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DiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… many students in New York, but not enough is being done to make sure they are getting the information and support … Department should work with state and local entities to ensure resources to address the problem are available and … and staff can recognize warning signs of distress and know how to get help. I’m encouraged that the department responded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsDiNapoli: Thousands of Young Children With Disabilities Not Receiving Early Intervention Services
Therapeutic and support services available through New Yorks Early Intervention EI Program are vital for infants and toddlers with disabilities but an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli found many young children did not receive services or faced delays in care
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thousands-young-children-disabilities-not-receiving-early-intervention-servicesAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… services. Increase monitoring of school districts, including but not limited to: Timeliness of preschool special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesHuman Resource Practices
… HR develops local human resource-related policies in conjunction with SUNY System Administration, maintains … example: Upstate paid 12 employees a total of $4.7 million in additional compensation for work beyond their regular job … Upstate paid $1,374,670, 20 (amounting to nearly $940,000 in payroll costs) were deemed not useful, of poor quality, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/25/human-resource-practicesDiNapoli: Former Chief of Border City Hose Company Pleads Guilty to Stealing Company Funds and Repays More Than $18,000
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Ontario County … of John Morabito, former chief of the Border City Hose Company, for theft of $18,772 from the company. “Mr. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-chief-border-city-hose-company-pleads-guilty-stealing-company-funds-and-repays-moreDiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… determined it should have reported 769, including two sex offenses that involved inappropriate sexual contact and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… events, including attempted suicides, weapons possession, sex offenses or domestic violence, are required to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawDiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… from a high of 5% in the North Country to a low of 0.4% in New York City. Availability rates were lowest in … a high school education, have income below $20,000, or are age 65 and older. In 2019, approximately one in three New … access compared to 4.5%, respectively, in 2019. Those age 65 and over lacked access at almost three times the rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Cash, Drugs, Weapons Missing from Police Custody
… we audited understand the seriousness of this issue and have already begun to implement many of the recommendations … returned to the proper owner; and Eight agencies did not have appropriate controls over their inventory tracking … agreed with the audit recommendations and indicated they have already taken steps to address the concerns outlined in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-cash-drugs-weapons-missing-police-custodyDiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… difficulties recruiting qualified staff, and low pay for EMS staff compared to other occupations in health care … total number of local governments reporting expenditures for ambulance or rescue squads has remained relatively steady from 2012 to 2022. Expenditures for these services, however, have been rising, increasing by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesSexual 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-programDiNapoli: SED Needs To Improve Oversight of School Districts' English Language Learners Programs
… dropout rate of 5%. At the same time, ELL enrollments have risen, with the number of ELL students outside of New … BE programs absent an exemption. Seven of the nine did not have a program or an exemption from BE requirements for all … entitled students. Another 21 (34%) reported not having any BE programs available, and 22 (36%) reported not having …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-sed-needs-improve-oversight-school-districts-english-language-learners-programsDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… is responsible for enforcing the Law, which took effect in 2001. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal … complaints by phone and email. The Law was amended in 2010 to include automated calls, known as robocalls, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsDiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… sellers booming, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “2020 was a bleak … of the city’s retail workforce (31 percent), followed by White (25 percent), Black and African American (22 percent) and Asian (19 percent). By March 22, when New York’s statewide stay-at-home order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicNew York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
… is the group over the age of 65, suggesting that many may have put off retirement or decided to return to the … data on both aspects of the labor market — the demand side, or the businesses that provide jobs, and the supply … Those who are officially considered unemployed do not have a job, but have actively looked for work in the previous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-labor-force-assessing-10-year-trends-and-pandemic-setbacksHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program
… Objectives To determine whether Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has established and maintains adequate internal controls to oversee and monitor the federally funded Section 8 Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingDiNapoli: Convicted Drunk Drivers Not Installing Court-Ordered Ignition Locks
… require them to install Ignition Interlock Devices (IID) in their vehicles, according to an audit released today by … did not install ignition interlocks without penalties or punishment. While efforts were made to strengthen Leandra’s … Act, also known as Leandra’s Law, those sentenced for a DWI on or after Aug. 15, 2010, must install an IID in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-convicted-drunk-drivers-not-installing-court-ordered-ignition-locksOpinion 92-34
… to the affected courts and tribunals. October 26, 1992 Melvin I. Rosenblat, Director Justice Court Fund … Whether a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34DiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
… businesses where they spend their money, shouldn't have to travel outside the community to cash a check, open a … savings. I am proud that my office and New York state have been able to deposit $20 million in these banks that … to thrive." "Local banks are critical to the success of any community, and this initiative spearheaded by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesOpinion 88-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (criteria for designation in towns) LOCAL LAWS -- Official newspaper (designation by … §64(11): A publication must be a "newspaper" as defined in General Construction Law, §60 and must satisfy the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28