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Claims for Deceased Owners and Estates
… Testamentary In limited circumstances, an heir or payer of funeral expenses can submit a claim if there is no … information. No Court-Appointed Representative – Payer of Funeral Expenses If there is no court-appointed … a copy of the death certificate by contacting: the funeral home that provided the services, or the Health Department in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claims-deceased-owners-and-estatesCredit for Military or Additional Service – State Police Plan
… employment. Military Service If you served in the U.S. Armed Forces, you may be eligible to purchase credit toward your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/credit-military-or-additional-serviceCredit for Military or Additional Service – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… employment. Military Service If you served in the U.S. Armed Forces, you may be eligible to purchase credit toward your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/credit-military-or-additional-serviceOpinion 88-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Refund (refund by county treasurer of 2% cash bail fee) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (refund of 2% cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31Opinion 88-39
… v Hickey , supra ) and exists when a criminal action for an offense may be commenced in the court, and when the … Justice Court Fund of the Office of the State Comptroller for distribution pursuant to State Finance Law, §99-a. Unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 97-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover former school board members); … (municipal cooperative health benefit plans) -- Self-Insurance (municipal cooperative health benefit plans) … reimburse a former school board member for Part B Medicare insurance premiums paid by the former school board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 94 - 23
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (of district located within two towns) TOWN LAW, §§170, 172-d: In the case of the extension of a fire district located within two towns, if the proposed extension … proposed extension is within an adjoining fire protection district, the town board of the town within which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23Opinion 99-16
… custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct. 15 Opns St Comp 1959, p 37 is superseded to the extent it may be … this clause appears to be inconsistent with our 15 Opns St Comp, 1959, p 37. In that opinion, this Office concluded … 76 NY2d 702, 559 NYS2d 239; Arocho v Town of Brookhaven , 71 AD2d 635, 418 NYS2d 474, affd 51 NY2d 778, 432 NYS2d 697; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16XIII.2.A Expense Report Mandatory Header Fields – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… station in the employee’s profile page in the SFS is blank or (2) save an expense report if any mandatory field in the header is blank. Additionally, expense reports may be denied payment if … to the travel event. Destination Location Enter the street address of the destination location for the travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2a-expense-report-mandatory-header-fieldsRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… including having a climate change adaptation master plan). The report predicted that, without an adequate … inspection reports, such as cracks in crash barriers for a portal flood gate, were not corrected promptly, and … did not indicate what was inspected. We reviewed work orders and mileage records for 38 vehicles. The work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/01/02/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsOversight of Residential Domestic Violence Programs
… DV programs in New York State that operated 162 DV residences. Key Findings Based on the amount and quality of … Central Office does not maintain adequate oversight of DV residences. For example, OCFS was unable to provide the audit … OCFS also provided conflicting criteria for inspecting DV residences, asserting that the yearly inspection time frame …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/24/oversight-residential-domestic-violence-programsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-013
… dates surrounding and impacted by the Payroll Improvement Project Go Live activities. Affected Employees All agency … this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Improvement Project mailbox. Please include “Bulletin PIP-013” in the … Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No PIP013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-013-payroll-improvement-project-cutover-schedule-andCUNY Bulletin No. CU-766
… Employees: Employees in Bargaining Units CB, PC, T8 and TC who meet the eligibility criteria are affected. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-766-july-2023-city-university-new-york-cuny-incrementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2325
… to Premium Overtime, Administrative Maintenance Pay, and Command Payment and to provide agencies instructions for … Premium Overtime, Administrative Maintenance Pay, and Command Payment are calculated based on employees’ applicable … to Premium Overtime, Administrative Maintenance Pay, and Command Paymentwill be processed using the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2325-april-2025-increases-premium-overtime-administrative-maintenance-payState Agencies Bulletin No. 327-A
… Governor's Office of Employee Relations memorandum from Seren A. Hrachian, dated August 14, 2001, Pilot Productivity … Governor's Office of Employee Relations memorandum from Seren A. Hrachian, dated May 7, 2002, Health Insurance/Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/327-2002-productivity-gain-program-lump-sum-payments-employees-representedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… (AFRs). The 2024 AFR was also 244 days late as of Oct. 31, 2025. Arkport Joint Fire District – Treasurer’s Records and … or did not record 13 receipts totaling $93,978 and 20 disbursements totaling $24,502, among other issues. The … receipts totaling $26,324 or six disbursements totaling $1,878 since their appointment through June 30, 2025. Because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… of dollars of its federal aid to help close pandemic learning gaps than other large school districts, both in New … Five districts planned to use more than two percent for early childhood education. New York City’s decision to fund … Vegas) have allotted from 0.4% to 17.1% of their funds for early childhood programs. Spending for Pandemic Learning Loss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesDiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… Having no heat or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be … this fall and winter when they complain that they have no heat or hot water.” City code requires landlords to provide heat from Oct. 1 to May 31 – the “Heat Season” – and hot … Having no heat or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredState Agencies Bulletin No. 1619
… of the implementation of the New York State Paid Family Leave Affected Employees As of January 1, 2018, employees in … the Governor signed into law a comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy. The law provides for a deduction from employee wages to fund the program. Paid Family Leave coverage is funded by employee payroll deductions. Most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1619-new-york-state-paid-family-leave-program-ny-paid-family-leaveDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… by the Division of the Budget to increase by $26 billion, or 42%, from $61.9 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 … on debt set in statute have not worked to rein in our debt or stop inappropriate borrowing practices. New York needs … state debt should be required to be issued with a level or declining debt service structure, be limited to a final …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reform