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DiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… said. “Unfortunately, once again we’ve found another school that failed to spend the money properly and … can recover the misspent funds.” Shared staff at Starting Point Services divided their hours between the school’s … related services program. The state reimburses Starting Point, and other providers, for the cost of their SEIT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… Comptroller approved 1,872 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $3.9 billion and approved nearly 2.2 million payments worth nearly $14.8 billion. The office rejected 164 contracts and related transactions valued at $310 million and more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayHealth, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools
… About the Program The DOE, the nation’s largest public school system, serves 1.1 million students at its more than … services through DOE’s District 75 – a special citywide school district that provides highly specialized … schools receive their services in individual school buildings or in special classes co-located with another …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/12/health-safety-and-accessibility-district-75-schoolsDiNapoli Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
… Police Department for aiding in the investigation.” A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-announces-guilty-plea-town-crawford-embezzlement-caseXI.18.F The Iran Divestment Act of 2012 – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… a “person” as a natural person, corporation, company, limited liability company, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18f-iran-divestment-act-2012New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA Finances
… the MTA estimates that 17.9% of revenue will go towards servicing debt, even as it has pushed out payments to manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-financesNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Fitch Ratings' Upgrade of NYS General Obligation Bonds
… financial condition in years, and today's upgrade by Fitch Ratings, following a similar upgrade by Moody’s Investors Service, is the latest indication of … strongest financial condition in years and todays upgrade by Fitch Ratings following a similar upgrade by Moodys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-fitch-ratings-upgrade-nys-general-obligationDiNapoli: The Rockaways is on the Rise
… I would like to thank State Comptroller DiNapoli for not only shining a light on the Rockaways with this report, but … The toll on the Cross Bay Bridge (New York City's only intra-borough toll bridge) places a unique burden on … closed in 2012. St. John's Episcopal Hospital is now the only full-service acute care hospital in the area. Emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-rockaways-riseState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New State Budget
… uncertainty about the epidemic and the trajectory and equity of the recovery. “The budget includes significant new … aid and from tax increases. Higher personal income tax rates on high-income taxpayers will likely increase the … the new resources may be temporary and necessary to meet current needs, it is important that spending not grow to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-state-budgetPension Fund Makes Progress on Board Diversity
… and Governance Committee Charter now states that "on an ongoing basis, the Committee will consider Board … responsibilities." Research shows that the ability to draw on a wide range of viewpoints, backgrounds, skills and … Fund currently has similar proposals requesting reports on efforts to increase board diversity pending at Dentsply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/pension-fund-makes-progress-board-diversityNew GASB Standards
… based upon information shared with us from time and attendance personnel at the reporting entities and has … and Public-Public Partnerships GASB Statement No. 94, Public-Private Partnerships and Public-Public … KPMG Other Accounting Pronouncement Considerations: GASB 94 and GASB 96 – November 13, 2020 (Presentation) GASB Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/new-gasb-standardsOpinion 89-61
… VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Abolition (effect of) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Part-Town charges (salaries of town officers) TOWN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Focus on Identity Theft
… or have heard about someone whose personal information was stolen to file false unemployment claims or credit card … be devastating for victims, ranging from having to rebuild a ruined credit history to having trouble renting an apartment or buying a home, obtaining a tax benefit or receiving a loan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/focus-identity-theftDiNapoli: Rechargeable Battery Use Rising Dramatically, But State Not Enforcing Recycling Law Requirements
… toxic metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, nickel and silver, and lithium-ion, all of which can pose a threat to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-rechargeable-battery-use-rising-dramatically-state-not-enforcing-recycling-law-requirementsOpinion 88-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and … and dental benefits to its employees by participating in a self-insured plan operated jointly by the city for which the authority was established and the county in which the city is located. The question arises because of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64DiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… v’Yalda Early Childhood Center, claimed nearly $3 million in ineligible expenses for reimbursement, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Schools for special … Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) programs in New York state that provide one-on-one instruction for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesDiNapoli: Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $22,000 in Pension Checks Sent to His Deceased Mother
… A Syracuse man pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing nearly $22,000 in pension payments sent … A Syracuse man pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing nearly $22000 in pension payments sent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-syracuse-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-22000-pension-checks-sent-his-deceased-motherNew York Leads Nation in Nonprofit Jobs & Wages
… New York led the nation in nonprofit employment with more than 1.4 million jobs and total wages of just over … in the nation in 2017. Nonprofit wages varied widely, with educational services having the highest average annual … Health care – the largest nonprofit industry – along with education and social assistance, represented more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/new-york-leads-nation-nonprofit-jobs-wagesDiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… They found that 112 of the 120 apiaries selected had not registered with the Department as of August 2022, including … 33 that appeared to still be operating despite not being registered with the Department. Auditors also looked at how … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programOpinion 88-57
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … Opns St Comp, 1952, p 281; NY Const, Art I, §11; US Const, 14th Amendment). Classifications granting preferential … v Lindsay , 29 NY2d 30, 323 NYS2d 687, the Court of Appeals upheld the validity of a local law which exempted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57