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New York's Prison Population Continues Decline, But Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… The state’s prison population declined by half from March 2008 to March … in March 2021. As a percentage of the state’s shrinking prison population, however, the older population has doubled. … March 2021. Thirteen years earlier, just 12% of the then prison population of 62,597 were 50 and over. The share who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/new-yorks-prison-population-continues-decline-share-older-adults-keeps-risingDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… Thirty local governments in New York State ended 2020 in some form of fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas P. … announced today identified 19 local governments designated in fiscal stress, including six counties, four cities, and … Thirty local governments in New York State ended 2020 in some form of fiscal stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… during the COVID pandemic, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The COVID … grant funding, OASAS noted that the 4,415 drug overdose deaths in New York from September 2019 to August 2020 reversed two years of declines. These deaths were 24% higher than during the same 12-month period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsSubway Wait Assessment
… Purpose To determine whether New York City Transit (Transit) provides passengers service on all of … Interest Metropolitan Transportation Authority – New York City Transit: Train On-Time Performance (2014-S-56) … To determine whether New York City Transit provides passengers service on all of its lines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… was paid for practitioner, pharmacy, inpatient, lab, and clinic claims that did not comply with Medicaid policies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… Treasurer Michael Frerichs, the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), and Fortune 500 asset manager … Comptroller DiNapoli, Trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund . “We want to know that our investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… energy goals, has made good progress on reaching its goals for distributed solar capacity and leveraged funds, but is behind in meeting its energy efficiency targets for 2025, according to a report from New York State … energy goals has made good progress on reaching its goals for distributed solar capacity and leveraged funds but is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lagsDiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… find yourself in a hole that only gets bigger. Accountants call this an unfunded liability, because there is no money … lack the legal mechanism to pre-fund these benefits. This needs to change. I have put forth a legislative proposal that … see draconian proposals to reduce their benefits. New York needs to stop ignoring this issue. The numbers are daunting, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-op-ed-act-proposal-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careDiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… workforce reached more than 300,000 employees in June of 2024, the first year-over-year increase since the COVID-19 … at 306,248 employees at the end of City Fiscal Year (CFY) 2024, but staffing at the city Law Department (1,396), Fire … courts grow from 22,611 in June 2019 to 32,873 in June 2024, a 45% increase. While the Department of Investigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyAvoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Avoca Central School District (District) officials make procurements in accordance with statutory requirements and District … professional services. Audit Summary District officials did not always procure goods and services in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29DiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in line with existing regulations, according … New York City Public Schools NYCPS needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in line with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processNew York State Pension Fund Sets 2040 Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target
… a goal to transition its portfolio to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. This process will include completion … develop minimum standards for investments in shale oil and gas. Those will be followed by; integrated oil and gas; other oil and gas exploration and production; oil and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/new-york-state-pension-fund-sets-2040-net-zero-carbon-emissions-targetXIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Generally, the State pays for expenses incurred when an employee travels on official State business. In some instances, these expenses … liability can be substantial. This generally occurs when an employee travels repeatedly to the same location over an … Generally the State pays for expenses incurred when an employee travels on official State business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… Major Contract Approvals Office of General Services—State Capitol Escalator Replacements Approved a $1.8 million … with Kone Inc. to replace the escalators in the state Capitol. Department of Civil Service—Health Care Contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: More Security Needed for Hazardous Materials at SUNY University Centers
… State University of New York’s (SUNY) flagship campuses, Buffalo and Stony Brook, did not properly monitor or restrict … and laws. DiNapoli’s auditors found the University at Buffalo’s controls over hazardous materials were lacking. … controls and poor record keeping. For five departments at Buffalo, none had developed their own internal hazardous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-more-security-needed-hazardous-materials-suny-university-centersDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for June 2014
… State Compact moneys associated with revenues from the Seneca Allegany Casino. Department of Transportation $21.4 million to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-june-2014Opinion 90-35
… subdivision must competitively bid the purchase of that commodity unless an exception to competitive bidding … the district must competitively bid the purchase of that commodity unless an exception to section 103 is applicable. … the aggregate amount to be expended for the purchase of a commodity is below the monetary threshold, it is advisable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35Opinion 2004-6
… ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW §57.07: A village may not permit an historical society to use an unneeded portion of a … Law §57.07(2) and, as consideration under the contract, permit the historical society to use the unneeded space in a … the space in the building. You ask whether a village may permit an historical society to utilize vacant space in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6DiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act
… People with disabilities face challenges and limited access at some … by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The Americans with Disabilities Act says that people with disabilities should be able to participate in the same … People with disabilities face challenges and limited access at some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-port-authority-falling-short-compliance-americans-disabilities-actStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) effectively monitors the cleanliness of New York City’s (NYC) streets and sidewalks. We also assessed the methodology … To determine whether the New York City Department of Sanitation DSNY effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/16/street-and-sidewalk-cleanliness