1% Sales Tax For Educational Purposes -

Shall the Effingham County School District issue general obligation bonds in a principle amount not to exceed $100,000,000 to pay the costs of (a) acquiring, constructing, and equipping a new elementary school, a new middle school, and a new performing arts center, including the acquisition of real and personal property therefor, (b) classroom additions at South Effingham Elementary School, (c) classroom additions at Effingham County High School, including an auxiliary gym and a strength and conditioning facility, (d) classroom additions at South Effingham High School, including a strength and conditioning facility, (e) adding to, remodeling, renovating, improving, and equipping existing and new educational buildings, properties, and facilities and acquiring property, both real and personal, and equipment necessary therefor, technology improvements, and safety and security upgrades, (f) transportation improvements throughout the School District, and (g) financing the costs of issuance of such bonds including any capitalized interest, AND shall a once percent sales and use tax for educational purposes be reimposed in Effingham County for a period of time not to exceed 20 consecutive calendar quarters commencing upon the termination of the one percent sales and use tax for educational purposes presently in effect for the raising of not more than $75,000,000 for the purpose of funding the payment of (a) a portion of the principal and interest on the above described general obligation bonds, (b) adding to, remodeling, renovating, improving, and equipping existing and new educational buildings, properties, and facilities and acquiring property, both real and personal, and equipment necessary therefor, technology improvements, and safety and security upgrades, (c) school buses, maintenance vehicles, textbooks (including e-books and other electronic instructional materials), vocational equipment, band equipment, athletic and physical education equipment, athletic tracks and fields including field houses, tennis courts, bleachers, restrooms and concessions, fine arts equipment, media equipment, food service equipment, computers and related technology, security and safety equipment, and HVAC improvements, and (d) a portion of the costs of the above described capital outlay projects not paid for with proceeds from said general obligation bonds?