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Employee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions
… Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA), MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus), and Staten Island Railway (SIR). The audit also … a constituent agency of the MTA, provides subway and bus services to New York City (NYC). MaBSTOA, a subsidiary of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/17/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotionsUnexpected Delays and Events
… It extends from three major New York City terminals – Penn Station, Manhattan; Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn; and … public via phone, web, customer email, tweet, postings on station message boards and displays, MTA’s Train Time phone … LIRR. The tracks and tunnels used by the LIRR from Penn Station in Manhattan to Sunnyside in Queens are owned, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-events2024 Year in Review: Fiscal Responsibility, Stewardship and Transparency
… 2024 Year In Review FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY STEWARDSHIP … A look back at some of the major accomplishments of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2024-year-in-reviewSchool District Bus Safety (2018-MS-4)
… in five districts did not annually approve all bus drivers. Of the 777 bus drivers, 169 (22 percent) did not complete required trainings. We found 22 bus drivers (3 percent) were omitted from random drug … School District Bus Safety 2018MS4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/08/30/school-district-bus-safety-2018-ms-4Selected Performance Measures (Follow-Up)
… referred to as the Agencies.) The administrative arm is known as MTA Headquarters. The MTA is required under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/selected-performance-measures-followAudit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… has not established a consistent documented system for ranking its capital assets by importance, nor a schedule of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningDiNapoli: School Bus Safety Needs Improvement
… upstate school districts and their compliance with school bus safety requirements. The audit found school districts are not confirming all school bus drivers are completing required training and drug testing, and that school bus safety drills and inspections are done. "When parents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-school-bus-safety-needs-improvementExistential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… only for the subway and buses but for the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad as well, is a challenge that … In June, weekend ridership on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad averaged about 94 percent and … could lose $500 million per year if regular commuting days range between one and two days per week. Tax revenues, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaOversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… compliance with safety training requirements for school bus personnel and instructors to help ensure safe … is monitoring school districts’ compliance with school bus monitor and attendant qualifications. The audit scope … The Department sets qualification requirements for school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants; and it has established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesPerformance Based Bus Safety Program
… has effectively implemented the Performance Based Bus Safety Program (Program) by focusing sufficiently … the Department to conduct a safety inspection of each bus every six months. In October 2013, the Department began to implement the Program by revising its bus inspection program to focus less on high-performing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/17/performance-based-bus-safety-programJasper-Troupsburg Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-79)
… informing parents can also help to avoid any unnecessary panic that an actual emergency is occurring and assists … Our methodology and standards are included in Appendix C. The Board of Education (Board) has the responsibility to … 90 days, pursuant to Section 35 of GML, Section 2116-a (3)(c) of the Education Law and Section 170.12 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-79Mahopac Central School District – Noninstructional Payroll (2020M-32)
… The Union President received an additional hour of overtime pay daily that was not properly supported by … if it had used part-time bus monitors and drivers instead of bus mechanics. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/09/mahopac-central-school-district-noninstructional-payroll-2020m-32Harrisville Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Debt for Bus Purchases (2020M-48)
… the District applied for all transportation State aid for new bus acquisitions. Determine whether the Board and … properly issued and accounted for debt issued for new bus acquisitions. Key Findings The District did not apply … for all transportation State aid (State aid) for seven new bus acquisitions resulting in a potential revenue loss of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/02/harrisville-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-debt-busEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) takes adequate steps to … identify motor carriers that must comply with Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law and enforces … and written or oral exams testing the driver’s knowledge of the rules of the road and must continuously maintain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/07/enforcement-article-19-vehicle-and-traffic-lawSelected Aspects of Travel Expenses
… (MTA Bus), MTA Bridges and Tunnels (B&T), Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, and MTA Capital Construction – … Metropolitan Transportation Authority - Long Island Rail Road: Selected Travel Expenses (2013-S-77) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/18/selected-aspects-travel-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA): Bus Driver Licensing (Follow-Up) (2015-F-13) An initial … issued in June 2013, determined that the majority of MTA bus drivers sampled met the requirements of Article 19-A of … issued in June 2013 determined that the majority of MTA bus drivers sampled met the requirements of Article 19A of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsSelected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… of five airports, an interstate rail system, three bus terminals, and three cruise terminals serve the … that we reviewed within the PATH system and at the three bus terminals operated by PANYNJ. However, we did note there … with the regulations in areas of the Port Authority Bus Terminal where some of the gates at both the lower and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/12/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilities-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Motor Vehicles – Language Access Services (Follow-Up) … Limited English Proficiency New Yorkers. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), one of the agencies required to develop … high-tech projects within the SUNY Polytechnic and/or Buffalo Billion portfolio to ensure that taxpayer money was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Forestville Central School District – Transportation Operations and Cafeteria Financial Condition (2014M-70)
… officials have not identified opportunities to reduce student transportation cost by performing appropriate … of the cafeteria fund and establish a plan to repay the loan from the general fund or reduce this liability to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/forestville-central-school-district-transportation-operations-andPine Bush Central School District – Budgeting Practices and Transportation Cost Savings (2012M-238)
… the District’s fund balance and identify opportunities for cost savings in transportation for the period July 1, 2011, … School District Budgeting Practices and Transportation Cost Savings 2012M238 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/08/pine-bush-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-transportation