The maximum service levels set forth in Sections 56426.1 and 56426.2 apply only for purposes of the allocation of funds for early education programs pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432, and may be exceeded by a local educational agency, in accordance with the infants’ individualized family service plan, provided that no change in the level of entitlement to state funding under this part thereby results.
This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.