This bill aims to enhance education finance in Minnesota by increasing funding for library online databases. It appropriates funds from the general fund to the Department of Education for specific fiscal years, ensuring that various educational institutions, including school media centers, public libraries, and college libraries, have access to essential online resources.

The bill introduces new legal language that establishes appropriations specifically for the "Electronic Library for Minnesota." It outlines that the Department of Education will receive designated sums to support statewide licenses for online databases, which will be selected in collaboration with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. This initiative is intended to improve access to digital resources across the state's educational landscape.