[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR315.702]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 315_CAREER AND CAREER-CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart G_Conversion to Career or Career-Conditional Employment From 
                        Other Types of Employment
 
Sec. 315.702  Employees serving without competitive examination
in rare cases.

    (a) Recommendation by agency. An agency may recommend to OPM that

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the employment of an employee who has completed at least 1 year of 
satisfactory service under Sec. 316.601 be converted to career or 
career-conditional employment.
    (b) Tenure on approval of recommendation. When OPM approves the 
agency's recommendation submitted under paragraph (a) of this section, 
the employee becomes:
    (1) A career-conditional employee, except as provided in paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section;
    (2) A career employee when he has completed the service requirement 
for career tenure or is excepted from it by Sec. 315.201(c).
    (c) Acquisition of competitive status. A person whose employment is 
converted to career or career-conditional employment under this section 
acquires a competitive status automatically on conversion.