The bill H.B. No. 2025-2026 aims to appropriate funds to enhance food options for students with religious dietary restrictions in Ohio. Specifically, it allocates $300,000 from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Agriculture under the Special Projects category. This funding will be used to award competitive grants to middle schools, high schools, and institutions of higher education to establish, expand, or improve the provision of special religious diets, including kosher and halal food.

The bill also outlines that the Director of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Director of Education and Workforce and the Chancellor of Higher Education, will establish the procedures and criteria for awarding these grants. Additionally, it mandates the Director of Budget and Management to maintain accounts indicating the source and amount of funds for each appropriation made in the act, ensuring that expenditures are accounted for in accordance with existing legislative provisions.