in this subpart. An agency may, but is not required to, use USAJOBS for this purpose. If the agency does not use USAJOBS to meet the requirements in this section, it must, at a minimum, publicly display information about the position to be filled on its public facing home page.
An agency may, alternatively, provide an actual job announcement on its public facing home page or provide a link to the job announcement on its public facing home page. The agency should consider whether additional recruitment and advertisement activities are necessary or appropriate to further merit system principles. A job announcement must include, at a minimum, the following information:
a The position title, series, grade level;
b The geographic location where the position will be filled;
c The starting salary of the position;
d The minimum qualifications of the position;
e Whether the individual in the position will be eligible for promotion to higher grade levels;
f The time-limit applicable to the position, and in the case of a term appointment the vacancy announcement must state that the agency has the option of extending the term appointment up to the 4-year limit if applicable;
g The potential for conversion to the agencys permanent workforce;
h Any other relevant information about the position such as telework opportunities, recruitment incentives, etc.; and i Specific information instructing applicants on how to apply for the position.
316.906
status.

Acquisition of competitive
Time spent on a time-limited appointment under this part may count toward fulfillment of a probation period
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