Committee advances Oklahoma Local Food for Schools program; sponsors say state fund already seeded
Senate Bill 985 would create the Oklahoma Local Food for Schools Program fund and direct the Department of Agriculture to administer grants connecting local producers and school districts; proponents said state funding was provided previously and about 248 schools participated last year.
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Senate Bill 985, which establishes the Oklahoma Local Food for Schools Program and a fund to facilitate purchases of locally produced foods by school districts, advanced out of the Agriculture Committee unanimously.
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