Rep. Emily McAsey

Recognizes the Give Something Back Foundation.

Congratulates Tammi Kestel on her retirement after 35 years of service to the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification.

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 Railroad Bridge Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning connection of railroads.

Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Provides that conversion of a trust to a total return trust may be made with a trustee and all primary beneficiaries (instead of with a trustee and all beneficiaries and presumptive remaindermen beneficiaries) in accordance with other provisions of the Act. Changes definitions and defines terms. Provides that an unascertainable beneficiary may be represented by and bound by another beneficiary having a substantially similar (instead of a substantially identical) interest on a particular question or dispute. Provides that if a trust beneficiary is an unrepresented minor, disabled, or unborn person, a parent of the beneficiary may represent and bind the beneficiary if there is no conflict of interest between the beneficiary and either of that person's parents on that particular question or dispute. Further provides that this representative may represent and bind an unborn or unascertainable beneficiary who has an interest that is substantially similar to the interest of the minor or disabled person, but only if there is no conflict of interest between the minor or the disabled person and the unborn or unascertainable person. Makes corresponding changes. In a subsection concerning nonjudicial settlement agreements, makes changes concerning the matters that may be resolved by a nonjudicial settlement agreement. Provides that if a charitable entity is a current beneficiary, is a presumptive remainder beneficiary, or has any vested interest in a trust, the parties to any proposed nonjudicial settlement agreement affecting the trust shall deliver to the Attorney General's Charitable Trust Bureau written notice of the proposed agreement at least 60 days prior to its effective date. Provides that if the Bureau objects in a writing delivered to one or more of the parties prior to the proposed effective date, the agreement shall not take effect unless the parties obtain court approval. Provides that the Section concerning virtual representation shall be construed as pertaining to the administration of any trust that is administered in this State or governed by Illinois law, unless certain conditions are met. Provides that changes made apply to all trusts in existence on the effective date and to all trusts created after that date.

Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act. Provides that the purchaser of a unit of a common interest community, other than a mortgagee, must pay the common expenses for the unit, attorneys' fees, and other charges related to the common expenses that would have been due during the 12 months before a foreclosure judicial sale or the delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure and if common expenses are paid at any time, the purchaser, other than the mortgagee, has no obligation to pay any common expenses that accrued before the purchaser acquired title. Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that the purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee following a judicial foreclosure sale or the delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure must pay the proportionate share of the unit's common expenses, attorneys' fees, and other charges related to the common expenses that would have been due during the 12 months before a judicial sale or execution of a deed in lieu of foreclosure (instead of must pay common expenses, without attorney's fees included, for the 6 months incurred immediately before the filing of an action to collect common expenses) and if the common expenses are paid, the purchaser, other than the mortgagee, has no obligation to pay any common expenses that accrued before the purchaser acquired title. Provides that the board of a common interest community association and the board of a condominium master association shall have the authority to impose charges for the late payment of a unit owner's common expenses share or other expenses lawfully agreed upon. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2013.

Amends the School Code. Provides that, if requested, a school board is authorized to excuse a pupil from engaging in a physical education course if the pupil is a child with a disability, is participating in an athletic program outside of the school setting that is equivalent to a varsity athletic program at his or her school, and documents such participation in a manner determined by the school board. Effective July 1, 2013.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.