{"data":{"id":"us-il/305-ilcs-42-30","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"305 ILCS 42/30","heading":"Criteria for high-risk areas.","body":"In determining whether a particular geographic area is a high-risk area and eligible for a grant, the Secretary may consider factors including but not limited to the following:\n(1) Whether 50% or more of those potentially eligible are not participating in the food stamp program, or whether a significant number of the potentially eligible population, particularly the working poor and the elderly, are not participating.\n(2) Whether 25% or more of the children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the school lunch program.\n(3) Infant mortality or morbidity rates.\n(4) Economic indicators including but not limited to the unemployment rate, prevailing wages, and recent loss of job base.\n(5) A high concentration of at-risk populations.\n(6) The unavailability of food assistance programs in the area because of lack of provider participation or lack of knowledge about the existence of such programs.","path":["CHAPTER 305 PUBLIC AID","Nutrition Outreach and Public Education Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2476\u0026ChapterID=28\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:32Z","sha256":"e07d3b5fd5e6bd3f1b3a194028a8656c6c17d4522972d010f59f3dbde723ad62","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/305-ilcs-42-25","next":"us-il/305-ilcs-42-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}