{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-316.911","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 316.911","heading":"Reduction in force.","body":"(a) Reduction in force. Post-secondary students are covered by part 351 of this chapter for purposes of reduction in force (RIF).\n(1) Students whose initial appointment was for a period of 1 year or less are not assigned a tenure group and do not compete with other employees in a RIF.\n(2) Students whose initial appointment was for a period expected to last more than 1 year are placed in Tenure Group III for purposes of part 351 of this chapter.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 316—TEMPORARY AND TERM EMPLOYMENT","Subpart I—Hiring Authority for Post-Secondary Students"],"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":"5c57b6fb4a5fbec8b390377e4fcd9460b832ca626fccde872ad7f0025b6f5f6e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-316.910","next":"us/5-cfr-316.912"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}