"Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or comparable geographic area that satisfies the following criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, that:
(1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
(A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
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according to the latest federal decennial census; or
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(B) 75% or more of the children in the area
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participate in the federal free lunch program according to reported statistics from the State Board of Education; or
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(C) at least 20% of the households in the area
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receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; or
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(D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
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determined by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, that is more than 120% of the national unemployment average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the application; and
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(2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
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incarceration related to the sale, possession, use, cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
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