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Higher Education – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… increase in online instruction in 2018-19 academic year was 5.6 percent. Of the 220,103 students in 2019-20 academic … of the student loan debt balance in New York State that was 90 or more days delinquent (and in default) was 4.5 percent in 2020, down from 8.4 percent in 2019 and 8.9 percent in 2016. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/higher-educationDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… over 2014 were: Department of Labor, down 86.2 percent; Helen Hayes Hospital, down 56 percent; and Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits has … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Over 12% in Second Quarter of 2022
… are entering a period of slower year-over-year growth, then local officials need to be prepared to make adjustments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-over-12-second-quarter-2022State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys , Central Islip Union Free … is being spent appropriately and effectively." Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys – Payroll (Albany County) … announced his office completed audits of the Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys Central Islip Union Free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Medicaid Program – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting of Mainstream Managed Care Organizations
… Purpose To determine whether mainstream managed care organizations … (MCOs) are submitting accurate administrative costs to the Department of Health (Department) and whether the … To determine whether mainstream managed care organizations are submitting accurate administrative costs to the Department of Health and whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/13/medicaid-program-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-mainstream-managed-careDiNapoli: Percentage of New Yorkers With Mental Illness Rose as Available Psychiatric Beds Declined
… The mental health needs of New Yorkers have greatly increased, with 21.1% of adults … number of individuals served by the state’s public mental health system, with nearly 900,000 residents utilizing the … The mental health needs of New Yorkers have greatly increased with 211 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-percentage-new-yorkers-mental-illness-rose-available-psychiatric-beds-declinedDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Tops $316 Million Halfway Into 2014
… agencies spent more than $316 million on overtime in the first six months of 2014, a jump of $22 million over the same … rose slightly from 3.9 percent to 4.3 percent in the first six months of 2014. If overtime continues to rise at … percent of the statewide increase in overtime costs in the first six months of 2014. Agency OT Spending (Jan-Jun 2014) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-tops-316-million-halfway-2014Local Sales Tax Collections Up
… Sales tax collections rose fastest during the second half of 2019, growing 6.3 percent in the third quarter and 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/local-sales-tax-collectionsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Revenue Growing Slowly
… Local sales tax collections in New York state grew by $177 million, or 2.4 percent, for the first … increase of more than 4 percent during this period. “While sales tax revenues continue to increase across the state, the … Local sales tax collections in New York state grew by $177 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-revenue-growing-slowlyAllocation and Budgetary Controls Over Unrestricted Funds
… for the State University of New York had: a fair and equitable methodology for charging (assessing) SUNY campuses for the costs of central office operations and statewide initiatives; adequate procedures to allocate unrestricted funds to SUNY campuses and System Administration; and sufficient budgetary controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/allocation-and-budgetary-controls-over-unrestricted-fundsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop for Second Quarter of 2020
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state dropped 27.1 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, … Collections for the month of June showed some improvement in most regions. Total collections were down 25.4 percent … Sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state dropped 271 percent in the second quarter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-second-quarter-2020Upstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for the State’s regional transportation authorities by disrupting … public transportation in four upstate areas of New York State. 1 Combined, the Capital District Transportation … and RGRTA; PARIS All four authorities are highly reliant on subsidies. State subsidies account for more than 50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungePublic Health – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Pandemic Brings Jump in Medicaid Enrollment Department of Health (DOH) Medicaid enrollment rose by 521,805 (8.4 … requiring one-year extensions of eligibility during the public health emergency. Children and adults represented 75.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-healthDiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… The number of counties overriding New York’s property tax cap has declined by more than half over the past four fiscal … to tighten their budgets even more to stay within the tax cap and deliver services that homeowners expect. I believe … leaders next year will be especially difficult.” The tax cap, which first applied to local governments beginning in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-capPublic Safety – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… which include: 50 State correctional facilities; 63 county jail and correctional facilities; and 13 New York City … SFY 2020-21 from the prior year. The number of inmates in county and New York City jail facilities grew by 11 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-safetyDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… increase to maximum SNAP benefit amounts from Jan. through Sept. 2021. Monthly SNAP expenditures increased by $506.4 … growth in these costs increased from 4.6% in Sept. 2021 to 11.9% in July 2022 and experienced the only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… Purpose To determine if the Department of State (Department) is fully … the enforcement and collection provisions of New York’s Do Not Call Law. The audit covers the period January 1, 2014 to April 20, 2018. Background The New York State Do Not Call … To determine if the Department of State is fully implementing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsOpinion 88-6
… and a local bank constitutes a local retirement system for purposes of section 113(a) of the Retirement and Social … municipalities from establishing a local retirement system for its officers or employees after April 12, 1922. The plan, … Initially, we note that there is no statutory authority for a town, by resolution, to establish the type of plan at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Opinion 92-24
… threshold requirements of General Construction Law, §60 and Public Officers Law, §70-a, because it is mailed as third class matter and does not have a paid subscription, may not be designated … is published in the town, mailed as third class matter and does not have a paid subscription. If not, you also ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24