2005 California Education Code Sections 52740-52743 Article 3. Educational Films or Video Tapes

52740.  It is the intent of the Legislature to provide accurate
instructional materials to schools on (a) the internment in the
United States of persons of Japanese origin and its impact on
Japanese-American citizens, (b) the Armenian genocide, and (c) the
World War II internment, relocation, and restriction in the United
States of persons of Italian origin and its impact on the Italian
American community.
   The Legislature finds and declares that there are few films or
videotapes available on the subjects of the internment of persons of
Japanese origin, the Armenian genocide, and the World War II
internment, relocation, and restriction of persons of Italian origin,
for teachers to use when teaching pupils about these three
devastating events.  The shortage of available films or videotapes on
these subjects is especially true for the Armenian genocide.
   The Legislature hereby finds and declares that films and
videotapes giving a historically accurate depiction of the internment
in the United States of persons of Japanese origin during World War
II, the Armenian genocide, and the World War II internment,
relocation, and restriction ofpersons of Italian origin, should be
made in order that pupils will recognize these events for the horror
they represented.  The Legislature hereby encourages teachers to use
these films and videotapes as a resource in teaching pupils about
these three important historical events that are commonly overlooked
in today's school curriculum.
52742.  The films or video tapes produced pursuant to this article
shall be submitted to the Curriculum Development and Supplemental
Materials Commission for its review, and may be made available to
schools, as provided by this article, only upon adoption by the
Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission.
52743.  The State Department of Education shall make available the
films or video tapes produced pursuant to this article to schools.