5 CFR § 319.302 - Individual qualifications.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s319.302"
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title: "5 CFR § 319.302 - Individual qualifications."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "319.302"
section_name: "Individual qualifications."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "319"
part_name: "EMPLOYMENT IN SENIOR-LEVEL AND SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 1104, 3104, 3324, 3325, 5108, AND 5376. § 319.106 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 9201-9206 and Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1122(b)(1)."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 6387, Feb. 2, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 319.302 Individual qualifications.

Agency heads are delegated authority to approve the qualifications of individuals appointed to SL and ST positions. The agency head must determine that the individual meets the qualifications standards for the position to which appointed.