[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR410.309]

[Page 312]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 410_TRAINING--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C_Establishing and Implementing Training Programs
 
Sec. 410.309  Agreements to continue in service.

    (a) Authority. Continued service agreements are provided for in 
section 4108 of title 5, United States Code. Agencies have the authority 
to determine when such agreements will be required.
    (b) Requirements. (1) The head of the agency shall establish written 
procedures which include the minimum requirements for continued service 
agreements. These requirements shall include procedures the agency 
considers necessary to protect the Government's interest should the 
employee fail to successfully complete training.
    (2) An employee selected for training subject to an agency continued 
service agreement must sign an agreement to continue in service after 
training prior to starting the training. The period of service will 
equal at least three times the length of the training.
    (3) The head of an agency shall establish procedures to compute 
length of training period for academic degree training programs in 
accordance with Sec. 410.310(d).
    (c) Failure to fulfill agreements. With a signed agreement, the 
agency has a right to recover training costs, except pay or other 
compensation, if the employee voluntarily separates from Government 
service. The agency shall provide procedures to enable the employee to 
obtain a reconsideration of the recovery amount or to appeal for a 
waiver of the agency's right to recover.

[61 FR 66193, Dec. 17, 1996; 63 FR 72097, Dec. 31, 1998, as amended at 
69 FR 33277, June 15, 2004]