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DiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff
An audit that sampled twenty school districts found they did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 202021 school year by Sept 15 as required by New York State Education Department SED regulations according to a new report issued by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staffDiNapoli: MTA Weekend Ridership Recovery Outpaces Weekdays Across the Board
… P. DiNapoli. “Weekend ridership recovery has been a bright spot for the country’s largest transportation system,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-mta-weekend-ridership-recovery-outpaces-weekdays-across-boardComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Program (2013-S-53) DMV accurately assessed all program fees and either collected these fees or suspended the licenses or the … language limiting the reimbursement of special items. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Vehicle and Heavy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 290
… Comptroller (OSC) and mailed to the agency payroll units for distribution before February 1, 2002. W-2s for the 2001 … be reported for state and local taxes. If there is a minus sign (-) with this amount, it can be disregarded for state … payments TXP Taxable transportation fringe benefits (parking) in excess of IRS excludable amounts. PPL Pre-paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/290-2001-w-2-year-end-processingTown of Freetown - Records and Reports (2018M-213)
… reports. The bookkeeper did not record all expenditures in the general and highway funds in a timely manner. The annual update document (AUD) was not filed in a timely manner for the 2017 fiscal year. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/18/town-freetown-records-and-reports-2018m-213Area #4 – Contracts and Service Level Agreements for IT Services – Information Technology Governance
… what format it will be returned and/or whether, when and how it will be destroyed). How shared PII will be protected … if that percent is not achieved. In our experience, many of the SLAs that local governments and schools enter … quality of those services. Such vaguely worded agreements can, among other things, contribute to confusion over who has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-4-contracts-and-service-level-agreements-it-servicesDiNapoli: Recently Enacted Federal Tax Provisions Disproportionately Benefit Those With Higher Incomes
… such as a higher standard deduction and increased child tax credit, that alleviated the federal tax burden for … of the jobs in New York are in occupations, such as wait staff, bartenders, personal care workers, delivery drivers and hotel staff, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-recently-enacted-federal-tax-provisions-disproportionately-benefit-those-higher-incomesDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… have increased with job growth in New York City and lower gas prices, but crossings are not expected to approach …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… needs assessment shows many capital needs are overdue for attention, according to Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s … all aspects of our regional transit system.” To prepare for the release of its five-year capital programs, the MTA … assessment detailing long-term infrastructure priorities for maintaining and improving its system. The last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… expected preventive maintenance visits for closed circuit TV cameras and their affiliated monitors were not done. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) continues to make progress on bringing back riders, but ridership remains well below … on how these funds will be used to build on recent steps to make the ridership experience better.” Before the … The Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA continues to make progress on bringing back riders but ridership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-backDiNapoli: Proposed Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Gives Executive Wider Discretion
… great strides over the past few years to get its financial house in order, but there is still work to be done." The … deposited into the Rainy Day Reserve Fund and allocates $315 million for the Rainy Day Reserve Fund and the Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-proposed-budget-holds-line-spending-gives-executive-wider-discretionCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… and calculated revenues upon which their payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are based on. These projects have … monitor projects’ progress and document findings in writing. Require the City or one of the taxing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectState Agencies Bulletin No. 868
… To provide agencies with content information for the 2008 Form W-2 Background According to IRS Publication 15, Circular E for 2008, and the Instructions for Form W-2, employers are required to furnish each employee with a Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement by February 2, 2009. As the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/868-form-w-2-calendar-year-2008Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrest and indictment of, as well as a civil asset forfeiture … up to 25 years in state prison. In connection with today’s arrest, the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, … and Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman announced the arrest and indictment of as well as a civil asset forfeiture …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyWestern Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Financial Management (2025M-121)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Corporation) Board of Directors … the participating local governments, and supporting the horse racing and breeding industries. The Board and … obligations to the participating local governments and horse racing and breeding industries in the future. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2026/04/01/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-financial-managementOpinion 89-18
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Conferences and Training Schools (wages lost from regular job while attending … Board. In addition to the basic course of training and education, all appointed assessors must complete additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18Town of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured cash assets in the Supervisor’s custody were properly collected and … did not properly collect and disburse cash assets in his custody, nor did the Board ensure the Supervisor … properly performed those duties. Our audit found $15,823 in missing funds. We also found that the former Supervisor: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172Privacy and Security of Student Data
… of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) 1.1 by October 2020. NIST CSF is a comprehensive framework designed to help … we found: NYCPS’ policy does not fully align with NIST CSF. We found that certain fundamental areas related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/04/23/privacy-and-security-student-dataState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits