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DiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… free of defects, and just 1-in-4 had most or all of their station components in good repair. “New York City Transit … Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which determines station conditions by surveying “structural” components — … serious defects. NYCT data also showed that 27 percent of station components — such as ceilings or columns — needed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsState Agencies Bulletin No. 435
… service provider. The program (including investments) was previously managed by TIAA/CREF. As part of the … Inc. and the Vanguard Group. Effective Date(s) Effective November 13, 2003, TIAA will no longer accept new enrollments … by Upromise Investments, Inc. The existing toll free number is 1-877-NYSAVES and the web site is located at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/435-change-manager-nys-college-savings-programDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… the problems we have uncovered. It should recover up to $10 million that should not have been spent." New York's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers
… Numbers (CINs) where at least one CIN was enrolled in fee-for-service. The audit covered the period from January … have more than one CIN assigned during the time they are in receipt of benefits, such as one CIN under FFS enrollment … payments. Individuals have several options for enrolling in Medicaid, including through Local Departments of Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipientsOverview – Legacy Reporting
… on employees, retirees, etc., which will enable NYSLRS to store and retrieve that information if needed at a later …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/overviewOpinion 2000-16
… commonly understood meaning. For example, the American Heritage Dictionary defines "family" first as "a fundamental … of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund v Roome , 93 NY 313 [1883], a case upholding the constitutionality of … natural protectors and reduced to poverty and want" (93 NY 313 at 320). Although the reference to "widows and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 1545
… 13, 2016. A second outreach letter was sent via certified mail to all employees with a 2015 uncashed payroll check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1545-escheatment-2015-uncashed-payroll-checksDiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… United HealthCare and Amerigroup, managed care organizations (MCOs) that contract with the … Health (DOH) to provide health services under the state’s Medicaid program, made at least $6.6 million in improper and … claim costs totaled more than $51 billion, of which managed care premiums comprised nearly $27 billion. At the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsCost-Saving Ideas: Legal Requirements
… and sewer and water improvement districts, including voter approval requirements. Section 6-d details procedures … or equipment when the repairs are of a type that does not recur annually or at shorter intervals. Section 6-g … from, a capital reserve for fire districts, including voter approval requirements. Section 99-g provides an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-legal-requirementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Former Mahopac Fire Official Guilty Plea
… "Michael Klein started stealing from the public just after he … Michael Klein started stealing from the public just after he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-former-mahopac-fire-official-guilty-pleaFederal Funds to New York City: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which originated in 1975 and was most recently amended in 2015, guarantees a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment possible to children with disabilities and provides federal funding to support that mission
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-individuals-with-disabilities-education-act.pdfDiNapoli: Wall St. First Half Profits Jumped
… report on Wall St.’s performance. “Wall Street had a very profitable start in 2019, but uncertainties leave the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-jumpedDiNapoli: State Ends Third Quarter of State Fiscal Year on Solid Financial Footing
… also affected by a newly established tax structure, the Pass Through Entity Tax (PTET). The PTET allows certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-state-ends-third-quarter-state-fiscal-year-solid-financial-footingFire Safety (2015-MS-1)
… December 31, 2013. Background The 2010 Fire Code of New York State (Fire Code) requires an approved fire safety plan and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/27/fire-safety-2015-ms-1Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - July 2014
On June 26, 2014, the City of New York submitted to the New York State Financial Control Board a revised financial plan for FY 2014
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2015.pdfDiNapoli: Bradford Fire Company Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $8,500 in Public Funds
… treasurer Sherry Hamilton pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree after an audit and investigation found she misappropriated approximately $8,500 in fire company funds, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … treasurer Sherry Hamilton pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree after an audit and investigation found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-bradford-fire-company-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-8500-public-fundsDiNapoli: Taxpayers Moving Out of State Spiked in 2020, Led by Those Leaving NYC
… today found more than one of every 100 resident personal income tax (PIT) filers left New York state in 2020, … and enhanced unemployment benefits that increased personal income. In 2021, the number of filers declined but was … 10% were non-residents who only pay New York PIT on income received from work, businesses or other income sources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-taxpayers-moving-out-state-spiked-2020-led-those-leaving-nycOpinion 91-29
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … -- Treasurer's Powers (liability for tax moneys) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, … Association of Lakeview may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay for an eye care plan, hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and … payments and to prevent future inappropriate payments. In addition, we matched the DOL UI Benefit Overpayment File … outstanding benefit overpayments. The results contained in our report cover select high risk payment requests and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. "When you get a hot meal at a homeless shelter, it should not come with a health warning," DiNapoli … were fully tested for calendar year 2017. In fact, shelter providers were not able to provide any TB testing … and procedures; Ensure that food service workers remain current with TB testing requirements; Require shelter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-shelters