Senate Bill No. 985 establishes the Oklahoma Local Food for Schools program, which will be managed by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. The program aims to facilitate the purchase of local foods by school districts and encourages partnerships between these districts and local producers and meat processors. To support this initiative, the Department will provide reimbursement to school districts for local food costs and is authorized to create necessary rules for the program's implementation.

Additionally, the bill creates the Oklahoma Local Food for Schools Revolving Fund within the State Treasury. This fund will be a continuous source of financing, not limited by fiscal year constraints, and will consist of all funds received from legislative appropriations intended for the local food program. The Department will have the authority to expend these funds for the program's purposes, with expenditures managed through the State Treasurer. The act is set to take effect on November 1, 2025.