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Compliance With Special Education Regulations for the Provision of Services
… the New York City Department of Education (DOE) arranged for eligible students to be placed in special education … Education Program (IEP). We also assessed the time frames for students to commence receiving services and programs. Our … of Education (Regulations) stipulates the requirements for evaluating and placing students in special education. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/compliance-special-education-regulations-provision-servicesDiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… state Office of Mental Health (OMH) to an Altamont, N.Y. company that serves as a supportive housing provider for New Yorkers with mental illness. The audit released today … by the state Office of Mental Health to an Altamont NY company that serves as a supportive housing provider for New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… and to help offset the decline in Wall Street-related tax revenues.” Securities industry performance is … industry was responsible for $5.4 billion in city tax revenue in its fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (City … Although the financial services sector has led the return to the office, many firms are still partly working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-return-pre-pandemic-levelsNew York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… industry supports jobs and communities throughout New York State. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2021, agriculture in New York produced roughly $3.3 billion in gross domestic … Farming is especially important to the economies of New York’s rural areas. The COVID-19 pandemic and economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesDiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… to help New York reach its clean energy goals, has made good progress on reaching its goals for distributed solar capacity and leveraged funds, but is behind in meeting its energy efficiency targets for 2025, … to help New York reach its clean energy goals has made good progress on reaching its goals for distributed solar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lagsDiNapoli: Safeway Supermarkets Commit to Sustainable Palm Oil
… Rainforest Action Network , which has engaged with Safeway for several years with a goal of increasing the company’s use … palm oil supply chain and will prevent reputational risk for the company." Under its new policy, Safeway will: Ask … during 2014, and set new targets for 2015 and 2016. Report annually, through its Corporate Social Responsibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-safeway-supermarkets-commit-sustainable-palm-oilAvoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… procurement policies and procedures. When officials do not solicit competition during the procurement of goods … procurement policies and procedures When officials do not solicit competition during the procurement of goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29As Racial Homeownership Disparities Persist, State's Mortgage Agency Increases Lending to Minority and Low-Income Borrowers
… Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) has boosted lending and programs for minority households and economically disadvantaged … homeownership in New York. In 2023, the most recent year for which data are available, White homeownership rates were … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Homeownership can be a powerful tool for building generational wealth, but many New Yorkers face …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
… On April 1, 2020, New York introduced the BuildSmart 2025 program, which expands upon the original program and … EUI is 22.6%. However, NYPA’s EO 88 Final Report Executive Summary includes 123 projects of 158 that are not scheduled … with EO 88 and NYPA guidelines. NYPA provided a fact sheet containing data for the ASEs and their projects. NYPA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/28/selected-management-and-operations-practices-buildsmart-nyexecutive-order-88DiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… under a federal program to help fund its replacement of public and private lead water service lines without running … purposes. “Exposure to lead from water service pipes is a public health crisis that poses serious risks to New … State Senator Jake Ashby . “No parent should have to fear what comes out of their tap, and I’m proud that our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutionalState Comptroller DiNapoli and Ulster County Executive Metzger Announce Findings of Gulnick Investigation
… by Gulnick while he served in his government role, but did find weaknesses in county procedures that could leave it … by Gulnick while he served in his government role but did find weaknesses in county procedures that could leave it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-ulster-county-executive-metzger-announce-findings-gulnickDiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… workforce reached more than 300,000 employees in June of 2024, the first year-over-year increase since the COVID-19 … at 306,248 employees at the end of City Fiscal Year (CFY) 2024, but staffing at the city Law Department (1,396), Fire … courts grow from 22,611 in June 2019 to 32,873 in June 2024, a 45% increase. While the Department of Investigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyOtisco Fire District – Financial Activities (2025M-42)
… or deposited between January 1, 2023, and October 31, 2024. The District paid 367 individual claims totaling … $827,347 during the period January 2023 through July 2024. The District had three bank accounts with a combined … and consideration. We returned to the District in July 2024 to conduct an audit follow-up review. Our follow-up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/08/01/otisco-fire-district-financial-activities-2025m-42Bayport Blue Point Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-8)
… Free School District (District) officials identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 … Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportingDiNapoli: Former Hoosick Falls Police Chief Charged With Stealing From Rescue Squad
… vehicle. Hudson, of Troy, was placed on administrative leave from the police department in April 2025 as a result of the investigation. He was later … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-former-hoosick-falls-police-chief-charged-stealing-rescue-squadDiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications
… particularly when employers did not disclose AI use or post bias audits. As a result, job applicants are often … audit of an AEDT no more than one year prior to using it, post the results to their websites, and inform job candidates … LL144. DCWP also did not use procedures created by the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) in its review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-deserve-transparent-hiring-process-when-artificial-intelligence-used-vet-theirDiNapoli: MTA’s Subway Station Repair List Is Growing
… MTA has been able to reduce the number of the most serious station defects, but a lot more needs to be done to address declining station conditions. It is up to the MTA to prioritize its … is based on that survey. Of the nearly 15,500 subway station structural components, the 2017 Transit survey found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-mtas-subway-station-repair-list-growingComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Woman Over Theft of More Than $162,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… guilty to 3rd degree Grand Larceny, a class D felony, in Albany County Court before the Honorable Thomas A. Breslin. … Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-woman-over-theft-more-162000New York State Comptroller DiNapoli and New York City Retirement Systems and Pension Funds Announce Appointment as Lead Plaintiffs in Wynn Resorts Shareholder Lawsuit
… and Pension Funds have been appointed co-lead plaintiffs in a derivative lawsuit filed against certain officers and … employees to perform sex acts, allegations detailed in a January 26, 2018 Wall Street Journal exposé revealing … and CEO of Wynn Resorts and sold all of his stock holdings in the company he named after himself. "I am pleased that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-new-york-city-retirement-systems-and-pension-funds-announceComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Conviction of Woman Who Stole over $290,000 in Deceased Mother's Benefits from the Buffalo Firemen's Pension Fund
… She admitted that she had stolen benefits from the city of Buffalo Firemen's Pension Fund that were intended for her … in pension checks in her mother's name from the city of Buffalo's Firemen's Pension Fund," said State Comptroller … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-conviction-woman-who-stole-over-290000