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Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… compliance with safety training requirements for school bus personnel and instructors to help ensure safe … is monitoring school districts’ compliance with school bus monitor and attendant qualifications. The audit scope … The Department sets qualification requirements for school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants; and it has established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesUse of Vendor-Supported Technology (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Use of Vendor-Supported Technology ( 2019-S-40 ). About the Program Niagara Frontier Transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/19/use-vendor-supported-technology-followOversight of the Farm-to-School Program
… of Agriculture and Markets is adequately overseeing the Farm-to-School Program to ensure funds are used as intended … the State’s food supply, land, and livestock. New York’s Farm-to-School Program (Program) was established to increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/19/oversight-farm-school-programOversight of Construction Management Contracts
… is responsible for operating and maintaining the State park, recreation, and historic site system to conserve, … construction manager of a $25 million Niagara Falls State Park revitalization project. After five amendments, this … Complete new CM projects using the term contracts in place or under new term contracts, as practicable. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/24/oversight-construction-management-contractsOversight of Telemental Health Services
… and outlined programs and/or services eligible to use TMH for the duration of the COVID-19 disaster emergency. In addition, OMH issued a blanket attestation for providers to complete who wished to use TMH during the … In July 2020, OMH streamlined its approval process for providers to incorporate TMH as an optional service. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/17/oversight-telemental-health-servicesOversight of Industrial Hemp (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report Oversight of Industrial Hemp (Report 2018-S-32 ). About the Program Industrial hemp is an expanding commodity in the United … and biodegradable plastics. Federal and State law define industrial hemp as any part of the Cannabis sativa L. plant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/16/oversight-industrial-hemp-followReview of Advance Contract Payments
… performance to ensure they expended the advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. … monitoring to ensure contractors expended advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. … will help determine timely whether funds were expended in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsOversight of Select High-Technology Projects
… Objectives To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) adequately monitors selected high-technology (high-tech) … January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2019. About the Program ESD is the chief agency responsible for the coordination of … industries across the State. The majority of these ESD investments have been for projects developed under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/21/oversight-select-high-technology-projectsOversight of Passenger Safety (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Passenger Safety (Report 2017-S-50 ). About the Program … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/oversight-passenger-safety-followLead Contamination of State Armories
… purposes. The firing of weapons inside the IFR resulted in lead dust accumulation throughout. Although IFRs in New York have not been used in more than 20 years, over time, the accumulation of lead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/lead-contamination-state-armoriesOversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities
… Services adequately operates juvenile justice facilities for court-placed youth to ensure they meet State standards and regulations for the health and safety of juveniles and staff. The audit … through its Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY), is responsible for the operation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/03/oversight-juvenile-justice-facilitiesOversight of Child Protective Services
… there is reasonable cause to suspect that a child (i.e., under the age of 18) has been impaired or is in … to initiate an investigation. Calls with concerns that do not contain those elements result in a non-report. In such … the caller must be provided with a clear explanation of why the intake is not being registered as a report and given …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesSelected Aspects of Toll Collections
… July 2022, the Authority has referred 60 or fewer license plate numbers to DMV weekly. There were 25,617 outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/26/selected-aspects-toll-collectionsMonitoring of Select Programs (Follow-Up)
To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report Monitoring of Select Programs Report 2020S47
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/12/monitoring-select-programs-followOversight of Sidewalk Sheds (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the 15 recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Sidewalk Sheds Report 2019N9
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-sheds-followSafety of Seized Dogs (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Safety of Seized Dogs (Report 2017-S-49 ). About the Program Article 7 of New … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/18/safety-seized-dogs-followAccountability and Surplussing of Vehicles
… State business only, and each use must be recorded in a vehicle log, along with trip details such as date and time of … Key Findings OPWDD lacks sufficient controls over fleet vehicle management at the four DDSOs to ensure that all … had a significant number of missing and/or incomplete vehicle logs, including logs for vehicles used by some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/15/accountability-and-surplussing-vehiclesOversight of Campus Foundations (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Campus Foundations (Report 2016-S-93 ). About the Program … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/oversight-campus-foundations-followProtection of Child Performers (Follow-Up)
… the Child Performers Unit (Unit) is responsible for monitoring compliance with Part 186 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations and Article 4-A of the State Labor Laws, which were established to protect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/protection-child-performers-followContinuity of Operations Planning (Follow-Up)
… Security and Emergency Services (Division) is responsible for coordinating emergency management planning efforts in New … (COOPs), which each State agency should have in place for each of its facilities. Toward this end, the Division has … of State agencies’ continuity of operations planning for major unexpected events. We tested a sample of 11 State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/11/continuity-operations-planning-follow