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State Pension Employer Contribution Rates Announced for 2020-21, Assumed Rate of Return Lowered
… and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) employer contribution rates for State Fiscal Year 2020-21 will remain the same as … Retirement System (ERS) with a small increase in rates for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). … seven years, we’ve been able to lower pension contribution rates or essentially keep them flat,” DiNapoli said. “Through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-pension-employer-contribution-rates-announced-2020-21-assumed-rate-return-loweredDiNapoli: Monster Beverage Needs To Diversify Board
… that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has filed a shareholder proposal with Monster Beverage … a report on plans to increase diversity, which was also filed last year, asks that the board describe what steps it … diversity proposal in recent years. In 2012-13 the Fund filed with five companies: Leucadia National Corp., QEP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-monster-beverage-needs-diversify-boardDiNapoli Calls for NYC to Bolster Reserves as Economy Rebounds Amid Rising Spending
… up reserves, according to an analysis of New York City’s financial plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas … year. Revenue Upside Boosts Spending in FY 2022 Since the release of the April financial plan, the city’s short-term … at approximately $4 billion per year beginning in FY 2023. Budget gaps may also be subject to more volatility than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-calls-nyc-bolster-reserves-economy-rebounds-amid-rising-spendingDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… more than 464,400 students in New York public schools, or 18% of the state’s total K-12 enrollment, had a disability. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesDiNapoli: Young People in NYC Still Face Double-Digit Unemployment
… at nearly 18% in the city, as compared to about 9% in the rest of New York state and 8% nationally. In comparison, … for young workers in New York City when compared to the rest of the state and the country and has had a particularly … 16- to 24-year-olds in the city reached 22%, while in the rest of New York state it was 16.5%, and 15.9% across the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-young-people-nyc-still-face-double-digit-unemploymentDiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… At least 20 percent of the publicly owned sewer systems in New York state were not reporting overflow events or … with the electronic notification system (NY-Alert) that tracks those events, potentially putting the public at … At least 20 percent of the publiclyowned sewer systems in New York state were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsDiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… Check bank or credit statements regularly. When online shopping, look for indications that the site is secure, such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020DiNapoli Analysis Finds Sharp Decline in Homeless Veterans in New York
… made substantial progress in reducing homelessness for veterans between 2010 and 2022 with the number of homeless veterans declining 83% (from 5,857 to 990), the largest … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The share of homeless adults that are veterans was reduced from 9% in 2010 to just 1% in 2022. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-analysis-finds-sharp-decline-homeless-veterans-new-yorkDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Investments Return 5.84% for State Fiscal Year 2024-25
… was 5.84% for the state fiscal year that ended March 31, 2025. The Fund closed the year with an estimated value of $272.8 billion. (Note: In July 2025, following the annual audit of the Fund's financials, … volatility has been pronounced in the first half of 2025, with unpredictable actions out of Washington and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-investments-return-584-state-fiscal-year-2024-25DiNapoli: New York May Be Paying Medicaid Premiums for People Living Out-of-State
… An audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found multiple issues with how the state identified out-of-state Medicaid members, and found … may have resided outside of New York. Auditors found that the state Department of Health (DOH) did not properly check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-new-york-may-be-paying-medicaid-premiums-people-living-out-stateDiNapoli: End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Requirement Poses Risks to State Financial Plan
… Medicaid coverage in March 2023, New York state began the process of redetermining eligibility for every enrolled individual. An analysis by State Comptroller … found this “unwinding” may not meet projections in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) Mid-Year Update to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-end-continuous-medicaid-enrollment-requirement-poses-risks-state-financial-planSingle/Sole Source Award - C001044, Amendment #3
On September 29, 2023, the Bureau of Contracts approved a request for exemption from giving notice in the New York State Contract Reporter for an amendment to Contract C001044 with Experis US LLC for Oracle Staff Augmentation services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/c001044-3-single-sole-source-ad.pdfFinancial Condition Analysis (for Board Members)
Performing a regular, timely financial condition analysis can provide board members with valuable information on the current and future state of a local government's finances. Regular analysis can highlight potential fiscal problems and provide information necessary for timely corrective action.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/financial-condition-analysis-110823.pdfControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals (2022-S-8
To determine whether the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision provides sufficient oversight to ensure that the independent network, kiosks, and tablets used by Incarcerated individuals are secure, and whether secure messaging accessed by these Individuals complies with...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s8.pdfSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (2020-S-40) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has taken steps to ensure that persons who are required to register as sales tax vendors, including those with no physical presence in the State, have done so.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s40-response.pdfNew York State Department of Health: Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program
The objective of our examination was to determine whether payments the Department of Health made for the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program (CHSC) were appropriate and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/doh-examination-of-payments-under-the-creating-healthy-schools-and-communities-program.pdfAccess Controls and Vulnerability Management (2025-S-3)
To determine whether CDTA’s access controls and vulnerability management over critical systems are sufficient to minimize the various risks associated with unauthorized access to systems and data. The audit covered the period from January 2024 through November 2025.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga2026-25s3.pdfHealth Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… on-site reviews of local health departments that carry out the state’s lead prevention program. This is a … looked at the program’s administration outside New York City. As of June 1, 2018, 27 of the 56 local health … three were last reviewed between 2010 and 2013, with no future reviews scheduled. Only one had been cited by DOH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… an eleven-day trial that resulted in a guilty verdict on five of six counts related to Will's theft of approximately $30,000 in public campaign … instrument in the 1st degree. The jury acquitted Wills on a single charge of filing false business records. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeDiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… State auditors examining hotels and motels used to house the homeless found poor conditions still exist at many … and collaboration on the audit of the use of motels to house the homeless,"said Albany County Comptroller Michael F. … and inspecting temporary residences (facilities that house individuals for less than 180 consecutive days), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homeless