5 CFR § 335.104 - Eligibility for career ladder promotion.
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/us/cfr/t5/s335.104
Currency
2026-03-24
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No
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2026-03-24
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Office of Personnel Management
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5 U.S.C. 2301, 2302, 3301, 3302, 3304(f), 3330, 9602; sec. 511, Pub. L. 106-117, 113 Stat. 1575; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 11478, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 803, unless otherwis... 5 U.S.C. 2301, 2302, 3301, 3302, 3304(f), 3330, 9602; sec. 511, Pub. L. 106-117, 113 Stat. 1575; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 11478, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 803, unless otherwise noted; E.O. 13087, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 191; E.O. 13152, 3 CFR, 2000 Comp., p. 264; and 5 CFR 2.2 and 7.1.
# 335.104 Eligibility for career ladder promotion.No employee shall receive a career ladder promotion unless his or her current rating of record under part 430 of this chapter is “Fully Successful” (level 3) or higher. In addition, no employee may receive a career ladder promotion who has a rating below “Fully Successful” on a critical element that is also critical to performance at the next higher grade of the career ladder.[51 FR 8411, Mar. 11, 1986]