Funds shall be allocated to service delivery areas whose unemployment rate exceeds 6.5%, as determined every June 30 based upon the previous 12-month unemployment rate for that service delivery area. Each eligible service delivery area shall be allocated funds for a 12-month period. The amount of funds allocated to each eligible service delivery area shall be in a proportion equal to the number of excess unemployed in the service delivery area relative to the number of excess unemployed in all eligible service delivery areas.
20 ILCS 630/4