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Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… a small share of the overall pension benefit. For a full description of each option, see the Pension Payment … death. Available options include the Joint Allowance Full (100 percent), Joint Allowance Half (50 percent) or any … member with a customized pension payment option election form during the processing of their retirement application. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Oversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program (2017-S-26) The New York Agricultural Districts Law allows reduced … Capital Program Revenue and Expenses (Follow-Up) (2017-F-26) An initial audit issued in October 2015 found that NYRA … of State Police (DSP): Compliance With the Enough is Enough Act (2017-S-38) Auditors found SED has made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNew York State Health Insurance Program: Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (2021-S-18) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Beacon Health Options paid mental health and substance abuse (MHSA) claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible for coverage.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s18-response2.pdfNew York State Health Insurance Program: Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (2021-S-18) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Beacon Health Options paid mental health and substance abuse (MHSA) claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible for coverage.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s18-response1.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… under the plan was allocated to community-based services (CBS), serving more than 111,000 individuals. This audit found … OMH provided adequate reporting on the funds reinvested in CBS under the plan, it can improve on the quality of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… Monitoring System was implemented in 2013 to keep the public informed about the factors impacting local … In January, DiNapoli also issued fiscal stress scores for school districts and found 31 school districts in some level … reduced or less predictable revenues, while protecting public health and minimizing cuts to their own workforce. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresFund's Mission, Values and Investment Philosophy
… intervals through a rigorous process to reflect changing market conditions and long-term views and is subject to a … the basis of net returns, not on the fees they charge. Market beliefs We believe that in highly efficient markets, … We believe that, as a fund, tactical trading on short-term market movements will likely lead to long-term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/funds-mission-values-and-investment-philosophyOpinion 89-52
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … program activities and training programs is eligible for State aid reimbursement when such coordination is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-52SUNY Bulletin No. SU-299
… Department ID for the calendar year entered. If the query results in multiple rows for an employee, the earnings from … field. Enter the employee’s Date of Membership in the Election Date field. The same election date should be carried forward from the previous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-299-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planLife Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers, Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2020-S-37)
To determine whether the costs reported by Life Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education programs, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department's ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s37-response.pdfDiNapoli: State’s Financial Plan Reflects a Bleak Economic Outlook
… billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-states-financial-plan-reflects-bleak-economic-outlookState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… disable 34 unneeded network user accounts that had last login dates ranging from July 2021 to July 2023. Officials … and adopt a written policy related to fund balance and reserves. For example, the board and district officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Third Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the state’s cities will be capped at 2%, the same as last … in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2% with certain exceptions. The law also … Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the states cities will be capped at 2 the same as last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-third-straight-yearEmpire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Special Items Billed by Hospitals Within Long Island Health Network (2017-S-43)
To determine whether Empire BlueCross paid claims for special items according to the terms of its contract with Long Island Health Network and, if not...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s43.pdfOpinion 95-12
… or invest funds with a State or federally chartered savings bank) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments … to deposit or invest with a State or federally chartered savings bank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§10, 11; BANKING LAW, … §§10 and 11 does not include State or federally chartered savings banks. The term "national banking association", as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12Essential Policy Elements – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… are certain fundamental elements that should be included in a travel and conference policy. The following list details … a listing of expenses not reimbursable such as charges for in-room movies, alcoholic beverages and other types of … for employee use of personal vehicles while on official business, including a requirement that employees document the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/essential-policy-elementsOpinion 90-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … 79-754, p 154; 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, p 412; Office of the State Comptroller, Financial Management Guide, Cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22Opinion 92-20
… County fairs (imposition of licensing fee) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1409(k); TOWN LAW, §§136, 137: A town may … which the fair is held is not owned by the agricultural corporation which runs the fair. You ask whether a town may … the county fair is organized and held by an agricultural corporation. Town Law, §136 provides that a town board may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20Opinion 94-7
… Memorandum of Joint Legislative Committee on Fire Laws, re: L 1957, ch 849, McKinney's Session Laws of 1957, p 2171; … districts "except where the provisions of a general or special law expressly prohibit the rendition of general … Since only the State Legislature may enact general and special laws, the statutory language of section 209-b clearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-7State Agencies Bulletin No. 1241
… of a new earnings code and procedures for processing the April 2013 Retention Payment. Affected Employees Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility criteria: Administrative Services BU02 … of a new earnings code and procedures for processing the April 2013 Retention Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1241-april-2013-retention-payment