{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-315.901","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 315.901","heading":"Statutory requirement.","body":"5 U.S.C. 3321 provides for “a period of probation . . . before initial appointment as a supervisor or manager becomes final.” It also says that a supervisor or manager “who does not satisfactorily complete the probationary period . . . shall be returned to a position of no lower grade and pay than the position from which the individual was transferred, assigned or promoted.” This subpart contains OPM regulations implementing those requirements of law.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 315—CAREER AND CAREER-CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT","Subpart I—Probation on Initial Appointment to a Supervisory or Managerial Position"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"243fd6758ef091403699b9003b01ac0021044f8256a7ab5d53835b69d159b7a1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-315.725","next":"us/5-cfr-315.902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}