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DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… permit renewals, and 3,500 permits not identified by type. For the same period, DOL issued 844 employer certificates. … performers, the Comptroller’s office established accounts for performers’ earnings (deposits from employers) if parents … more than $640,000 had been deposited with the Comptroller for about 5,600 child performers. Auditors examined the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… and whether it has followed required procedures in the leasing of its properties. This audit covered the … compacts between states with Congressional consent. Its area of jurisdiction is called the Port District, a region … – operates and maintains a rapid transit railroad serving Newark, Harrison, Hoboken, and Jersey City in metropolitan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) contracted with the … such as Ridgewood, get up to $325 for each participant, who earn hourly wages from DYCD for up to 25 hours a week. … experiences and sports/recreation activities when school is not in session. Providers, such as Ridgewood, get up to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsOpinion 2002-14
… 5-524: A village may incur reasonable expenses for the primary purpose of conducting an investigation to … of pursuing a settlement of a claim against the village for property damage, even though work performed by the … §1 generally prohibits the expenditure of municipal monies for the benefit of private parties unless it is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Oversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements
… required criteria prior to their certification or approval for the placement of foster children, and to determine whether casework contacts occur as required for these children. Our audit covered the period April 1, … service delivery, including assessments and case plans for families and children. Key Findings At each of the ten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/21/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirementsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… inspections; all mandated inspections had been completed for 2013. However, the staffing shortfalls have required it … Department of Health: Unnecessary Medicaid Payments for Children at Voluntary Agencies (Follow-Up) (2014-F-5) An … Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (2013-S-57) Medicaid made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsLinkNYC Program Revenues and Monitoring
… received all the revenues specified in the contract terms and whether the Department of Information Technology and … Wi-Fi hotspots, and mobile telecom equipment installed on NYC streets. DoITT’s Division of Franchise Administration is … Link site inspections. Increase monitoring of the daily “health” of all Links, not just those noted as having issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/30/linknyc-program-revenues-and-monitoringDivision of Housing and Community Renewal – Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City
… conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes. Our audit covered the period from … apartments were built under the Program. In exchange for low-interest mortgage loans and real property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/08/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… federal COVID-19 support. ESD awarded the entirety of the $760 million allocated for small businesses to 40,842 … of the Program when awarding grants, instead favoring a first-come, first-served methodology to awarding grants, … (JCDC), a New York City-based not-for-profit organization, is approved by the State Education Department (SED) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsChild Care Stabilization Grants
… of the child care system. Child care is essential for our communities to thrive but, according to the New York … high-quality care, and the workforce is largely underpaid for skilled and valuable work. In response to the urgent need … Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) included approximately $24 billion for child care stabilization grants. The Office of Children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsDiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… has repeatedly failed to conduct outreach it was hired for, according to an audit released today by New York State … men and women badly served and straphangers fending for themselves in increasingly difficult circumstances.” … totaled about $6 million annually. The contract called for BRC to reduce the homeless population in the subways from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for September 2014
… financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public authorities and audits all state payments. … playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. The independent audits ensure payments are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-september-2014Opinion 94-14
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … municipality (emphasis added; GML, §854[4]). Prior to this amendment, a project could also be located wholly outside the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14DiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… obtain medical services or medical insurance coverage and for a variety of other purposes. Identity thefts have surged … has compiled identity theft complaints related to COVID-19 for 2020 through mid-March 2021, reporting 3,617 in New York. … the pandemic, which included looking at complaints, large increases in payments, new programs and criteria, and changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020DiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… (SED) weak enforcement of licensing requirements for non-degree proprietary schools let many continue to … of schools’ fiscal records prior to their licensing them. For example, in their examination of records from Jan. 1, … the required financial statements filed by 381 schools for fiscal year 2018 and found 70 faced some level of fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… (tracks). The LIRR developed an Operating Plan for Winter Storms and Other Contingencies (referred to as the WSOP). It includes standard operating procedures for winter, which are in effect annually from November 15 … in this book detail each involved department’s procedures for what is required before, during, and after all levels of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/13/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingSUNY Bulletin No. SU-234
… To notify SUNY agencies of the new SUNY Police eligibility for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PAF) and provide instruction for transferring employee enrollment from the New York State … the Education Law were previously members of and eligible for the New York State and Local Retirement System (ERS). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-234-state-university-police-officer-eligibility-police-andOpinion 92-23
… DISTRICTS -- Commissioners (lease of property not required for the purposes of district) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases … of real property of the district which is not needed for district purposes, although the remainder of such … to cancel if the leased portion of the property is needed for district purposes at a future date, and such other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23State Contract and Payment Actions in June
… million with New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc. for data imaging services. $2.3 million with Lexington … of Motor Vehicles $8.7 million with Concept 400 Realty Co., LLC for leased space in Nassau County. $8 million with … $23.6 million with D.A. Collins Construction Co., Inc. to replace and repair multiple bridges on Route 9W …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneNYC Construction Noise Complaints Soar
… (DEP) and DOB are the agencies primarily responsible for handling construction noise complaints. DEP is responsible for responding to 311 construction noise complaints. DOB … building inspections; and issues permits, including those for after-hours work. Auditors found there was minimal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nyc-construction-noise-complaints-soar