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Amend the bill in Part A in section 1 in the 6th line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "8" and inserting the following: '9'
Amend the bill in Part A by inserting after section 5 the following:
‘Sec. A-6. Withdrawal from community school district. Codyville Plantation shall:
1. Assign its share of the cumulative fund balance for the East Range II Community School District to the East Range II Community School District;
2. Cancel or forgive any claims on the Town of Topsfield or the East Range II Community School District for educational property or services; and
3. Withdraw from the East Range II Community School District, effective June 30, 2019.
Upon the withdrawal of Codyville Plantation from the East Range II Community School District pursuant to this section, the unorganized territory of Codyville Township has no financial liabilities or other obligations to the Town of Topsfield or to the East Range II Community School District for educational property or services, and education in the unorganized territory of Codyville Township must be provided pursuant to section 7 of this Part.’
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 9 (page 3, lines 29 and 30 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. A-9. Effective dates. If the legal voters of Codyville Plantation approve the referendum under section 9 of this Part, sections 1 to 5, 7 and 8 of this Part take effect July 1, 2019, and section 6 of this Part takes effect upon approval of the referendum.’
Amend the bill in Part B in section 2 in the 2nd line (page 4, line 2 in L.D) by striking out the following: "8" and inserting the following: '9'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment adds language to the bill to provide for the withdrawal of Codyville Plantation from the East Range II Community School District on June 30, 2019 if the legal voters of Codyville Plantation approve the referendum to deorganize as provided in the bill.