A bill to grant expedited hiring authority to the head of an agency to appoint college graduates and post-secondary students.
Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017
This bill authorizes expedited hiring for positions in the competitive service.
Federal agencies may appoint recent college graduates or college graduates who were recently discharged from the uniformed service to positions in the competitive service at the GS-11 level or below.
Additionally, federal agencies may make time-limited appointments of college students to positions in the competitive service at the GS-11 level or below. The student may be converted from a time-limited appointment to a permanent appointment, without competition, if the student: (1) has completed the course of study leading to a baccalaureate or graduate degree, and (2) has completed not less than 640 hours of current continuous employment.
Became Public Law No: 115-232.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-205.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-205.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299.
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