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… and included students who were expected to graduate high school by August 2019. About the Program According to the … occupations require education beyond a high school diploma – a college degree or advanced certificate … However, nearly half of all students who do complete high school and go to college require remedial courses and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/04/college-readinessRemsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District – Financial Management (2025M-33)
… adopted budgets that annually overestimated appropriations by an average of $1.3 million (9 percent) per year, or a … upcoming year’s budget, which exceeds the statutory limit by 8 to 19 percentage points. At the end of the 2023-24 … was $1.9 million, which exceeded the statutory limit by nearly $1.3 million. Further, despite having excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/remsenburg-speonk-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2025mXI.3 Submission of Agency Purchase Orders – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW This section outlines the process and documentation requirements for purchase order … Purchase orders created by State agencies that serve as the complete purchase agreement with the vendor (stand-alone POs) are subject to the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi3-overviewGreater Amsterdam School District – Capital Project (2022M-50)
… properly planned, authorized contracts and accounted for the ongoing project. However, we found: While the … expenditures, she did not provide them to the Board for review. The claims auditor did not audit and approve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/greater-amsterdam-school-district-capital-project-2022m-50The Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… after the COVID-19 pandemic are changing the face of New York City and highlight significant policy implications … forward, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Ongoing changes … were also leaving the city, largely for other parts of New York and New Jersey. Looking just at domestic migration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityManagement of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma (Follow-Up)
… that more than 1.4 million adults and 315,000 children are living with asthma. The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on those living with chronic diseases such as asthma. According to the … populations, including low-income and minority families, living in homes and neighborhoods with a disproportionate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/09/management-indoor-air-quality-individuals-asthma-followDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… IDA projects has increased by over 76%. Project operators estimated that 202,706 jobs would be created by all IDA … 2014 and an increase of 11.1% compared to FYE 2022. Total tax exemptions for IDA projects were just under $2 billion, … of Industrial Development Agencies in New York State – 2025 Annual Report IDA Data by Region Industrial Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli and Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez: Public Employee Arrested for Using Co-Workers' Identities to Steal Thousands in Gas
… theft and grand larceny for using agency-issued gas cards to allegedly steal nearly $8,000 in gas for his personal use, … was handled by his Division of Investigations working with his Bureau of State Expenditures. The case is … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-public-employee-arrested-using-co-workers-identities-stealOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… Objectives To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is … the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsDiNapoli: End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Requirement Poses Risks to State Financial Plan
… this would increase state share Medicaid spending by about $1.1 billion in SFY 2023-24. The second risk relates to … $372.2 million to nearly $1.5 billion, if 10%, or about 92,592 of such individuals, eventually renew their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-end-continuous-medicaid-enrollment-requirement-poses-risks-state-financial-planNursing Home Surveillance (Follow-Up)
… acts as an agent for the federal government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in monitoring quality of care in nursing homes. The … assess fines timely, in some cases resulting in delays of up to six years between when the violation was cited and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/08/nursing-home-surveillance-followHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs
… audit covers the period from April 2017 through June 2022. About the Program HCR is the State’s affordable housing … CDBG funds to HCR, for grant years 2017 through 2021, and about $127 million in additional funding from CDBG COVID-19 … the CARES Act. During the same period, HUD allocated about $120 million in HOME funds to HCR, as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingDiNapoli: State Budget Boosts Education Aid and Enacts Paid Family Leave but Falls Short on Ethics Reform and Transparency
… Starts a paid family leave program, funded by employee payroll deductions, in January 2018. It will be fully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-state-budget-boosts-education-aid-and-enacts-paid-family-leave-falls-short-ethics-reform-andDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… have fiscal years ending on June 30. Red Flags Raised About Local Governments Not Submitting Financial Data Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesNew Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… offset the revenue loss to the MTA from a reduction in the Payroll Mobility Tax on small businesses. Read the Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… of a global economy. The success of small businesses is vital to the health of our communities and the economy.” The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageDiNapoli: Employment Among Mothers in NYC Improves, But Unemployment Remains Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
… to the pandemic, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report … opportunities. The city and state should continue to build on their efforts to provide child care and other support … nationally. In contrast, unemployment rates for white, Asian and Hispanic mothers came down from 2021 to 2022. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-employment-among-mothers-nyc-improves-unemployment-remains-higher-pre-pandemic-levelsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Mexico – Financial Management (Oswego County) The board … a fund balance policy and maintained an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund balance in the general fund with … $2,064 were not properly accounted for during the 50-day test period. Officials did not maintain perpetual inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 89-53
… fire insurance tax moneys are distributed in accordance with Insurance Law, §§9104 and 9105, the moneys must be … to current sections 9104 and 9105. Therefore, consistent with the Renn decisions, we conclude that where foreign fire insurance tax moneys are allocated in accordance with Insurance Law, §§9104 and 9105, the moneys must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53NYS Comptroller DiNapoli Files Suit Against Wynn Resorts' Board of Directors
… that, as Trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, he has filed a legal action against officers and … latest, March 28, 2016, when those allegations surfaced in litigation involving the company and Elaine Wynn (former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-files-suit-against-wynn-resorts-board-directors