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Committee advances $25M first‑responder loan‑forgiveness ballot measure despite Peskin dissent
Summary
The committee recommended sending an ordinance to establish a First Responders Student Loan Forgiveness Fund (proposed cap $25 million; up to $25,000 per employee) to the full board with a positive recommendation. President Peskin dissented in committee, arguing the Board could enact the ordinance without a ballot measure and the proposal lacks a funding source.
The Rules Committee voted to forward to the full Board of Supervisors an ordinance to create a First Responders Student Loan Forgiveness and Ongoing Education Fund, intended to pay outstanding student loans and job‑related education expenses for sworn police, fire and sheriff personnel, paramedics, registered nurses, and 911 dispatchers, supervisors and coordinators.
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