Reduction in force.
5 C.F.R. § 316.911
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) Reduction in force. Post-secondary students are covered by part 351 of this chapter for purposes of reduction in force (RIF).
(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.
(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.
(b) [Reserved]
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-5.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
