Rep. Emily McAsey

Amends the Children's Product Safety Act. Prohibits a commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer from selling, offering to sell, leasing, or offering to lease a crib bumper pad in the State. Imposes a civil penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $500 for each violation. Provides for the deposit of these civil penalties into the Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund.

Amends the Radon Industry Licensing Act. Makes a technical change to the Section concerning the short title of the Act.

Amends the Access to Justice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the education purchasing program.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that if a person is shown by clear and convincing evidence to have financially exploited an elderly person or a person with a disability, any property, benefit, or other interest to which the person is entitled by reason of the death of the financially exploited decedent shall pass as if the person who committed the financial exploitation died before the decedent, except that, with respect to joint tenancy property, the interest possessed prior to the death by the person committing the financial exploitation shall not be diminished. Provides that a determination of financial exploitation may be made by any court of competent jurisdiction, separate and apart from any criminal proceeding arising from the financial exploitation, except that the civil proceeding may not proceed to trial nor may the person be required to submit to discovery in the civil proceeding until any criminal proceedings have been finally determined by the trial court or, if no criminal charge has been brought, prior to one year after the date of the decedent's death. Provides that the holder of property is not liable for distributing or releasing the property to the person committing financial exploitation if the distribution or release occurs prior to a determination made under the new provisions. Provides that if the holder of property knows or has reason to know that a potential beneficiary financially exploited a decedent, the holder shall fully cooperate with law enforcement authorities and judicial officers in connection with any investigation of the financial exploitation. Provides that a person financially exploits an elderly person or a person with a disability when he or she knowingly and by deception or intimidation obtains control over the property of an elderly person or a person with a disability or illegally uses the assets or resources of an elderly person or a person with a disability.

Creates the Medicaid Assistive Technology Reuse Task Force in the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to review and make recommendations with respect to how Illinois and its residents with disabilities might benefit from an assistive technology reuse program as part of the Medicaid program coverage of durable medical equipment.

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for levy years 2015 and later, the taxing district's aggregate extension base is the greater of (A) the taxing district's last preceding aggregate extension limit or (B) the taxing district's last preceding aggregate extension, subject to adjustments for taxing districts in 2 or more counties, merged or consolidated taxing districts, and adjustments by a rate increase or decrease factor. Provides that the term "aggregate extension limit" means the district's last preceding aggregate extension if the taxing district had utilized the maximum limiting rate permitted without referendum.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a person's accountability for another person's conduct.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.