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Union Springs Central School District - Safeguarding of Personal, Private and Sensitive Information on Mobile Computing Devices (2022M-67)

… MCDs to help prevent unauthorized access to PPSI. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … and inventorying PPSI in their possession, to help ensure the proper safeguarding of PPSI on MCDs. Fourteen of the 20 District-owned MCDs we …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/union-springs-central-school-district-safeguarding-personal-private-and

East Rochester Union Free School District – Procurement (2022M-56)

… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether East Rochester Union Free School District (District) officials procured goods and services …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/east-rochester-union-free-school-district-procurement-2022m-56

Minisink Valley Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-80)

… would have realized revenues totaling $93,966 (50 percent of the Medicaid reimbursements). Between July 1, 2020 and … However, officials did not provide the vendor with all of the documentation needed for the vendor to properly file …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/minisink-valley-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-80

North Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)

… services and entered into written agreements with service providers. Key Findings Although District officials entered … into written agreements with the 15 professional service providers we reviewed, they did not always seek competition …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34

Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)

… a serious interruption of services. Consequently, in the event of a system disruption due to a disaster, ransomware attack or other event, employees have insufficient guidance to restore or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021m

Little Flower Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-78)

… and the lack of regular inventory checks contributed to: 231 assets that cost $48,700 were not in the District’s … or being followed, and there were no procedures to ensure asset tags were affixed to assets. Key Recommendations Establish adequate controls to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/little-flower-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-78

Lynbrook Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-81)

… Medicaid-eligible services provided were properly filed for Medicaid reimbursements. If all services were provided and the Medicaid claims were properly filed, the District may have realized $10,107 in additional Medicaid reimbursements. In addition, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-81

Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Collections (2024M-24)

… after District programs recorded receipts on a transmittal form. Treasurer reports were presented to the Board between 65 and 261 days after the end of the … payor of program funds received. Update District policy to provide guidance to ensure the timely deposit of funds …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-collections-2024m-24

Edgemont Union Free School District – Information Technology (2024M-37)

… (District) officials disabled unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. Key Findings The IT Director did not disable unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. As a result, the District had an … of the network and could potentially lose important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/08/edgemont-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2024m-37

Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2024M-76)

… 21 Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) claims totaling approximately $5.9 million were not audited. Instead, a BOCES employee approved the BOCES claims. 22 claims totaling $173,591 were audited and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2024m-76

West Babylon Union Free School District – Claims Audit (2024M-62)

… totaling $3.1 million were not audited prior to payment in accordance with New York State (NYS) Education Law Section … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/20/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-62

Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)

… for and would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt a comprehensive … periodic physical inventories. We determined that 49 of the 72 IT assets we reviewed (68 percent) were not properly …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipment

Audits of Local Governments: About Our Audits

… Provide findings or conclusions based on an evaluation of sufficient, appropriate evidence against criteria, Provide objective analysis to assist management and those charged with governance and oversight in using the … Association completed an external peer review of the Division of Local Government and School Accountability [pdf] …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/audits-local-governments-about-our-audits

Legal and Regulatory Authority To Do Business

… York as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) New York State Unified Certification Program Certified in New York as … OGS Non-Responsible Listing, and Homeland Security Issues NYC School Construction Authority NYS Department of Labor Debarment List - includes Workers' …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/legal-and-regulatory-authority-do-business

Opinion 97-21

… §30(3): Section 263 of the Education Law does not operate to relieve public libraries from the requirement that annual … reports be filed with the State Comptroller pursuant to section 30 of the General Municipal Law. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the filing of annual financial …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21

State Contract and Payment Actions in June

… $1.1 million with HITS, Inc. for event booking at the New York State Fairgrounds in Onondaga County. Office of … and Substance Abuse Services $5 million with the Mental Health Association of NYC for the problem gambling and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-june

DiNapoli: Service Delivery Critical to Ensure New York City’s Continued Recovery

… by new teachers and support staff for expanded Pre-K and police and correction officers. Since FY 2020, however, the … personnel costs, most of the savings would come from the Dept. of Education where headcount losses have accelerated in … search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-service-delivery-critical-ensure-new-york-citys-continued-recovery

DiNapoli: State Should Recoup $11.7 Million from Special Education Contractors

… for $479,596 in property costs and $113,552 in excess executive compensation. League Treatment Center (LTC): … in ineligible consultant costs. Compensation costs for the executive director, CFO, and assistant executive director over three years exceeded the regional …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-state-should-recoup-117-million-special-education-contractors