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DiNapoli: Feds Must Step Up or NYC Metro Region Faces End of Public Transit As We Know It
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today in response to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s … infusion of federal funds, the region faces service cuts in 2021 that would change public transit as we know it. It’s … to get through 2020 and saddling it with even more debt in the coming years. “The severe service cuts the MTA has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-feds-must-step-or-nyc-metro-region-faces-end-public-transit-we-know-itNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and New York City Retirement Systems and Pension Funds Announce Appointment as Lead Plaintiffs in Wynn Resorts Shareholder Lawsuit
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund), today announced that he and the … New York State Comptroller DiNapoli trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund today announced that he and the New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-new-york-city-retirement-systems-and-pension-funds-announce“Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery
… drops were in fourth grade math, with declines in average test scores that were double any other drops in the past 20 … Tracker through January 31, New York’s school districts have spent roughly 40 percent of these federal funds. The … et al., COVID-19 Learning Delay and Recovery: Where Do US States Stand? , McKinsey & Company, January 11, 2023, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/nations-report-card-underscores-new-yorks-need-academic-recoverySullivan County – County Jail Operations (2013M-33)
… was to examine County jail operations and related costs for the period January 1, 2011, to October 5, 2012. … for the oversight of fiscal matters. The County’s 2013 adopted budget included appropriations for all funds … new jail is risking inevitable expenditures the County can ill afford, whether it is from escalating construction costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/06/14/sullivan-county-county-jail-operations-2013m-33DiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… our budget.” The state’s two statutory rainy day reserve funds, the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund (TSRF) and the … a third of their authorized levels. New York’s rainy day funds as a percentage of General Fund spending, at 2.8 … percent. For comparison’s sake, Texas’s Rainy Day reserve funds are estimated at 22.8 percent, California’s at 12.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesDiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
… The state Department of Health (DOH) was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before … funding for public health over the last decade forced DOH to operate without critical information systems and staff … The state Department of Health DOH was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agencyXI.2.I Unilateral Termination Provisions – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Absent compelling justification, the New York State Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) will not approve a contract that provides the vendor with the unilateral right … the State agency may be forced to engage in a new solicitation and incur additional costs that it had not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2i-unilateral-termination-provisionsDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Sentenced for $35,000 Embezzlement
… Town Clerk Dorothy Hart was sentenced today to 250 hours of community service and paid back over $35,000 which she … property tax payments and dog license fees deposited with the town over four years, State Comptroller Thomas P. … Brown we exposed Hart’s fraud and she has been convicted of a felony and forced to repay the money she stole.” Hart, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-sentenced-35000-embezzlementNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Seeks Answers From Companies on Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination
… on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation; and The average length of … System on behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-seeks-answers-companies-sexual-harassment-and-racial-discriminationPrivacy and Security of Student Data
… all laws and regulations regarding the safety and privacy of students’ data and is monitoring New York State school … November 2022. About the Program The Department is part of the University of the State of New York, one of the most complete, … all laws and regulations regarding the safety and privacy of students data and is monitoring New York State school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/16/privacy-and-security-student-dataNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and California Controller Yee Urge S.E.C. to Mandate Climate Change Disclosures
… In an op-ed on Politico.com, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and California State … to require corporations disclose the risks that climate change poses to their operations. The full op-ed is below: … In an oped on Politicocom New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and California …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-california-controller-yee-urge-sec-mandate-climate-changeOpinion 97-2
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover former school board … who participates in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school … are not members of, and are not eligible to receive a retirement allowance from, a public retirement system. Thus, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2DiNapoli Urges Congress to Expand Eligibility for Savings Program for Individuals with Disabilities
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today urged Congress to increase the eligibility age from 26 to 46 for individuals who can participate in the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program, a … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today urged Congress to increase the eligibility age from 26 to 46 for individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-urges-congress-expand-eligibility-savings-program-individuals-disabilitiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1287
… Department of Civil Service Employee Benefits Helpline at (800) 833-4344 or (518) 457-5754 to obtain a statement … of Civil Service’s Employee Benefits Helpline at (800) 833-4344 or (518) 457-5754. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1287-changes-taxation-imputed-incomeMember E-News Archive — 2023
… Fair COLA Information is Available for Eligible Retirees Divorce Affects Other NYSLRS Benefits, Too Use Retirement … A Good Plan Can Ease Your Transition to Retirement Divorce and Your Pension Some Pension Payment Options Can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-e-news-archive-2023DiNapoli & Schneiderman Reach $10.75 Million Oil Spill Settlement With ExxonMobil
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General … contamination removal costs at eight locations across the state. The settlement reimburses the Oil Spill Fund for all … of the Oil Spill Fund, DiNapoli is empowered under the state’s Oil Spill Law to recover all costs incurred by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-schneiderman-reach-1075-million-oil-spill-settlement-exxonmobilInmate Sentence Calculation and Release Practices
… regulations regarding the sentencing and incarceration of inmates in New York State, including Penal Law Section 70.30, … at each facility are responsible for determining the inmates’ release dates, as well as any credits that reduce … from Department facilities. This total includes 13,628 inmates who were released multiple times while serving a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/inmate-sentence-calculation-and-release-practicesSelected Aspects of the Pay for Success Program
… Purpose To determine whether only randomized eligible participants … October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2016. Background To increase employment opportunities and decrease the risk of … employment training and job placement program (Program) to target high-risk parolees. Program contracts are based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/21/selected-aspects-pay-success-programFinancial Condition and Outlook
… Background The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn (also known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center [or Downstate]) includes the College of Medicine, … in East Flatbush, Brooklyn; University Hospital at Long Island College Hospital (LICH) located in Cobble Hill, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/17/financial-condition-and-outlookControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… to the DHS capital plan, it first goes through a design phase and then a construction phase. As of April 2019, there were 415 homeless shelters in … expected to cost $511,000 – exceeded its budget by $2.7 million. Delays in initiating and completing capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-shelters