Existing law requires that all foster children who are placed in group homes by county welfare departments or county probation departments be visited at least monthly by a county social worker or probation officer, and that each visit include a private discussion between the foster child and the county social worker or probation officer that is not held in the presence or immediate vicinity of the group home staff. Existing law also requires a county social worker or probation officer to make a regular visit with a child in any licensed, certified, or approved foster home, and requires that the visit include a private discussion between the foster child and the social worker or probation officer that is not held in the presence or immediate vicinity of the foster parent or caregiver.
California SB 342 (20132014) — Foster children: social worker: visits.
Existing law requires that all foster children who are placed in group homes by county welfare departments or county probation departments be visited at least monthly by a county social worker or probation officer, and that each visit include a private discussion between the foster child and the county social worker or probation officer that is not held in the presence or immediate vicinity of the group home staff. Existing law also requires a county social worker or probation officer to make a regular visit with a child in any licensed, certified, or approved foster home, and requires that the visit include a private discussion between the foster child and the social worker or probation officer that is not held in the presence or immediate vicinity of the foster parent or caregiver.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 342 Yee Senate Third Reading By STONE — 78–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB342 Yee Concurrence — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Yee — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2013-03-12 Set for hearing April 9.
2013-04-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 485.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-12 Set for hearing April 22.
2013-04-22 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-17 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1012.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1116.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-14 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-14 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3018.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2288.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2013-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7341ac31-3c69-4654-bef2-4ab6381a1143. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).