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DiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff
… found they did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by Sept. 15, as … State Education Department (SED) regulations, according to a new report issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. … some or all the recommended components, including how to access crisis support and recognizing warning signs such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staffState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… track, inventory and safeguard IT assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Although the board-adopted … inventory was decentralized with multiple individuals and a service provider maintaining inventory records, which … which water outlets they exempted from sampling and how they would be secured, and what remedial actions were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-018
… 6 Calendar Year Tier 6 OT by Calendar Year V17 RTR Memo CP NYT/NBE/NYEAFT/BEF 285,000.00 NYC Plans Pensionable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-018-new-additional-pay-earns-codes-v-codes-payservDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Arrest in $87K Contractor Theft
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the arrest of Department of Health (DOH) … 2013. As a result of the criminal probe, DiNapoli’s office today rejected a $133,860 contract extension with AAP-II for … Thomas P DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the arrest of Department of Health DOH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-arrest-87k-contractor-theftDiNapoli: Sales Tax Collections Growth Slowed in First Half of 2015
… growth across New York State slowed to 1.6 percent in the first six months of 2015 from 3 percent growth in 2014 and … excluding all cities, increased only 0.5 percent for the first six months of 2015, with many counties seeing a decline … tax collections grew by $91 million, or 2.7 percent in the first half of 2015, accounting for a substantial part of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-sales-tax-collections-growth-slowed-first-half-2015DiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Gift Cards this Holiday Season
… details about fees and expiration dates. While some gift card sellers have done away with inactivity fees, consumers … often a very popular purchase," DiNapoli said. "Last year, my office received nearly $15 million from unused gift cards. … gift cards can help you avoid fees." Under the Federal Credit Card Act of 2009, many types of retail cards sold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonMission Statement and Performance Measures
… To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority is achieving its performance measures and properly reporting … The New York State Thruway Authority (Authority) is a public benefit corporation created by the State … of highways crossing New York State. The Canal Corporation is responsible for a 524-mile canal system. The Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/11/mission-statement-and-performance-measuresMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2016 Through September 30, 2016
… system processes Medicaid claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible recipients, and it generates payments to reimburse the providers for their claims. During the six-month period ended September … savings, as follows: $13.6 million in potential savings for Medicaid recipients diagnosed with end stage renal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/25/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2016-through-september-30-2016City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B21-6-13)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … County, is authorized by Chapter 223 of the Laws of 2010 to issue debt not to exceed $15 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in … The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/11/10/city-newburgh-budget-review-b21-6-13State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… in appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Because of the district’s ongoing reliance on fund balance to finance … has declined from about $2.5 million at the beginning of 2017-18 to about $1 million at the end of 2018-19. In addition, the board has not adopted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-006
… until the beginning of the formal testing period. Agencies ready to process master files should request them by emailing the Payroll Improvement Project mailbox. Agencies ready to submit test AI files should email the Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-006-payroll-improvement-project-agency-timelineState Agencies Bulletin No. 885
… Affected Employees Contributory employees enrolled in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) – Retirement Plan 7Z … who have ten (10) or more years of membership in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP). ORP members who have ten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/885-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 860
… Purpose To provide instructions for the processing of payments upon separation from State service for accruals earned under the new Over 40 Compensatory Time … to earn compensatory time in lieu of a cash payment for overtime hours worked in excess of 40 in a week. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/860-processing-over-40-compensatory-time-ii-lump-sum-overtime-payments-uponNew York Farms and Farmland Decrease at a Higher Rate Than Nationally in 2025
… percent fewer New York farms and 11 percent less land in farm production than in 2015. The losses experienced in 2025 … by the agricultural industry. More than half of New York’s farm producers reported net operating losses in 2022, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-farms-and-farmland-decrease-higher-rate-nationally-2025Town of Theresa – Internal Controls Over Claims Auditing (2014M-89)
… governed by an elected five-member Town Board, is located in Jefferson County and has approximately 2,900 residents. … payment. Key Recommendation There are no recommendations in this report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/23/town-theresa-internal-controls-over-claims-auditing-2014m-89Town of Hyde Park - Payroll and Time Records (2018M-225)
… Town officials should consider using electronic timesheet files instead of printing paper copies to file. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/01/town-hyde-park-payroll-and-time-records-2018m-225MWBE Waivers Granted
… agencies must report waivers of compliance with MWBE State contract goals. Waivers may be granted to offerors and … in accordance to the requirements set forth under the contract. Below are the Office of the NYS Comptroller's … October-December 2024 No waivers granted January-March 2025 No waivers granted April-June 2025 No waivers granted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/resources/mwbe-waivers-grantedTown of Sheldon – Financial Management (2017M-261)
… 28, 2017. Background The Town of Sheldon is located in Wyoming County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/02/16/town-sheldon-financial-management-2017m-261Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Purchasing (2016M-194)
… 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. Background The Eastern Suffolk BOCES is an association of 51 component school … Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services Purchasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/26/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-purchasing-2016m-194DiNapoli: 2015 Sales Tax Collections Drop in 30 Counties
… local governments and their bottom lines,” said DiNapoli. “With little to no growth in sales tax collections, most … in 2015 outside of New York City was in Western New York with a 1.6 percent increase and the Capital District with a … Valley declined 1.6 percent and Central New York had a slight 0.3 percent dip. The Comptroller noted that an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-2015-sales-tax-collections-drop-30-counties