Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that except as provided in the Code, it is unlawful to have in his or her possession the green hides of fur bearing mammals without a valid hunting or trapping license. Provides that the annual fee for each resident fur buyer's permit (rather than a resident retail or wholesale fur buyer's permit) shall be $50.00 (rather than $25.00 for a resident retail fur buyer's permit or $125.00 for a resident wholesale fur buyer's permit). Provides that all fur buyers and non-resident auction participants shall maintain records of the receipt, collection, purchase, and sale of green hides of fur-bearing mammals. Provides that a record of each transaction shall be created at the time it is executed specifying the date, numbers, and kinds of green hides purchased, sold, or transferred, price paid for each green hide, if any, and the name, address, and Department customer identification number of the other party. Provides that a person who holds a fur tanner's permit is exempt from provisions for a resident fur buyer permit holder as long as the person is not engaged in the business of receiving green hides for the purpose of buying or selling the hides, whether green, dressed, processed, or tanned and the hides which have been tanned or processed are returned to the person who submitted the hides for processing or tanning. Repeals a provision regarding the receiving, collecting, or buying of green hides of fur-bearing or game mammals. Makes other conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2018.
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.
Creates the Statewide Task Force on Developing Opportunities for Youth and Young Adults Who Are Jobless and Out-of-School in order to examine and develop programs to address the growing numbers of out-of-school and jobless youth in Illinois, including those without a high school diploma, who are neither working nor in school, and low-attending jobless high school students.
Mourns the death of James Brockmeyer of Chester.
Designates March of 2017 as "Irish American Heritage Month".
Congratulates Michael Rebholz on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
Congratulates the Gibault High School 2014-2015 1818 Saint Louis History class on winning the 2016 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award.
Congratulates Illinois State Police District 11 Interim Commander, Captain Timothy Tyler on receiving the Public Servant Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Recognizes the history of the Bivens family's involvement with law enforcement.
Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the founding of Columbia Masonic Lodge #474.