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DiNapoli: School District Budget Voter Participation More Than Tripled During COVID-19 Lockdown
… cast amid the COVID-19 lockdown for the 2020-21 school budget year, after in-person voting was temporarily suspended … were defeated again, requiring a “zero-growth” contingency budget, and one district (East Ramapo Central School District) opted to go directly to a contingency budget rather than hold a revote. Thirteen budgets for school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdownOpinion 88-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Maintenance Contracts (fire commissioner who … automotive dealership to service its vehicles if a member of the board of fire commissioners is the president and chief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Accounts Receivable Collections
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of the Attorney General … accounts receivable that state agencies have been unable to collect and have referred to the OAG. During the period April 1, 2008 through December … To determine whether the Office of the Attorney General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/13/accounts-receivable-collectionsXIV.14.D Criteria for Recording General Capital Assets Including Infrastructure – XIV. Special Procedures
… Machinery and Equipment in excess of $40,000 Office Furniture and Equipment in excess of $40,000 Building and … rather than the individual assets. For bulk purchases of furniture, equipment, etc., the individual assets must exceed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14d-criteria-recording-general-capital-assets-including-infrastructureAssessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… Compensation Board (WCB) is properly billing, collecting and promptly depositing, in appropriate accounts, selected legislatively mandated … has been submitted. WCB staff review the notification, and if it is determined that payment should have been made by … Compensation Board WCB is properly billing collecting and promptly depositing in appropriate accounts selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penaltiesSelected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… MTA-New York City Transit’s Paratransit Call Center was in compliance with the terms of its contract, and if not, … Quality Assurance terms in the contract and to document compliance. Require the contractor to: ensure that all newly … MTANew York City Transits Paratransit Call Center was in compliance with the terms of its contract and if n …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operationsAdoption Subsidy Program (Follow-Up)
… in compliance with governing regulations. The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) established the Adoption … alternative homes for hard-to-place and handicapped foster children. The Program, administered by local social services … assist adoptive parents in the care and support of these children. We found that payments were supported and were in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/adoption-subsidy-program-followMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our initial audit … ). About the Program Mechanical ventilation is the use of a device to inflate and deflate a patient’s lungs. … To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health to implement the recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-care-involving-mechanical-ventilation-services-followDiNapoli: MTA'S Homeless Outreach Program Didn't Do Much Outreach
… Transportation Authority (MTA), and homeless New Yorkers, have been shortchanged by the nonprofit hired to provide … services to the homeless. At Penn Station, MTA and Amtrak have separate contracts with BRC to conduct outreach to homeless on their different floors. Amtrak and MTA have a coordinated outreach strategy and conduct joint tours, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-mtas-homeless-outreach-program-didnt-do-much-outreachContract Advisory No. 24
… Subject: Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases … to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XI, Section 11.H - Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases , the … of Contracts (BOC), encourages State agencies to request Early Pay Discounts from contract vendors when feasible. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/24-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesImproper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up) (2023-F-3) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23f3-response.pdfImproper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (2020-S-57) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid made improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to managed care organizations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s57-response.pdfQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up) (2017-F-2)
To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f2.pdfSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Follow-Up) (2021-F-13)
To determine the extent of implementation of the 11 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Report 2017-N-8).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21f13.pdfTuxedo Farms Local Development Corporation – Collections and Disbursements and Adherence to Bylaws (2021M-187)
Determine whether collections and disbursements were in accordance with the sewer agreements and whether the Tuxedo Farms Local Development Corporation (TFLDC) Board of Directors (Board) adhered to its bylaws.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/tuxedo-farms-ldc-2021-187.pdfDisruption to Special Education Services: Closing the Gap on Learning Loss from COVID-19
New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic, likely exacerbating pre-existing achievement gaps.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/special-education-report.pdfMedicaid Program - Managed Care Organizations: Payments to Ineligible Providers (Follow-Up) (2019-F-2) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the eight recommendations made in our initial audit report, Managed Care Organizations: Payments to Ineligible Prov
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-19f2-response.pdfServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Follow-Up) (2024-F-22)
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Report 2022-S-11).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-24f22.pdfMedicaid Program - Medicaid Overpayments for Medicare Part B Services Billed Directly to eMedNY (2017-S-36)
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to providers who submitted Part B cost-sharing claims directly to eMedNY.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s36.pdfMedicaid Program - Medicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan Providers (2016-S-54) 90-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid inappropriately paid for recipients’ Medicare Part C cost-sharing liabilities.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s54-response.pdf