1. The department of corrections, in cooperation with the department of elementary and secondary education, shall prepare a film or videotape which relates to Missouri prisons and which specifically addresses prison conditions, young offenders and the liberties that are lost as a result of imprisonment. Funding for the film may be made from appropriations requested by the department of elementary and secondary education and approved by the Missouri general assembly from funding received from federal or private grants or donations received from private individuals or groups. No funding shall come from general revenue.

2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the viewing of the film, prepared pursuant to subsection 1 of this section. Such rules and regulations shall attempt to make available such video or film to all districts requesting it, and require viewing by all status offenders or students convicted of misdemeanors, excluding traffic violations.