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DiNapoli Urges Parents to Open a College Savings Account for Their Children
… College Saving Program has helped New York residents pay for more than $230 million in college-related expenses in … Education Services Corp., is designed to help parents save for college and offers tax deductions up to $10,000 annually. … is to plan ahead. It’s never too early to begin saving for your child’s future," DiNapoli said. "I encourage parents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-urges-parents-open-college-savings-account-their-childrenXII.6.D Paying a Single Payment Vendor – XII. Expenditures
… standard formats: Vendor Name Use CAPITAL LETTERS for the entity’s legal name. Do not enter a Doing Business As (DBA) … or special characters except when “&” is part of the entity’s legal name. Example: PETERSON LAMBERT BACHMAN & CAREY LLC If the entity’s legal name contains initials, enter the initials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6d-paying-single-payment-vendorVillage of Interlaken - Water and Sewer Financial Operations and Information Technology (2019M-74)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether: The Board provided adequate oversight and management of the Village’s water and sewer finances. Village officials … Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight and management of the Villages water and sewer finances and whether Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/06/14/village-interlaken-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-and-informationCapital One Bank Accounts
… by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) at Capital One Bank and to assess the appropriateness of … we identified 15 bank accounts that were established at Capital One Bank and were not on the MTA's list of authorized … by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA at Capital One Bank and to assess the a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/27/capital-one-bank-accountsDiNapoli: As Share of New Yorkers Without Health Insurance Reached New Low, Disparities Persisted Among Black, Asian, and Latino Populations
… From 2010 through 2021, the percentage of New Yorkers without health insurance declined every year to 5.2% in 2021, well below the national average of 8.6% and less than half of what it was in the state in 2010 (11.9%), according to an analysis by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Rates of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-share-new-yorkers-without-health-insurance-reached-new-low-disparities-persisted-among-blackCompliance With Executive Order 111 – Agency Energy Efficiency Goals and Practices
… Purpose To determine whether State agencies and certain public authorities and corporations, collectively referred to as Affected State Entities (ASEs), achieved a reduction of their energy … Order 111 (E.O. 111 or the Order) and whether the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/17/compliance-executive-order-111-agency-energy-efficiency-goals-and-practicesOversight of Contract Expenditures of Phoenix House New York (2017-S-21) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services is effectively monitoring its contracts with Phoenix House New York to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s21-response.pdfOversight of Contract Expenditures of Phoenix House New York (2017-S-21)
To determine whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services is effectively monitoring its contracts with Phoenix House New York to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s21.pdfEmpire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Intraocular Lens Claims Billed by Hospitals
… district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering … services according to contracts it negotiates with hospitals. The hospital contracts include reimbursement fee … recover all overpayments, as warranted. Ensure adequate payment controls over intraocular lens claims are implemented. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-intraocular-lens-claims-billed-hospitalsMaintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units
… and inspection policy, as detailed below: Train car inspections were not always done timely. We determined … period, 70 were late, exceeding the permitted time and/or mileage interval. For 129 inspections, maintenance personnel … after the federal guidance was issued. However, for this car class, the ERU’s memory capacity is not up to industry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/18/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-unitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1851
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the October 2020 CSEA LLS payment and provide instructions for … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1851-october-2020-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lumpState Agencies Bulletin No. 2047
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the October 2022 CSEA LLS payment and provide instructions for payments … of New York and the CSEA, provides for payment of the 2022-2023 Longevity Payment effective October 2022 as a one-time, … will be the same as an employee’s regular paycheck. Pay Cycle/PP Type Eligibility Date Effective Date Check Date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2047-october-2022-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lumpOpinion 97-4
… Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of moneys to pay death benefit upon death of firefighter's spouse) … Glen Cove may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide a benefit to a member of the Association solely by reason of the death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4XI.12.D Closing Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… one year has passed since the Expire Date of the contract and there has been no activity (SFS amendment transactions or … in a timely fashion by disencumbering excess funds and processing retainage, if applicable (see Section 11.E - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12d-closing-contractsDiNapoli: Tesla Investors Should Vote Against Musk's Trillion Dollar Pay and Director Nominees
… the New York State Common Retirement Fund, wrote to fellow Tesla Inc. shareholders urging them to reject Elon Musk’s … to vote against all directors standing for reelection at Tesla’s Nov. 6 Annual Meeting, citing their failure to … encouraged shareholders to support his proposal to amend Tesla’s new bylaw that severely restricts shareholder …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-tesla-investors-should-vote-against-musks-trillion-dollar-pay-and-director-nomineesOpinion 2000-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 91-36
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … with park trust funds should be in or sufficiently near the developments which generated the fees so that the … an existing town park as long as the park is sufficiently near the developments which generated the moneys so as to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
… request to our Records Access Officer. Email: FOIL@osc.ny.gov Mail: Records Access Office Communications, 15th floor Office of the State Comptroller 110 State Street Albany, NY 12236-0001 Fax: 518-473-8940 In Person: Written … in person at OSC’s main office at 110 State Street in Albany, New York, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/foilOpinion 92-46
… The purchase of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center need … by a village of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center should … by a village of kitchen utensils furniture books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Union Springs Central School District - Safeguarding of Personal, Private and Sensitive Information on Mobile Computing Devices (2022M-67)
… personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) on mobile computing devices (MCDs). Key Findings District … personal private and sensitive information PPSI on mobile computing devices MCDs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/union-springs-central-school-district-safeguarding-personal-private-and