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DiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… Almost three million New York households are dealing with housing costs that consume more than 30% of … a severe cost burden of more than 50% of their income going to pay for housing, according to a report by State … Almost three million New York households are dealing with housing costs that consume more than 30 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highestErie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Special Aid Fund (2016M-188)
… with its component districts for the operation of adult and continuing education programs. During the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years, 22 of the 23 adult education programs realized an operating surplus. Key … agreements with component districts for self-sustaining adult education programs. Contact the State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-special-aid-fund-2016m-188Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… charges totaling $22,276 included grocery, alcohol and restaurant purchases, and food purchases for “going away …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Objective Determine whether Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials … were adequately supported, properly approved, accounted for, and for a School-related purpose. Key Findings The Board … other designated official did not review cancelled check images to ensure only approved disbursements were made. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72DiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… the help they need or are getting services late, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … “Providing timely, quality early education services to preschool children with special needs can make a world of … not getting the services and therapies they are entitled to within required timeframes, and some are not getting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-them30% New York State Initiative
… New York State Initiative to ensure that New York State food products are provided to children as part of their lunch … with children have experienced the highest rates of food insecurity since 2020—as high as 16% in 2022. Even with lower rates of food insecurity in the first 3 months of 2024, roughly one in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/16/30-new-york-state-initiativeDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low in Villages
… Stress Monitoring System has identified 22 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress . DiNapoli’s office … District (three); Mid-Hudson Valley (three) and Western New York (three); and Thirteen villages had a decrease in … Stress Monitoring System has identified 22 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress DiNapolis office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-villagesOpinion 89-10
… opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - Conferences and Training Schools (authority of public library to provide for … 3 of section 77-b provides that all actual and necessary registration fees, all actual and necessary expenses of … to attend a conference for estimated expenditures for registration fees, travel, meals, lodging and tuition fees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10DiNapoli: Tax Exemptions Jump While Job Gains Slow for IDA Projects
… audits have noted IDAs performing effectively and using best practices, there continue to be deficiencies related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-tax-exemptions-jump-while-job-gains-slow-ida-projectsLifeline Center for Child Development, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five years. During the 2014-15 school year, … served about 52 students. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers students to Lifeline and pays for … in ineligible expenses, including $21,083 in taxi fares to transport parents and their children to Lifeline for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/lifeline-center-child-development-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualValue of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade
… net tax exemptions totaled $796 million in 2019, compared to nearly $784 million in 2018. Project values have increased … declined by six percent over the same period, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … 200,000 over the same period. I encourage New Yorkers to use the IDA project data we provide to assess whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/value-industrial-development-agencies-projects-increase-nearly-50-percent-over-past-decadeDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in … New York City Public Schools NYCPS needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processEugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School - Procurement and Dignity for All Students Act (2018M-271)
… goods and services. Ensured compliance with the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). Key Findings School officials did not: Establish adequate policies and procedures for credit cards resulting in the circumvention of purchasing … goods and services and ensured compliance with the Dignity for All Students Act DASA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/04/19/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurement-and-dignity-allNorthport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund - (2021M-167)
Determine if extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were properly collected, recorded, remitted, deposited, disbursed and reconciled.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/northport-east-northport-2021-167.pdfPoughkeepsie City School District - Extra-Classroom Activities and Information Technology Assets (2019M-15)
Determine if the Board provided adequate oversight of extra-classroom activity (ECA) finances and properly safeguarded and secured the District’s IT assets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/poughkeepsie-2019-15.pdfNewburgh Enlarged City School District - Financial Management and Information Technology (2017M-169)
Determine whether the Board effectively managed the District’s financial condition whether the District’s information technology (IT) system was adequately secu
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/newburgh-169.pdfKIPP Tech Valley Charter School - Resident Tuition Billing (2019M-66)
Determine if School officials completely and accurately billed resident districts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/05/24/kipp-tech-valley-charter-school-resident-tuition-billing-2019m-66Tuition Assistance Program – Metropolitan Learning Institute
… the Metropolitan Learning Institute complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students … ten vocational programs that are registered with the State Education Department (SED). For the three academic years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/tuition-assistance-program-metropolitan-learning-instituteAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at CUNY Medgar Evers College
… determine whether Medgar Evers College complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education's Rules and Regulations when certifying students … who enrolled in programs not approved by the State Education Department, one student who did not meet the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-cuny-medgar-evers-collegeOpinion 88-48
… Misc 2d 296, 264 NYS2d 842; cf . Public Authorities Law, §2603-a which provides that, with certain exceptions, purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48