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State Contract and Payment Actions in November
… New York State Industries for the Disabled Inc. for data imaging and mailroom services. Department of State $14.6 … Forensic Relocation project at the Manhattan Psychiatric Center in New York City. Department of Health $18.6 million … Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations. $2.5 million to New York eHealth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberDiNapoli: 33 School Districts Reported in Fiscal Stress
… Statewide, there were 33 school districts designated in fiscal stress under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year ending in 2019, up from 26 reported in both 2018 and 2017. “Some of New York’s school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-33-school-districts-reported-fiscal-stressState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Hudson Falls Central School District , Mount Sinai Union Free School District , Oyster Bay-East Norwich … were accurately billed, collected, recorded and deposited. Mount Sinai Union Free School District – Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… said Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller. “The settlement announced today, as well as the related state … falsely attesting to their accuracy. As part of the settlement agreements, Cecile will pay $20,754.15. Murray … investigation was triggered in part by a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provision of the False Claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… procedures to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed. Claims were not submitted for 1,251 eligible … The claims auditor did not approve medical, vision, and dental insurance claims totaling $3.9 million. The board also did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… the critical cybersecurity support they are providing to state agencies, local governments, and public authorities … in assessing progress. Additionally, the agency needs to be more proactive. As cybersecurity attacks continue to rise, I encourage the state’s Division of Homeland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesImplementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… whether the New York City Department of Education (DOE) is ensuring that Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) … gender identities, and sexes. According to A-832 of DOE’s Regulations of the Chancellor (Chancellor’s … intimidation, and/or bullying must be entered into DOE’s Online Occurrence Reporting System (OORS) within 24 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent for Second Straight Year
… 1.23 percent, down from 1.81 percent last year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … and municipal officials must remain fiscally cautious to stay under the cap as they prepare their budgets,” … a row, means they must examine their budgets more closely to control expenses.” The 1.23 percent cap affects the tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percent-second-straight-yearJefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Separation Payments (2016M-304)
… The Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services is a public entity serving 18 component school … BOCES, which provides 59 educational and administrative services to its component school districts, is governed by a … JeffersonLewisHamiltonHerkimerOneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services Separation Payments 2016M304 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/10/28/jefferson-lewis-hamilton-herkimer-oneida-board-cooperative-educational-servicesOpinion 97-21
… from requiring pub library treasurers to annually report fin transactions with the NYS Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… resulting in annual operating surpluses and a fund balance increase of more than $2 million (52 percent). As of June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Under New Tax Cap Calculation, School District Tax Levy Growth Near Zero
… Property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 0.12 percent above current levels for the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller … calculation affects the tax cap calculations for 677 school districts as well as 10 cities, including the “Big …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-under-new-tax-cap-calculation-school-district-tax-levy-growth-near-zeroComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2018, the district’s surplus fund balance was … board overestimated budgeted appropriations by an average of $2.6 million (7 percent) in each of the last five years (2013-14 through 2017-18) for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… appropriately sought competition through requests for proposals or quotes for professional services totaling … 19 professional service providers and payments were made in accordance with the terms of the agreements. Tioga Central … investment policy. Had officials invested available funds in a financial institution with higher interest rates, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli Announces Robin Lois to Oversee Local Government Division
… as Dutchess County Comptroller from 2018 until 2024 after winning her first bid for elected office in 2017. Lois was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-announces-robin-lois-oversee-local-government-divisionCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – External Auditor
… changing the audit firm to ensure independence and fresh prospective. (We encourage, but don’t require, audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-external-auditorIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act – Federal Funding and New York
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA which originated in 1975 and was most recently amended in 2015 guarantees a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment possible to children with disabilities and provides federal funding to support that mission
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/individuals-disabilities-education-actRockville Centre Union Free School District - School District Website (S9-19-28)
Determine whether the Rockville Centre Union Free School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial information.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-s9-19-28.pdfIsland Trees Union Free School District - School District Website (S9-19-34)
Determine whether the Island Trees Union Free School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial information.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/island-trees-union-free-school-district-s9-19-34.pdf