What is the Student Loan Repayment Program, and what is the minimum period of service an agency may require an employee to fulfill in order to receive student loan repayment benefits.?
Any employee (as defined in 5 USC 2105) who is highly qualified is eligible to receive a student loan repayment, except those employees who currently occupy or will occupy a position excepted from the competitive service because of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character. Under the provisions of 5 CFR 537.104 agencies may offer loan repayment benefits to: Temporary employees who are serving on appointments leading to conversion to term permanent appointments; Term employees with at least three years left on their appointments; Permanent employees (including part-time employees); and Employees serving on excepted appointments with conversion to term, career, or career conditional appointments (including, but not limited to, career intern or Presidential Management Intern appointments). A service requirement must be set for a period of time not less than 3 years. Agencies may require service agreements of more than 3 years.
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