LA County Board

15.\nProtecting Generational Wealth and Equitable Rights to Success\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct County Counsel to\nmonitor any legal action aimed at challenging the proposed rule change at the\nSmall Business Administration (SBA) that would keep lawful permanent\nresidents from accessing SBA backed loans, and authorize County Counsel to\nfile, initiate, join, or support litigation, as deemed appropriate by County\nCounsel. Monitor any legal action aimed at challenging the proposed rule\nchange at the United States Department of Education (U.S. ED) that would\n“de-professionalize” a broad array of professions and authorize County\nCounsel to file, initiate, join, or support litigation, as deemed appropriate by\nCounty Counsel. Monitor any legal action aimed at challenging the proposed\nrule change at the U.S. ED that would amend the definition to “qualifying\nemployer” within the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to exclude\nemployers that are deemed to participate in illegal activities or have a\nsubstantial illegal purpose, and authorize County Counsel to file, initiate, join, or\nsupport litigation, as deemed appropriate by County Counsel. Take the following\nactions:\nInstruct the Acting Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs\nand Intergovernmental Relations Branch, to support legislative proposals\nthat would create State-operated student loan programs in California as a\nsupplement to reduced federal student loan access.\nInstruct the Director of Economic Opportunity, in consultation with the\nDirectors of Personnel and Consumer and Business Affairs, and other\napplicable Department Heads, to report back to the Board in writing in 90\ndays on the impact of the U.S. ED’s “de-professionalization” decision on\nworkforce development Countywide and recommendations regarding the\nfollowing, including next steps:\nImpacts to the County’s recruitment, retention, and classification\nrequirements for affected occupations.\nImpacts to service delivery capacity across County Departments\nand County-funded contractors that rely on these professions.\nImpacts to education and training pipelines, including County\ninternship, tuition/education assistance, and workforce pathway\npartnerships.\nImpacts to workers and prospective workers in the affected\nprofessions, including equity and gender impacts given the\nconcentration of women in many of these fields. (26-1441)\nMotion by Supervisor Solis (Exempt From Cluster)