| | | Sec. B-10. Referendum for ratification; submission at statewide election; form of question; | | effective date. This Part must be submitted to the legal voters of | | the State at a statewide election held on the Tuesday | | following the first Monday of November following passage of | | this Part. The municipal officers of this State shall notify | | the inhabitants of their respective cities, towns and | | plantations to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for | | holding a statewide election, to vote on the acceptance or | | rejection of this Part by voting on the following question: |
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| | | "Do you favor a $30,000,000 bond issue to increase the | | State's School Revolving Renovation Fund for capital | | repairs and improvements in public school facilities to | | address health, safety and compliance deficiencies, | | general renovation needs and learning space upgrades?" |
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| | | The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall | | vote by ballot on this question and designate their choice by | | a cross or check mark placed within a corresponding square | | below the word "Yes" or "No." The ballots must be received, | | sorted, counted and declared in open ward, town and plantation | | meetings and returns made to the Secretary of State in the | | same manner as votes for members of the Legislature. The | | Governor shall review the returns and, if a majority of the | | legal votes are cast in favor of this Part, the Governor shall | | proclaim the result without delay, and this Part becomes | | effective 30 days after the date of the proclamation. |
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| | | The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each | | city, town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of | | this Part necessary to carry out the purposes of this | | referendum. |
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| | | This bill provides funds through a bond issue, in the amount | | of $30,000,000, to be used to increase funds in the School | | Revolving Renovation Fund for repairs and improvements in | | public school facilities to address health, safety and | | compliance deficiencies, general renovation needs and learning | | space upgrades. |
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| | | This bill also requires that 15% of funds awarded from the | | School Revolving Renovation Fund for renovation projects must | | be used for aspects of the renovation that promote energy | | efficiency. |
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