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DiNapoli: SUNY Campuses Need to Focus on Tuition Paid by Out-Of-State Graduate Students
… The State University of New York (SUNY) needs to make sure its campuses are upholding in-state residency requirements so that only eligible students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-suny-campuses-need-focus-tuition-paid-out-state-graduate-studentsCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Department and local health department within 2 hours of discovery and to notify the public and affected and adjoining municipalities within 4 hours of discovery. To ensure appropriate notification, the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantXII.8.E Payment Assignments – XII. Expenditures
… agencies should follow to approve the assignment of contract payments to an individual or entity other than the … other creditors of the contract. According to the New York State Lien Law (Article 2, Section 15), payment assignments … submitted to the originating agency and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) within 20 days of the date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8e-payment-assignmentsXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… provides the most complete information the Office of the State Comptroller needs to audit the voucher and may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsDiNapoli Finds Medicaid Billing Errors of Nearly $1 Billion
… The state Department of Health (DOH) made $965 million in … due to misconduct, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Two other audits … the shortcomings with its billing system.” The New York State Medicaid program provides a wide range of medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-finds-medicaid-billing-errors-nearly-1-billionVI.2.C Budget Journal Transactions – VI. Budgets
… budget journals are used to record the budget control records based upon the enacted budget and other authorizing … has its own unique purpose. Budget Journals are used by: State Agencies to establish/maintain budgetary control … and Spending to maintain the budget attributes. Add new attributes and/or changes to existing segregations, such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2c-budget-journal-transactionsDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… and bridge projects have been shortchanged because the state continues to use money in the Dedicated Highway and … debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state agencies, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Similar concerns were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… statewide were designated in fiscal stress under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress … Districts in Stress Fiscal Years Ending 2020 View full list of school district stress scores: Fiscal Stress … and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressSteppingStone Day School, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… programs, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual … programs and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Departments Reimbursable Cost Manual and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/steppingstone-day-school-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… in improper payments made by the Department of Health (DOH) for the Medicare buy-in program, maternity care, and … children and their families, seniors, and people with disabilities. As of March 2021, New York’s Medicaid … payments made for prescription drugs and therapy services. It found Medicaid paid $20.1 million for services that should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: Former Mechanics at State Police Garage Charged With Public Corruption and Grand Larceny
… who used State Police resources for their personal benefit. We will not tolerate illegal activity by our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-mechanics-state-police-garage-charged-public-corruption-and-grand-larcenyOversight of Sidewalk Sheds
… Objective To determine if the New York City (NYC or City) Department of Buildings (DOB) adequately monitors that NYC sidewalk sheds are erected and removed when required, are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-shedsDue Diligence for Companies Holding Abandoned Funds
… Companies that hold abandoned funds are required to attempt to contact the rightful owner … and are in the process of reuniting the owner with their funds. Rules about deducting mailing costs First class … 125 for more details. … Companies that hold abandoned funds must attempt to contact the rightful owner of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/due-diligence-companies-holding-abandoned-fundsDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… Thirty local governments in New York State ended 2020 in some form of fiscal stress, State … File or Designated Inconclusive Excel Spreadsheet Detailed List of All Municipalities in State and Fiscal Stress Scores …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: Unemployment Taxes on Employers Poised To Increase To Repay $9B Owed to Federal Government
… a staggering increase of 1,124%. New York’s UI trust fund account was not well-positioned to weather the crisis. On … 26% and 160% in 2021. Until the balance in the state account returns to a positive level, employers will continue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-unemployment-taxes-employers-poised-increase-repay-9b-owed-federal-governmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1957
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable Educational Assistance Benefits for 2021. Affected Employees Employees who receive Employer paid and/or Union (PEF and/or CSEA) paid qualified Educational Assistance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1957-educational-assistance-benefits-2021Controls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has … forced homeless adults and families to relocate to other shelters or to other rooms within the shelter: At Brooklyn’s Auburn Family Residence, which housed 172 adult …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli Op-Ed in Democrat & Chronicle Calls for Swift Action to Address Growing Food Insecurity
… The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … to help the growing number of New Yorkers going hungry in the wake of the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 … the stark reality of food insecurity: 1.3 million adult New Yorkers live in households without enough food. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-democrat-chronicle-calls-swift-action-address-growing-food-insecurityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1860
… of $5,250 must be reported and are subject to Federal, State, Local, Social Security and Medicare taxes. A qualified … paid by a nonqualified program are fully taxable. Most State of New York programs are qualified programs. Please … and is subject to employment and income taxes. Federal, State and New York City income tax withholding will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1860-educational-assistance-benefitsOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees
… to ensure the proper management of waste tires in the State. DEC, through its Division of Materials Management and … tires. We identified delays establishing a new abatement contract through the Office of General Services (OGS) after the prior contract expired on October 30, 2016. The new contract was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/29/oversight-waste-tire-site-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-fees