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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 580, §9, is amended to read:
 
2. Form.  TheExcept as provided in subsection 2-A, the article to be voted upon must be in substantially the following form:
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§2-A  is enacted to read:
 
2-A.  Form for withdrawal for a regional school unit composed of a single municipality.     If the regional school unit is composed of a single municipality, the article to be voted upon must be in substantially the following form:
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 580, §9, is amended to read:
 
7. Article.   TheExcept as provided in subsection 7-A, the article to be voted on must be in the following form.
Sec. 4.  20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§7-A  is enacted to read:
 
7-A.  Article for a regional school unit composed of a single municipality.     If the regional school unit is composed of a single municipality, the article to be voted upon must be in substantially the following form:
Sec. 5.  20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§21  is enacted to read:
 
21.  Dissolution.    Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the withdrawal of a municipality from a regional school unit that is composed of a single municipality, the regional school unit is dissolved.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies the process for a municipality to withdraw from a regional school unit that is composed of a single municipality and provides that upon withdrawal of a municipality from a regional school unit that is composed of a single municipality, the regional school unit is dissolved.