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Public Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Reported Crimes Rose in 2022 According to data published by the State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… ensure its customers – those who live, work, and travel in New York – have a safe, efficient, balanced, and … statutory requirement to provide an appeal to Committee on Open Government (COOG) upon receipt for any of the 49 … and respond to FOIL requests and appeals within the time frames required by law. Grant or deny access to FOIL requests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsControls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
… The Office of Victim Services’ (OVS) mission is to provide compensation to innocent victims of crime and their families … Victim Assistance Programs (VAPs); and to advocate for the rights and benefits of all innocent crime victims. OVS also … generally ensured that its expenditures for crime victim compensation claims, VAP grants, and FRE claims were made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-followMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs
… Objective To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice … and monitoring selected public protection grant programs to ensure expenses are allowable under the related contracts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/24/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programsMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs (Follow-Up)
… officer. SNUG is a violence-reduction initiative that uses street outreach to address the issues causing gun violence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programs-followControls Over Selected Expenditures
… to May 10, 2018. Background OVS’ mission is to provide compensation to innocent victims of crime and their families … Victim Assistance Programs (VAPs); and to advocate for the rights and benefits of all innocent crime victims. OVS is led … and therefore claimants must exhaust all other sources of compensation before it pays for their crime-related losses. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/04/controls-over-selected-expendituresPublic Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Number of Crimes and Crime Rates Leveled Off in 2021 According to preliminary data, the number of crimes … 2022); 63 county jail and correctional facilities; and 12 New York City correctional facilities. Over the last 10 … Fiscal Year 2019-20, statutory changes to eliminate cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent felony offenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyCompliance With Navigation Law
… patrol activities across law enforcement entities, such as county sheriff’s offices, with overlapping jurisdictions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/01/compliance-navigation-lawState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients Diagnosed With Severe Malnutrition (Follow-Up) … computer-assisted auditing techniques to identify areas for further review by an analyst. However, OMH generally does … parking accounts have operated with a cash deficit balance for at least four consecutive years and $429,420 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsXI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… FORMER NYS EMPLOYEES In accordance with Public Officers Law §73(8)(a) (POL 73), former State employees are subject to … whether a vendor is a State employee. Public Officers Law, section 73 (4)(a) states that: [n]o statewide elected … legislative employee or political party chairman or firm or association of which such person is a member, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Development (2017-N-5) Auditors examined $6.1 million in contract payments to 11 vendors and $4.6 million in … data analysis testing of monthly transactions, focusing on repeated violations at the same potentially prohibited … for crime victim compensation claims, forensic rape examinations (FRE) and victim assistance program (VAP) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Statement on His Placement Agent Ban Becoming Law
… P. DiNapoli today issued the following statement after Gov. Cuomo signed DiNapoli's legislation to prohibit the use … P DiNapoli today issued the following statement after Gov Cuomo signed DiNapolis legislation to prohibit the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-statement-his-placement-agent-ban-becoming-lawCompliance With Jonathan's Law
… April 1, 2015 through January 9, 2019. About the Program In February 2007, Jonathan Carey, a 13-year-old non-verbal … autistic and developmentally disabled boy, died while in the care of a State facility operated by the Office of … several unexplained injuries, unauthorized changes in treatment, and suspected abuse and neglect while at a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/19/compliance-jonathans-lawCompliance With Jonathan's Law
… with the requirements established under Jonathan’s Law. This audit covers the period April 1, 2015 through April … and then at a State-run facility. In May 2007, “Jonathan’s Law” was enacted to expand parents’, guardians’, and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/compliance-jonathans-lawOversight of Kendra’s Law
… that existing and potential AOT recipients receive their court-ordered treatment. Our audit covered the period from … file a petition for AOT with the appropriate court and a hearing is held to review the case and proposed treatment … their treatment plan and intervening if necessary. AOT orders generally cover up to 1 year and may be renewed if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/08/oversight-kendras-lawNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Reimbursement for Multi-Year Financial Planning for Stressed Local Governments
… Legislative bill S.7352/A.09823 was signed into law on Dec. 17. The measure, … our audits and fiscal profiles of communities across New York, my office has continually emphasized the importance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-reimbursement-multi-year-financial-planningDiNapoli Releases Report on State Spending to Implement Raise the Age Law
… mostly of local grants to reimburse counties. Those funds totaled $468.5 million through SFY 2025. In the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-report-state-spending-implement-raise-age-lawState Agencies Bulletin No. 1256
On March 16 2012 Chapter 18 of the laws of 2012 was enacted into law and amends portions of the Retirement and Social Security Law Education Law and the Adm
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1256-new-tier-vi-voluntary-defined-contribution-retirement-programFreedom of Information Law (FOIL)
… request to our Records Access Officer. Email: FOIL@osc.ny.gov Mail: Records Access Office Communications, 15th floor … Office of the State Comptroller 110 State Street Albany, NY 12236-0001 Fax: 518-473-8940 In Person: Written requests … of OSC’s operations, you may be able to find them on the Open Book New York page. Note: If you are requesting OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/foilCompliance With Jonathan’s Law (Follow-Up)
… of the investigation or the written request, whichever is later. OPWDD operates 13 Developmental Disabilities State … request or the conclusion of the investigation (whichever is later), as required. In a sample of 63 record requests, 32 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/25/compliance-jonathans-law-follow