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State Agencies Bulletin No. 962
… impacting Tier 5 members include, but are not limited to: Employee contributions of 3% of pay for all years of … This new Benefit Plan requires agencies to select a Contribution Status of “Contributing” and an Election Option … default the required contribution rate of 3% in the Percentage field. The 3% contribution is not covered under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/962-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-police-and-fire-retirementNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: SEC Upholds Shareholders' Right to Seek Racial Equity Audit
… Thomas P. DiNapoli made the following statement today in response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff's … systemic racism. An independent examination of just how Amazon is addressing racial injustice in its workplace, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-sec-upholds-shareholders-right-seek-racial-equity-auditDiNapoli and NY State Pension Fund Reach Agreements with Major Companies on Executive Pay
… and adopt policies that take into account the compensation of the rest of their workforces. In response to the agreements, the Fund … State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States, with an estimated $207.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-and-ny-state-pension-fund-reach-agreements-major-companies-executive-payXII.7.D Expedite Requests – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW The Bureau of State Expenditures’ (BSE) standard business process is to … voucher processing, it must submit the voucher to the Office of the State Comptroller through the Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7d-expedite-requestsKew Gardens SEP, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Services programs for disabled children between the ages of three and five years. During the 2012-13 fiscal year, Kew … Gardens served 103 students. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers preschool special education … service (OTPS) costs, as follows: $119,906 in accrued pension plan expenses. On its CFR for the fiscal year ended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/kew-gardens-sep-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 665
… requirement to use the new procedure to calculate income tax withholding on wages of nonresident alien employees. … 31, 2005, employers are required to calculate income tax withholding on wages of nonresident alien employees using … Forms W-4, nonresident aliens are required to: Not claim exemption from income tax withholding; Request withholding as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/665-new-procedure-calculating-federal-income-tax-withholding-wages-paidEaster Seals New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… NY, a not-for-profit organization, offers a wide variety of services to children and adults with disabilities and … services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and five years. Easter Seals NY operates preschool … bonus payments to nondirect care staff, discriminatory pension expenses, non-reimbursable food and gifts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/12/easter-seals-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHealth Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to improve its monitoring of New York’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local … make sure all lead-poisoned children get the services they need.” DOH is responsible for administering the Lead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… including hospitals, nursing homes and individual nurses, for patient safety violations and use its power under the law … public access to this information. DOH is responsible for ensuring civil violations of state health law are … agreements (orders), including fines and penalties, for health care providers (e.g., clinical laboratories, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsDiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit … improvement from 2013 when contracts were late 87 percent of the time, a review of the trend for more than two decades … that some basic problems persist, and demonstrates the need for continued attention to prompt contracting.” “On …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsCopiague Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2019M-225)
… 306 checks, totaling almost $2 million, had only one of the two required signatures. Payments totaling $3,190 were … Recommendations Conduct a deliberate and thorough audit of each claim to ensure that each individual claim is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2019m-225Procurement Practices
… Objective To determine whether the State University of New York – University at Buffalo’s procurement and … funds are spent appropriately, are in the best interest of the State, and adequately safeguard against waste and … by vendors, and purchases that lack support for business need or reasonableness of price, among other questionable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/03/procurement-practicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 278
… Time Entry Panel to report overtime worked due to events of September 11, 2001 Affected Employees Employees in … Executive Agencies who are working overtime due to events of September 11, 2001 Effective Date September 11, 2001 … events, two codes have been created. If agencies do not need to track expenditures separately, or if they have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/278-tracking-expenditures-related-overtime-worked-due-events-september-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 1270
… To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the 2013-2014 Year-Round Lifeguard 2 Day … Plan. Affected Employees Year-round employees (with a Pay Basis Code equal to ANN or HRY) of the Office of Parks, … Unit 68. Calculate and submit a positive D2D transaction when monies earned in an ineligible position are included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1270-2013-2014-2-day-deficit-reduction-plan-psnu-employees-year-roundDiNapoli: State Ends Third Quarter of State Fiscal Year on Solid Financial Footing
… Tax receipts for the first nine months of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 … the ongoing COVID-19 surge, economic risks, and the need for continuing financial support for those still struggling to find their footing. Also, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-state-ends-third-quarter-state-fiscal-year-solid-financial-footingHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Follow-Up)
… Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Report 2020-S-4) . About the Program Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) consists of several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/13/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-residential-emergency-services-offer-home-repairsChester Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-107)
… unneeded network user accounts when there was no longer a need for them. Monitored network user compliance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/chester-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-107Accounting and Financial Reporting for Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements (SBITAs) as Required by GASB Statement No. 96
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide accounting and financial reporting guidance for subscription-based information technology arrangements (SBITAs) and illustrate how local governments and school districts will need to account for and report these SBITAs in the Annual Financial Report (AFR)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/accounting-bulletin-gasb-96.pdfAccounting and Financial Reporting for Leases as Required by GASB Statement No. 87
This bulletin provides accounting and financial reporting guidance related to those contracts that meet the definition of a lease, and illustrates how local governments, and school districts will need to account and report these leases in their annual update document (AUD) and the ST-3.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/accounting-and-financial-reporting-for-leases-required-by-gasb-87.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1410
… Purpose To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the third phase of the Summer Seasonal Lifeguard Deficit Reduction Plan. … Settle BJS Back Pay Judicial Settlement BPA Back Pay Award BPO Back Pay Court Order BPS Back Pay Pre-Adjud Settle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1410-third-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-psnu-employees-summer-seasonal