S. 2225 · 117th Congress
Federal Skills Act
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This bill directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to review and revise all job classification and qualification standards for positions in the competitive service, as necessary.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 24, 2021
Federal Skills Act
This bill directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to review and revise all job classification and qualification standards for positions in the competitive service, as necessary.
A federal agency may prescribe a minimum requirement with respect to education for a position in the competitive service only if a minimum qualification with respect to education is legally required to perform the duties of a comparable position in the state or locality where those duties are to be performed.
The OPM shall work with each agency to ensure that, for a position in the competitive service, the agency assesses an applicant for employment in a manner that does not rely solely on the education of the applicant to determine the extent to which the applicant possesses relevant knowledge, skills, competencies, and abilities for the position.
In assessing an applicant for employment
- an agency may not rely solely on the self-evaluation of the stated abilities of the applicant; and
- the applicant shall fulfill other assessment standards in order to be certified for consideration, as established by the Chief Human Capital Officer of the applicable agency (or an equivalent official).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Federal Skills Act
Latest action (Jun 24, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 24, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.