The purpose of this

article is to provide for the administration and operation of public schools in juvenile halls, juvenile homes, day centers, juvenile ranches, juvenile camps, regional youth educational facilities, or Orange County youth correctional centers in existence and providing services prior to the effective date of the amendments to this

section made by the Statutes of 1989, established pursuant to

Article 23 (commencing with

Section 850),

Article 24 (commencing with

Section 880),

Article 24.5 (commencing with

Section 894) of

Chapter of Division 2, or

Article 9 (commencing with

Section 1850) of

Chapter of Division 2.5, of the Welfare and Institutions Code or in any group home housing or more children placed pursuant to Sections 362, 727, and 730, of the Welfare and Institutions Code or in any group home housing or more children and operating one or more additional sites under a central administration for children placed pursuant to

Section 362, 727, or of the Welfare and Institutions Code, with acceptable school structures at one or more centrally located sites to serve the single or composite populations, and to provide the juvenile court school pupils therein detained with quality education and training. Nothing in this

section shall be construed as indicating that it is the intent of the Legislature to prevent juvenile court school pupils who are housed in group homes from enrolling in regular public schools, or that it is the intent of the Legislature to transfer the responsibility for any costs associated with the operation of group homes to the counties. The Orange County Office of Education shall only provide educational services in youth correctional centers for individuals up to years of age.