5 U.S.C. § 3308
Competitive service; examinations; educational requirements prohibited; exceptions
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 3308, Competitive service; examinations; educational requirements prohibited; exceptions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426689
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The Office of Personnel Management or other examining agency may not prescribe a minimum educational requirement for an examination for the competitive service except when the Office decides that the duties of a scientific, technical, or professional position cannot be performed by an individual who does not have a prescribed minimum education. The Office shall make the reasons for its decision under this section a part of its public records.
Legislative history
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- Civil Service Reform Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally