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DiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… requirements for shootings and emergency situations in New York City’s schools need to be more strictly enforced by New York City’s Department of Education (DOE), according to an audit released today by State … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors found DOE was lax in requiring that safety plans were filed on time by schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningDiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… The State Education Department (SED) needs to improve its efforts to ensure school districts are following state requirements … plans are shared with local first responders, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … The State Education Department SED needs to improve its efforts to ensure school districts are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningDiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… Authority (MTA) has been slow to reverse the deterioration in service and its financial plan entails considerable risk, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … challenges facing the MTA. "Our regional transit system is in crisis. Service has deteriorated on the city's subways and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… mitigation efforts, operational continuity plans and evacuation plans. The audit is the first of four that … seems the city has fallen on the job putting forth a poor evacuation plan and building little capacity, which could … if the reported data was accurate. One mitigation action, related to evacuation centers’ accessibility, was given a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersDiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… York City, Yonkers, Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester, the “Big Five” school districts in New York, as well as national … the existing seats are of high-quality. None of the other Big Five districts planned to use more than two percent for … academic recovery is unclear. Among the rest of New York’s Big Five school districts, Yonkers set aside the largest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan
… After two years of extraordinary volatility in state finances, the State … 2022-23 Enacted Budget Financial Plan from the Division of the Budget (DOB) projects fiscal stability for the next … Making deposits to the rainy-day reserves on or ahead of schedule may help prevent disruptions in critical programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-planDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… the nation’s highest debt levels, largely because measures to restrict the excessive use of debt have been circumvented … this debt is projected by the Division of the Budget to increase by $26 billion, or 42%, from $61.9 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 to $88 billion in SFY 2026-27. A new report by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformMembership Milestones for Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Members
… covered under, there are important milestones you need to know. Understanding your milestones will help you develop … employment and die prior to your retirement. No longer able to withdraw your membership and receive a refund of your … you will receive annual cost-of-living (COLA) increases when you meet eligibility requirements. (Return to Top) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/membership-milestones-employees-retirement-system-ers-membersDiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… State auditors examining hotels and motels used to house the homeless found poor conditions still exist at many … water damage, exposed wiring, missing smoke detectors and garbage in rooms, according to an audit released today by … State auditors examining hotels and motels used to house the homeless found poor conditions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homelessDiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in implementing the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance … The state’s initial rollout of the program resulted in only a small portion of the much-needed funds being … low-income and minority New Yorkers, particularly those in New York City. DiNapoli’s report details OTDA’s struggles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Recorder Units (ERUs) (Follow-Up) (2021-F-14) ERUs or “black boxes” are a valuable safety feature that allow for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Releases Review of Executive Budget
… sufficient oversight and accountability, including $1.6 billion in capital grants. The budget also eliminates the … tax receipts that were initially expected to increase 10.6% in the current fiscal year have grown by 31.2% … on high-income earners, increased corporate franchise tax rates, the creation of a new pass-through entity tax and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-releases-review-executive-budgetGreen Economy Boosts Job Growth in New York
… green occupations, as well as creating additional demand for existing occupations and changing the skills required to … established occupations are seeing an increased demand for skills that are useful for responding to climate change. We need to prepare our … green occupations as well as creating additional demand for existing occupations and changing the skills required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/green-economy-boosts-job-growth-new-yorkDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Soared in First Half of 2020
… pretax profits reach $27.6 billion in the first six months of 2020, an 82 percent increase over the same period last … annual report on Wall St.’s performance . “An injection of federal stimulus money, plummeting interest rates and … the securities industry provides an outsized source of revenue, but the rising profits on Wall Street are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-soared-first-half-2020DiNapoli: NYC Budget Faces Uncertainty Without More Federal Relief
… services sector, but the city will face some dire choices in 2021 if the federal government does not deliver direct aid … up revenue shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.” In November, the city released its modified financial plan, … 2021, which it expects to use to help balance the budget in FY 2022. However, payments deferred in FY 2021 will need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-faces-uncertainty-without-more-federal-reliefResidents of Long-Term Care Facilities Lacking Access to Advocates
… Many residents of long-term care facilities in New York state lack regular access to … is required to establish an Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. In New York, this office is within the New … and persons with disabilities who live in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Among their duties, ombudsmen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/residents-long-term-care-facilities-lacking-access-advocatesNew Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… to an analysis of the MTA’s financial plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Maintaining, … to an analysis of the MTAs financial plan released today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1619
… Leave Affected Employees As of January 1, 2018, employees in the following Management Confidential Bargaining Units … M/C 66 Public Employment Relations Board M/C Background In 2016, the Governor signed into law a comprehensive Paid … full-time and part-time employees of the State of New York in Management Confidential designated bargaining units will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1619-new-york-state-paid-family-leave-program-ny-paid-family-leaveNew York League for Early Learning, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and five years. For purposes of this report, these programs are collectively referred to … children with special needs. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers students to NYL based on clinical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/29/new-york-league-early-learning-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOversight of Campus Foundations
… foundations have not been audited by OUA since at least 2007. SSA does not routinely obtain or review certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/oversight-campus-foundations