(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, assignment to any activity otherwise authorized under this article shall be limited in any county to the number or percentage of participants specified under Section 407 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 607) and subsequent amendments thereto, unless the recipient is concurrently participating in any activities that will count for the required number of hours of participation under federal law.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply if the statewide percentage, as determined by the department, is less than the limits described in federal law.