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Board orders student-loan forgiveness fund for first responders placed on November ballot
Summary
Supervisors voted 6–4 to submit a proposed administrative code amendment creating a first‑responder student loan forgiveness fund to the Nov. 5 ballot. Supporters said the ballot measure can help recruitment and retention; opponents questioned funding and efficacy.
The Board of Supervisors voted 6–4 on July 30 to order submitted to the November 5, 2024 ballot a measure that would amend the administrative code to establish a first‑responder student loan forgiveness fund.
The proposed fund would allow the city to pay outstanding student loans and job‑related educational and training expenses for city employees who are sworn members of the police department, the fire department or the sheriff’s department, paramedics, registered nurses and 9‑1‑1 dispatchers, supervisors…
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