5 CFR §537.108
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- (a)An employee receiving student loan repayment benefits from an agency is ineligible for continued benefits from that agency if the employee—
- (1)Separates from the agency;
- (2)Does not maintain an acceptable level of performance, as determined under standards and procedures prescribed by the agency; or
- (3)Violates a condition in the service agreement, if the agreement specifically provides that eligibility is lost when the condition is violated.
- (b)For the purpose of applying paragraph (a)(2) of this section, an acceptable level of performance is one that is equivalent to level 3 (“Fully Successful” or equivalent) or higher, as described in 5 CFR 430.208(d). An employee loses eligibility for student loan repayment benefits if his or her most recent official performance evaluation does not meet this requirement.