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NYC Department of Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the pandemic, the City had to develop and implement novel remote-learning protocols to continue educating students, and was later among the first major city districts in the nation to offer a return to in-person schooling.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-8-2022.pdfFederal Funds To New York City: A Review of Categorical Grants
The federal administration has ordered freezes, pauses, and reviews of federal assistance funding to identify grant programs which are implicated by the President’s recent executive actions and could be subject to reduction or elimination.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-1-2026.pdfInappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers (Follow-Up) (2019-F-10)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our initial audit report, Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-19f10_0.pdfHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Follow-Up) (2022-F-18)
To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Report 2020-S-4).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f18.pdfYouth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our original report, Youth Facility Chargeback Rates to … rates used by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) were calculated appropriately, and whether OCFS had been collecting the appropriate reimbursements from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/youth-facility-chargeback-rates-localities-followImproper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the … in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (Report 2018-S-10 ). About the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-transportation-provider-followLetter to Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitting Companies
DiNapoli sent a letter to 10 of the largest greenhouse gas emitting companies held by the Fund, urging them to reduce emissions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-emission-reduction-targets-paris-agreement.pdfDiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
… The state Department of Labor (DOL) does not investigate overtime complaints by … and employers are complying with the law. The Department of Labor needs to do a better job investigating complaints … working overtime to keep patients safe." For the period of Jan. 1, 2015 to June 30, 2017, auditors examined whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-urges-department-labor-improve-investigations-hours-worked-nursesInappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers (Follow-Up)
… services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. Per State Medicaid policies, payment for a surgical procedure includes all services normally … (E/M) services, are included in Medicaid’s payment for the procedure. E/M services unrelated to the original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/31/inappropriate-payments-related-procedure-modifiers-followUpstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for the State’s regional transportation authorities by disrupting operations, decreasing ridership, and severely … municipal subsidy from sales tax receipts collected by Erie County. For each authority, Figure 3 shows the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeHuntington Man Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Suffolk County … died on April 16, 2021, Johnson failed to notify the bank or the New York State and Local Retirement System of her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/huntington-man-pleads-guilty-grand-larcenyDiNapoli: NYC Parks Can Do More to Correct Barriers to People With Disabilities
… and many don’t meet ADA standards, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Federal law demands … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nyc-parks-can-do-more-correct-barriers-people-disabilitiesState Education Department Examination of Payments to Tough Man, Inc.
… community sporting events such as walks and races in New York. SED made five payments totaling $150,000 under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/01/state-education-department-examination-payments-tough-man-incDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Monitoring of Mental Health Facilities
… New York’s mental health facilities are not ensuring parents and guardians are … tragedies if abuse and mistreatment in mental health facilities is properly reported and actions are taken. State officials must do more to ensure facilities are meeting requirements.” In February 2007, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-monitoring-mental-health-facilitiesDiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… outcomes for these children. To its credit, SED is acting on our suggestions to ensure more migrant children … or the children themselves – are agricultural workers who have moved between school districts within the past three … SED agreed with the recommendations and indicated steps it will take to implement them. See the audit: Selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-programDiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… not always keep records of those assets; and often failed to safeguard them from theft or damage. As a result, nearly $22 million worth of IT assets … rooms, hallways or in areas at risk of, or showing, water damage. The districts’ IT department staff generally told …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipmentDiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of $240,000
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Cortland County … of Pharsalia trusted Dennis Brown to safeguard taxpayer money, but instead he treated the town’s funds like a … can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-240000DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Oversight of Child Care Grants
… The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) failed to adequately oversee the use of child care … Appropriations Act provided federal grants that OCFS administered locally. "In response to the detrimental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-oversight-child-care-grantsTown of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)
… of Brookhaven (Town) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services provided at selected Town … Town officials could consider taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility at selected Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-brookhaven-physical-accessibility-programs-and-servicess9-24-45Improper Payments to a Dentist (Follow-Up) (2015-F-3), 30-Day Response
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health (Department) to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, I
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-15f3-response.pdf