5 CFR § 302.203 - Standard and criteria for determining fitness for employment in an Excepted Service position.

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title: "5 CFR § 302.203 - Standard and criteria for determining fitness for employment in an Excepted Service position."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "302.203"
section_name: "Standard and criteria for determining fitness for employment in an Excepted Service position."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "302"
part_name: "EMPLOYMENT IN THE EXCEPTED SERVICE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 1302, 3301, 3302, 3317, 3318, 3319, 3320, 8151; E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14171, 90 FR 8625."
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# 302.203 Standard and criteria for determining fitness for employment in an Excepted Service position.

(a) The minimum standard and criteria for determining fitness for employment based on character and conduct are prescribed in part 731, subpart B, of this chapter.

(b) Agencies may prescribe additional factors to protect the integrity and promote the efficiency of the service when job-related and consistent with business necessity.

[89 FR 102691, Dec. 18, 2024]