(a) If the parents or guardians of at least 22 students at a school request a transfer for the same school year to another school in the district for the purpose of enrolling in an educational program offered at that school, beginning with the following school year the district shall:
(1) offer the program at the school from which the transfers were requested; or
(2) offer the program at the school from which the transfers were requested by teleconference, if available to the district.
(b) In this section, “educational program” means a course or series of courses in the required curriculum under § 28.002, other than a fine arts course under § 28.002(a)(2)(D) or a career and technology course under § 28.002(a)(2)(E).