SB 342 (Leno, Chapter 492, Statutes of 2013) ensures foster youth receive the mandated periodic visits from their social worker and/or probation officer at the site of their home placement unless otherwise requested by the youth. Although these professionals were already required by law to visit the youth monthly, exceptions were often made resulting in a youth not seeing his/her social worker or probation officer for several months. This bill also prevents social workers from conducting the visits outside of the foster home or group home unless the youth specifically requests it, so as to maintain their privacy.