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 utilized 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 be responsible for establishing the procedures and criteria for awarding these grants. Additionally, it mandates the Director of Budget and Management to maintain accounts for the appropriations made in this act and ensure that expenditures are accounted for in accordance with existing legislative provisions.