LA County Board

15. Protecting Generational Wealth and Equitable Rights to Success Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct County Counsel to monitor any legal action aimed at challenging the proposed rule change at the Small Business Administration (SBA) that would keep lawful permanent residents from accessing SBA backed loans, and authorize County Counsel to file, initiate, join, or support litigation, as deemed appropriate by County Counsel. Monitor any legal action aimed at challenging the proposed rule change at the United States Department of Education (U.S. ED) that would “de-professionalize” a broad array of professions and authorize County Counsel to file, initiate, join, or support litigation, as deemed appropriate by County Counsel. Monitor any legal action aimed at challenging the proposed rule change at the U.S. ED that would amend the definition to “qualifying employer” within the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to exclude employers that are deemed to participate in illegal activities or have a substantial illegal purpose, and authorize County Counsel to file, initiate, join, or support litigation, as deemed appropriate by County Counsel. Take the following actions: Instruct the Acting Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Branch, to support legislative proposals that would create State-operated student loan programs in California as a supplement to reduced federal student loan access. Instruct the Director of Economic Opportunity, in consultation with the Directors of Personnel and Consumer and Business Affairs, and other applicable Department Heads, to report back to the Board in writing in 90 days on the impact of the U.S. ED’s “de-professionalization” decision on workforce development Countywide and recommendations regarding the following, including next steps: Impacts to the County’s recruitment, retention, and classification requirements for affected occupations. Impacts to service delivery capacity across County Departments and County-funded contractors that rely on these professions. Impacts to education and training pipelines, including County internship, tuition/education assistance, and workforce pathway partnerships. Impacts to workers and prospective workers in the affected professions, including equity and gender impacts given the concentration of women in many of these fields. (26-1441)