(a) In the case of a pupil with exceptional needs who has been placed in a group home, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 80001 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, by the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, 601, or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the district, special education local plan area, or county office shall invite to the individualized education program team meetings a representative of the group home.

(b) This section shall not be construed to delay the individualized education program process or to change the individualized education program team requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 56341.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 413, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)