3 FAM 2940
REEMPLOYMENT PRIORITY LIST (RPL)
(CT:PER-786; 10-22-2015)
(Office of Origin: HR/CSHRM)
3 FAM 2941 AUTHORITY
(CT:PER-322; 8-2-96)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees in the Competitive Service Only)
5 CFR Part 330, Subpart B
3
FAM 2530, Civil Service Reduction In Force
22 U.S.C. 2651a
Definitions: For purposes of this subchapter, the terms used are
defined in 5 CFR 330.202.
3 FAM 2942 POLICY
(CT:PER-786; 10-22-2015)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees in the Competitive Service Only)
a. The Departments Reemployment Priority Lists (RPL)
will be maintained in accordance with the provisions of 5 CFR Part 330, Subpart
B. The Department will establish RPLs for each commuting area in which it
separates employees. When the Department fills positions with candidates from
outside the Department, employees registered on the Departments RPL must be
considered before anyone outside the Department can be hired.
b. A written policy will be established for each RPL
established and maintained by the Department.
3 FAM 2943 AGENCY FLEXIBILITY
(CT:PER-786; 10-22-2015)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees in the Competitive Service Only)
In accordance with 5 CFR 330.212, the Department of State
will retain the option of allowing employees to register for positions with
work schedules different from the work schedule of the position from which they
were, or will be, separated.
3 FAM 2944 SELECTION FROM RPL
(CT:PER-786; 10-22-2015)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees in the Competitive Service Only)
In accordance with 5 CFR 330.213 the Department of State
retains the option of varying the selection method by location for each RPL
established.
3 FAM 2945 RPL Registration
3 FAM 2945.1 General
(CT:PER-786; 10-22-2015)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees in the Competitive Service Only)
1. An RPL eligible who meets the eligibility
conditions under 5 CFR 330.203(a) or (b) must submit an RPL Application package
on or before the Reduction-In-Force (RIF) separation date or, if an RPL
eligible under 5 CFR 330.203(b), within 30 calendar days after the:
(a) Date injury compensation benefits cease; or
(b) Date the Department of Labor denies an appeal for
continuation of injury compensation benefits.
2. RPL Application package must include the
following:
(a) RPL eligible Resume, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) and a
copy of most recent Performance Appraisal.
(b) RPL eligible will register for positions at the same
representative rate and work schedule (full-time, part-time, seasonal, or
intermittent) as the position from which the RPL eligible was, or will be
separated. Register for positions for which they are qualified and that have
no greater promotion potential than the position from which they were, or will
be, separated;
(c) RPL eligible can request consideration for a
different work schedule than the one held per 3 FAM 2943; and
(d) RPL eligible to specify the conditions under which
he or she will accept a position, including grades or pay levels, appointment
type (permanent or time-limited), occupations (e.g., position classification
series or career groups), and minimum number of hours of work per week, as
applicable.
3 FAM 2945.2 Duration of RPL
Registration
(CT:PER-786; 10-22-2015)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees in the Competitive Service Only)
a. RPL registration expires two years from the date of
reduction in force separation or two years from the date the Department
registers the RPL eligible because of recovery from a compensable work injury
under 5 CFR 330.206(a)(3)(i) or (ii).
b. An RPL eligible remains registered for the full
2-year period unless the registrant is removed from the RPL for a reason
specified in 5 CFR 330.209.
3 FAM 2946 Removal From an RPL
(CT:PER-786; 10-22-2015)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees in the Competitive Service Only)
RPL eligible persons are removed from RPL(s) once he or
she meets the removal criteria outlined in 5 CFR 330.209.
3 fam 2947 APPLYING RPL PLACEMENT
PRIORITY
3 FAM 2947.1 Applicability
(CT:PER-786; 10-22-2015)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees in the Competitive Service Only)
RPL placement priority applies to:
a. Permanent and time-limited positions to be filled
by competitive service appointment; and
b. The grade or pay level at which the Department
fills the position. If a position is available at multiple grades or pay
levels, placement priority applies at the grade or pay level at which the
positions is ultimately filled.
3 FAM 2947.2 Exceptions to RPL
Placement Priority
(CT:PER-786; 10-22-2015)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees in the Competitive Service Only)
The Department will not affect a permanent or time-limited
competitive service appointment of another individual if there is an RPL
placement priority candidate registered for the vacancy, unless the action
meets the exceptions to RPL placement priority requirements outlined in 5 CFR
330.211.
3 FAM 2948 THROUGH 2949 UNASSIGNED