School District Referendum Continuing Sales Surtax to Fund School Safety, Technology, Transportation and Facilities Improvements
Source: enr.electionsfl.org
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Education Quality
Leon schools would keep the half-cent sales tax for 15 more years starting in 2028 to pay for safety, buildings, buses, and technology. People who buy taxable goods in Leon County would keep paying it; eligible charter schools would get a share.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Leon County School Board; election called by the County Commission
The district's elected school board asked on June 16, 2026 to keep its half-cent school sales tax. The County Commission then voted to put the question on the ballot.
Source: leonvotes.gov
A YES vote means
Continue the existing 0.5% school sales tax for 15 years from 2028, with money for school safety, facilities, buses, and technology and a share for eligible charter schools.
A NO vote means
Let the current half-cent school sales tax end after 2027 instead of renewing it for another 15 years.
Source: leonvotes.gov