The following terms are defined by the United States Bureau of the Census, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., as amended:

1. (1) “Age seventy-five (75)” means an individual who turns seventy-five (75) years of age as of the census date of April 1;
2. (2) “Age sixty (60)” means an individual who turns sixty (60) years of age as of the census date of April 1;
3. (3) “Low income” means an individual whose income within the past twelve (12) months is below the poverty thresholds set by the United States Department of Health and Human Services;
4. (4) “Low-income minority” means an individual who identifies with one (1) of the four (4) minority groups as listed below and whose income within the past twelve (12) months is below the poverty thresholds set by the United States Department of Health and Human Services;

5. (5)

   1. (A) “Minority” means the smaller part of a group within a country or state that differs in race, religion, or national origin from the dominant group.
   2. (B) According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines, the term “minority” means four (4) particular groups who share a race, color, or national origin.

   3. (C) These groups are:

      1. (i)

         1. (a) (a) American Indian or Alaskan Native.
         2. (b) (b) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintain their culture through a tribe and community;

      2. (ii)

         1. (a) (a) Asian or Pacific Islander.
         2. (b) (b) A person having origins in any of the original people of the Far East, Southeast Asia, India, or the Pacific Islands.
      3. (c) (c) These areas include, for example, China, India, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa;

      4. (iii)

         1. (a) (a) Black (except Hispanic).
         2. (b) (b) A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa; and

      5. (iv)

         1. (a) (a) Hispanic.
         2. (b) (b) A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race; and
6. (6) “Rural” means a territory, population, and housing units not classified as urban.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “1-1-19”