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DiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… the COVID-19 pandemic created a crisis for many students in New York, but not enough is being done to make sure they … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2020, mental health emergency room visits rose 24% among … 5- to 11-year-olds and 31% among 12- to 17-year-olds. In December 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning …
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
… government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … Therapeutic and support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thousands-young-children-disabilities-not-receiving-early-intervention-servicesDiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s finances in fiscal year 2025 benefited from better-than-projected revenues and … from $6.1 billion in FY 2022 to $3.8 billion in FY 2025. While some of the recent pressures on city finances … miscellaneous revenues, increased by $3.9 billion in FY 2025, $3.5 billion in FY 2026, $2.1 billion in FY 2027, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… transitioning from Early Intervention with an IEP have it implemented by their third birthday. These reviews cover … disabilities have access to their recommended services, as it is not aware of the current number of students enrolled in … services provided, and lack of analysis of the information it does have limits SED’s ability to monitor when school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesHuman Resource Practices
… to select human resource functions. This audit covered the period from January 1, 2015 through June 24, 2019. About … 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/25/human-resource-practicesDiNapoli 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: Former Chief of Border City Hose Company Pleads Guilty to Stealing Company Funds and Repays More Than $18,000
… Ritts and the New York State Police for partnering with my office to hold him accountable and make the company …
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 Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… OMH should implement our recommendations to improve the administration of Kendra’s Law at a time when we’re facing a …
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
… progress in making high-speed connections available to New Yorkers, ranking second in the U.S. in the percentage of … lacking access was in New York City. Interactive Map View a map of New York State that breaks down the … of at least 25/3 megabits per second (Mbps), only 13.5% of those had home broadband subscriptions at faster speeds …
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
… could not be located. Department officials indicated the money was transferred to other agencies or returned to its …
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
… is not transported. Consequently, many local governments find they need to subsidize their ambulance services with …
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
… Background In April 2007, the Legislature enacted the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act), which … SOMTA program is designed to closely supervise and treat sex offenders who are near release from prison or parole, and … abnormalities, pose a substantial risk to commit new sex crimes. Since the Act’s inception, the Office has …
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
… school districts are providing the required services for students learning English, according to an audit released … crucial that SED provide adequate guidance and support for school districts to improve the academic outcomes and opportunities for English learners.” SED data show that, as of August 2022, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-sed-needs-improve-oversight-school-districts-english-language-learners-programsDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… Purpose To determine if the Department of State (Department) is fully … Not Call Law. The audit covers the period January 1, 2014 to April 20, 2018. Background The New York State Do Not Call …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsDiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… to help these stores survive into next year and beyond.” In 2019, the city’s retail sector had 32,600 businesses that provided 344,600 jobs, paid $16 billion in total wages citywide, and contributed $55 billion in … Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) and the Small Business Administration’s Loan Forgiveness programs, while …
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
… While the labor force in New York is predominantly white, it has gotten more diverse in the past decade and is more so than the rest of the nation. The share of white workers has declined from 75.8 percent in 2011 to 70.9 …
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
… the Programs HCR is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable … programs, as follows: $2.6 billion in standard HCV funds with an additional $31.7 million in CARES Act funding between … threshold of 95%, and the number of geographic areas with low voucher utilization has increased significantly …
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
… The New York City Department of Probation (NYC Probation) failed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-convicted-drunk-drivers-not-installing-court-ordered-ignition-locksOpinion 92-34
… or a court result in a finding of liability, or conviction for the violation of any statute, local law, ordinance or … of five dollars. No provision is made in the statute for the application of partial payments. The statute, as … amount due. To this end, Vehicle and Traffic Law, §241, for example, which relates to final determinations by city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34DiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
… management." "Too many Bronxites and New Yorkers work hard for their pay check and then work even harder to find a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communities