Bill No. 985 establishes the Oklahoma Local Food for Schools program, aimed at facilitating the purchase of local foods by school districts. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry will oversee the program, which encourages partnerships between school districts and local producers and meat processors by providing reimbursement for local food costs. The Department is also 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, which will be a continuous fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. This fund will consist of all monies received from legislative appropriations designated for the program and will be used to support the purchase of local food by school districts. Expenditures from the fund will be managed according to established procedures. The act is set to take effect on November 1, 2026.