5 CFR 315.502
§ 315.502 Tenure on transfer.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 315.502, § 315.502 Tenure on transfer, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5761
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(a) General rule. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a career employee who transfers remains a career employee and a career-conditional employee who transfers remains a career-conditional employee.
(b) Exceptions.
(1) A career-conditional employee who transfers to a position required by law to be filled on a permanent basis becomes a career employee.
(2) A career employee who transfers from a position required by law to be filled on a permanent basis becomes a career-conditional employee unless he or she has completed the service requirement for career tenure.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.