Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 5 - Administrative Personnel last revised: Feb 06, 2026
§ 316.906 - Acquisition of competitive status.

A student appointed under § 316.901 acquires competitive status only upon completion of probationary period after any conversion, in accordance with the provisions of part 11 of this chapter. Time spent on a time-limited appointment under this part may count toward fulfillment of such probationary period.

[90 FR 26729, June 24, 2025]
authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301,3302; E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729; 5 CFR 2.2(c)
source: 33 FR 12423, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 5 CFR 316.906