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Oversight of Child Protective Services
… a minimum degree of care, this will result in an intake report if it is within the jurisdiction of the State and … that do not contain those elements result in a non-report. In such instances, the caller must be provided with a … explanation of why the intake is not being registered as a report and given the option to receive a supervisory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesOversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements
… and supervises child welfare services, including foster care and adoption, through its Division of Child Welfare and … Key Findings At each of the ten sites we visited, foster home records lacked evidence that counties or VAs met certain critical foster home certification/approval and recertification requirements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/21/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirementsOverview – Legacy Reporting
… not report withdrawn members or retirees who have returned to work under Section 211 or 212 of New York State Retirement … the report period. For example, the December report is due in our office by January 7; the January report is due in our office by February 7. Rev. 2/20 … NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/overviewOversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three … certain foster homes, and providing casework services to children and families. OCFS and these entities use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/03/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirements-followFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… and home renovations. Hiller had been ICDC’s former assistant director; Kurman had been ICDC’s Executive Director; and Hoffmann had been hired by ICDC to … Deputy Bureau Chiefs, and under the overall supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsOpinion 2003-5
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- Death Benefits (line-of-duty presumption) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Death Benefits (line-of-duty presumption for paid … of certain types of cancers 1 that result in the total or partial disability or death to a paid firefighter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Former Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… that Rabbi Samuel Hiller, the former assistant director of Island Child Development Center, once one of New York City's largest providers of special education services to … Ira Kurman, that it planned to conduct a routine audit of SEIT funds provided to ICDC. When auditors arrived …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedFar Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the … defendant and his co-defendants, treated the allocated money as if it were their own personal pocket change. Those … Attorney's Office. The investigation was conducted by the District Attorney's Detective Bureau and his Economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/far-rockaway-pre-school-executive-director-sentenced-jail-time-theft-education-funds-intended-specialDiNapoli: New York State Common Retirement Fund Reaches Agreements With Portfolio Companies on Political Spending
… spending under agreements reached with the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), New York State … whiskey. As a result, shareholder resolutions filed by the Fund with these companies were withdrawn. “Lack of … Politics, companies are the “dominant source of political money.” PAC activity, though only one type of political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-new-york-state-common-retirement-fund-reaches-agreements-portfolio-companies-politicalSelected Wage Investigation Procedures
… Objective To determine if the Department of Labor (Department) is … investigation procedures, including conducting outreach to claimants about case status and recovered wages. Our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/03/selected-wage-investigation-proceduresState Agencies Bulletin No. 1258
… Purpose To notify PayServ users with garnishment view access of changes to garnishment processing resulting from the upgrade to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1258-garnishment-changes-payserv-91Title IV-E Foster Care – Federal Funding and New York
… 2022 to FY 2024, the City added an average of $100 million annually in City funds to make up for a shortfall in IV-E … 21.2 21.1 Total IV-E Funding $ 298.8 $ 295.4 Sources: NYC Office of Management and Budget; OSC analysis FIGURE 2 – Foster Care Census Sources: NYC Open Data; OSC analysis … Title IVE of the Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-iv-e-foster-careDiNapoli: Safeway Supermarkets Commit to Sustainable Palm Oil
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … that Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) — the second largest grocery chain in the U.S. — has agreed to give preference to … and operational damage to companies in the supply chain. DiNapoli’s agreement was applauded by the Rainforest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-safeway-supermarkets-commit-sustainable-palm-oilDiNapoli: Brooklyn Leads NYC’s Economic Recovery
… market, and lingering commercial rent arrears are the top challenges we will face in the year ahead." Brooklyn is … to expansion of micro-businesses (those with fewer than 10 employees). Businesses in the information sector, which … for 35.4% of its population, second only to Queens. The top five countries of origin among Brooklyn’s immigrant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-leads-nycs-economic-recoveryControls 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-followDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… The state Department of Labor is falling short in enforcing New York’s laws to protect child performers, according to an … permit renewals, and 3,500 permits not identified by type. For the same period, DOL issued 844 employer certificates. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersNational Directory of New Hires Data Security
… has met federal requirements for securing National Directory of New Hires data. Our audit covered the period … As part of managing these programs, OTDA obtains National Directory of New Hires (Directory) data provided by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/national-directory-new-hires-data-securityCase Management (2021-N-9)
To determine whether the New York City Department for the Aging provided and paid case management services appropriately for eligible seniors.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21n9.pdfNew Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
… related to basic needs such as shelter, health care, food and transportation. Often, the result is hunger or food insecurity, which is uncertainty or inability to get enough food because of a lack of resources. The consequences can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-food-insecurity-and-nutritional-assistance-programs