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Opinion 2005-6
Whether a town may donate monies to sponsor a symposium on violence by teens in the community to be conducted and hosted by a parochial school
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-6Sex Offender Registration (2014-MS-2)
… (Departments) took action to help enforce the State’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) for the period January … 1, 2008 through January 22, 2014. Background The State’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), effective January 1996, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/09/17/sex-offender-registration-2014-ms-2DiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… when notified that convicted sex offenders have failed to comply with the state’s Sex Offender Registry Act, according to an audit issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … result, the state’s Registry is not always accurate and up-to-date. The registry provides information to law enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringCompliance With Jonathan's Law
… Objective To determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is complying with … Disabilities (subsequently renamed the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, or OPWDD). … Law. While Facilities have established practices for notifying qualified persons within the required time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/compliance-jonathans-lawMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
To determine whether Medicaid recipients including sex offenders inappropriately received Medicaidfunded sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction drugs procedures and supplies
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andState Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… Medicaid. Current federal and state laws prohibit Medicaid from paying for drugs to treat sexual or erectile dysfunction … management for managed care recipients was transferred from DOH to managed care organizations (MCOs). DOH directed … registered sex offenders. DiNapoli’s auditors found that from April 1, 2012 to July 1, 2018, Medicaid made $2.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersOversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment (Follow-Up)
… was adequately monitoring and enforcing SIST conditions for sex offenders placed in the community. We identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatment-followCompliance With Jonathan’s Law (Follow-Up)
… non-verbal autistic and developmentally disabled boy, died while in the care of a State facility operated by the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental … residing in facilities operated, licensed, or certified by OPWDD, the Office of Mental Health, or the Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/25/compliance-jonathans-law-followCompliance With Jonathan's Law
… under Jonathan’s Law. This audit covers the period April 1, 2015 through January 9, 2019. About the Program In … Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Mental Health (OMH), or the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse … and documents related to reportable incidents within 21 days of either the conclusion of the investigation or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/19/compliance-jonathans-lawImproper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the six recommendations made in our initial audit report, Improper Payments for Sexual and … use and the recipient’s treatment is for that other use. In addition to drugs, State law prohibits Medicaid payment … drugs, procedures, and supplies, and whether controls were in place to prevent abuse and misuse of these products. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-and-supplies-providedSexual Offender and Management Treatment Act Program
… mental abnormalities, pose a substantial risk to commit new sex crimes. Since the Act’s inception, the Office has … The Office uses three psychiatric centers, Central New York Psychiatric Center, St Lawrence Psychiatric Center …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/23/sexual-offender-and-management-treatment-act-programOversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment
… of Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment for sex offenders placed in the community. Our audit covered the period April 1, 2012 … Parole Officers made virtually all of the two required home visits each month for the respondents we tested. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/17/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatmentDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… not ensuring parents and guardians are properly notified of incidents of abuse and neglect in programs it oversees as required … them to follow procedures. He also recommended that OPWDD address several issues the audit identified with the agency’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… is not adequately monitoring the state’s most dangerous sex offenders, often failing to make the minimum number of … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit examined compliance with the state’s Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) at regional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City
… Objective To determine if the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and … of children does not exist because of the underground (in-the-shadows) nature of this crime. However, a 2016 white … exploited or at risk of sexual exploitation annually in the United States. New York City (NYC) reported an average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/06/identifying-reporting-and-providing-services-youth-risk-sexual-human-trafficking-new-yorkBackground Checks at Municipal Youth Programs (2012-MS-5)
… against the Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Sex Offender Registry and other resources. Two municipalities … in these municipalities did not identify any persons with sex offender or significant criminal histories. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/25/background-checks-municipal-youth-programs-2012-ms-5DiNapoli Proposal Would Provide More Accountability for Personal Income Tax Check-Off Funds
Legislation being proposed by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli would require the entities administering tax check off funds to improve efforts to spend dedicated contributions within the year they were made and report how the money was spent to the public and state officials
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposal-would-provide-more-accountability-personal-income-tax-check-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… procedures that could result in motor carriers operating out of compliance with requirements for school bus drivers … Systems at Vendor-Supported Levels (Follow-Up) (2020-F-30) An initial report found that RGRTA maintained its … billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsSexual Harassment Policy for the Office of the State Comptroller
… harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of workplace sex discrimination. All employees are required to work in a … Is “Sexual Harassment”? Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and is unlawful under federal and State … law. Sexual harassment includes harassment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, self-identified or perceived sex, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/sexual-harassment-policyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in New York City (2021-N-2) The 2014 federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act requires the … of children within the child welfare system for potential sex trafficking and the timely reporting of sex trafficking incidents to law enforcement. It also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits