,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjad,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a pilot program
 to hire individuals with alternative   
educational experience4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,alternative ,qualifications for        
,federal ,employment ,act of #bjad4  #b4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the  
term agency has the meaning given the   
term ,executive agency in section #aje  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2     
7#b7 the term ,director means the       
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management2 and  7#c7 the term         
individual with alternative educational 
experience means an individual who--    
7,a7 does not have a degree from an     
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #aja7;a7 of the      

,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7772 and  7,b7 has    
received training or education in #a or 
more subject areas or occupational      
fields from an educational provider that
 does not meet the requirements of such 
section #aja7;a74  #c4 ,establishment of
 pilot program2 pilot program           
specifications  7a7 ,establishment of   
pilot program ,not later than #f months 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,director shall establish a   
pilot program to appoint to positions in
 the civil service individuals with     
alternative educational experience1 in  
accordance with subsection 7b74  7b7    
,pilot program specifications  7#a7 ,in 
general ,in carrying out the pilot      
program established under subsection    
7a71 the ,director shall select         
positions in the civil service for which
 the employing agency-- 7,a7 is         
accepting applications for employment as
 of the date of establishment of the    
pilot program1 or is likely to accept   

applications for employment within #a   
year of such date2  7,b7 may not require
 an individual to have a degree from an 
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #aja7;a7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a777 in order to be    
appointed to such positions2 and  7,c7  
shall consider an application for       
employment1 if any1 from an individual  
with alternative educational experience4
  7#b7 ,scope and number of positions   
selected  7,a7 ,positions selected ,the 
,director shall select not less than #be
 positions under paragraph 7#a7 during  
each of fiscal years #bjae through      
#bjai4  7,b7 ,occupational fields       
covered ,the positions selected under   
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be from across  
not less than #aj diverse occupational  
fields4  #d4 ,report to ,congress ,not  
later than ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 the    
,director shall submit to ,congress a   
report on the pilot program established 
under section #c7;a71 which shall       

include-- 7#a7 the number and           
description of the positions selected   
under section #c7;b71 including the     
geographic locations and occupational   
fields of such positions2  7#b7 the     
number of individuals with alternative  
educational experience whose            
applications were considered for a      
position selected under section #c7;b72 
7#c7 the number of individuals with     
alternative educational experience who  
were appointed to a position selected   
under section #c7;b72 and  7#d7 the     
number of individuals described in      
paragraph 7#b7 who1 as of the end of    
fiscal year #bjai1 with respect to the  
position to which the individual was    
appointed under the pilot program-- 7,a7
 continued to occupy the position2  7,b7
 were promoted2 or  7,c7 were           
terminated4