California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 342 — Foster children: social worker: visits.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2013.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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. This bill would require that the location of monthly visits for each foster child who is placed in a group home or a licensed, certified, or approved foster home by a county welfare department or a county probation department comply with specified federal requirements. The bill would prohibit more than 2 consecutive monthly visits from being held outside the residence of the foster child and, if the visit does not occur in the place of residence, would require the social worker or probation officer to document in the case file and in the court report the location of the visit and the reason for the visit occurring outside the place of residence. The bill would also require the social worker or probation officer to advise the foster child that he or she has the right to request that the private discussion occur outside the group home or foster home. The bill would provide, however, that if a foster child requests to have the private discussion outside the group home or foster home, that private discussion shall not replace the visit in the group home or foster home. The bill would also provide that the social worker or probation officer shall not be required to schedule an additional visit to accommodate the request. By imposing additional duties on county employees, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2288.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3018.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  10. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1116.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1012.) (May 23).

  17. Set for hearing May 23.

  18. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  19. Set for hearing April 22.

  20. 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.

  21. Set for hearing April 9.

  22. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  23. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  24. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Yee · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Yee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB342 Yee Concurrence

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 3000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Correa — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 342 Yee Senate Third Reading By STONE

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Walters — Yea
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 342 do?
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. This bill would require that the location of monthly visits for each foster child who is placed in a group home or a licensed, certified, or approved foster home by a county welfare department or a county probation department comply with specified federal requirements. The bill would prohibit more than 2 consecutive monthly visits from being held outside the residence of the foster child and, if the visit does not occur in the place of residence, would require the social worker or probation officer to document in the case file and in the court report the location of the visit and the reason for the visit occurring outside the place of residence. The bill would also require the social worker or probation officer to advise the foster child that he or she has the right to request that the private discussion occur outside the group home or foster home. The bill would provide, however, that if a foster child requests to have the private discussion outside the group home or foster home, that private discussion shall not replace the visit in the group home or foster home. The bill would also provide that the social worker or probation officer shall not be required to schedule an additional visit to accommodate the request. By imposing additional duties on county employees, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors SB 342?
SB 342 is sponsored by Yee.
What is the current status of SB 342?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
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