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DiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… estimated managed honey bee colony losses at more than 50% and some migratory colony losses in excess of 70% over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Action for March 2017
… zero emission credits to NYSERDA. $107.6 million with US Bank National Association for a letter of credit to support … Generation Company LLC. $33.95 million amendment with TD Bank National Assoc. to increase the principal amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-action-march-2017State Police Bulletin No. SP-163
… State Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA), provides for an annual expertise payment. Effective Date(s) The 2015 … (Military Training Stipend) on 11/01/15 are eligible for the Expertise Pay. OSC Actions OSC will automatically … Annual Addl Earnings: $1200 End Date: 10/31/16 Control-D Report After the automatic processing of the 2015 State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-163-2015-state-police-expertise-payUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-63
… direct deposit for this payment. Background Chapters 69, 70, and 71 of the Laws of 2000, which implement agreements … Eligible Full-Time employees who are on Sick Leave at 50 percent pay on the eligibility date are entitled to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-63-june-2003-uniform-allowance-paymentPublic Safety – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… receive 90 days’ notice of any closure(s). Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility to 18 Adolescent Offender (AO) … after full implementation of the State’s Raise the Age law in October 2019 totaled 3,774 for the 12-month period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-safetyNew Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
… and State governments, and demonstrates a clear need for a continuing commitment to reduce the incidence of food … facilitate ease of access to benefits, like streamlining application processes; prioritizing nutrition, particularly … to 60 percent in City fiscal year 2022, due to high application volume and staffing shortages. 51 According to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-food-insecurity-and-nutritional-assistance-programsDiNapoli: Former Ulster County BOCES Criminal Justice Teacher Arrested for Defrauding the NYS Pension System Out of Over $157,000
… Police Department in 2005, Sciacca became an instructor at Ulster County BOCES teaching criminal justice and earning a salary of over $70,000. As a state retiree under the age of 65, Sciacca was not allowed to earn more than $30,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-ulster-county-boces-criminal-justice-teacher-arrested-defrauding-nys-pension-systemNew York City’s Uneven Recovery: Youth Labor Force Struggling
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, workers aged 16 to 24 experienced the worst outcomes of all age groups nationwide.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/nyc-youth-labor-force-struggling.pdfMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans
… Term Care Partial Capitation plans (Plans) provide health and long-term care services to recipients who have a … long-term care for more than 120 days; have both Medicaid and Medicare; and are age 21 or older. Medicaid pays Plans a monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/30/medicaid-program-improper-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-managed-long-term-careDiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… was arraigned in Ulster County Criminal Court before Judge Bryan E. Rounds on Feb. 6, 2023, and is due back in … County Assistant District Attorney Felicia S. Raphael, chief of the Financial & Cyber Crimes Bureau, is prosecuting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleDiNapoli: Daughter Allegedly Stole Over $240K in Deceased Father's NYS Pension Payments
… took advantage of her father’s death to profit handsomely at the expense of New York’s retirement system and fuel an … his death. The father died in Georgia on Jan. 24, 2014, at the age of 69. His daughter did not notify the state retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-daughter-allegedly-stole-over-240k-deceased-fathers-nys-pension-paymentsDetermining the Ex-spouse's Share – Divorce and Your Benefits
… during the marriage (numerator) by total service credit at retirement (denominator). Then, that percentage is … marriage (numerator) = marital share Total service credit at time of retirement (denominator) 2. Marital share × 50% = … as of the date specified, using pension factors and age reductions that will be applied to the member’s benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/determining-ex-spouses-shareOpinion 97-2
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … pool of risks covered under the plan, without regard to age, sex, health status or occupation and such that refunds, … district may permit former school board members with at least 20 years of service in such position to participate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… sites. Nearly 44 million tires (99 percent) were abated at 160 sites (86 percent) as of October 2018. Auditors also … of the 822 timed inspections during the audit period, 70 were late, exceeding the permitted time or mileage … lacks sufficient controls over fleet vehicle management at the four local Developmental Disabilities Services Offices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… submit all untested kits in their custody – regardless of age – to a forensic laboratory by December 28, 2017 for … were required to be processed within 210 days of receipt at the lab, and kits received by law enforcement agencies on … were required to be processed within 90 days of receipt at the lab. The amendment also required law enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followDiNapoli: Better Monitoring of "Leandra’s Law" Enforcement Needed
… not install them at all. County officials did not report 50 of those cases at all (in Cortland, Erie, Montgomery, … public authority financial data and information on 50,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-better-monitoring-leandras-law-enforcement-neededHiring Public Retirees – When Employees Retire
… and after the calendar year in which a retiree turns age 65. Section 212 (RSSL) Under Section 212, there is a … Social Security Law (RSSL). The date of retirement must be at least one day after the last day that the member was on … for one year. If a retiree selected a payment option at retirement that pays a benefit to a beneficiary, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/hiring-public-retireesEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms
… TBTA implemented the All Electronic Tolling (AET) system at the Henry Hudson Bridge (HHB) as an efficient way to … or automatically have tolls charged to a checking account at the end of the day. As of November 2016, the HHB moved to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/11/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firmsDiNapoli: Medicaid Costs for Diabetes Reach $1.2 Billion
… that we can address this issue, particularly in our most at-risk populations. We have the ability to reverse this … cause of death, New York has had consistently lower annual age adjusted diabetes death rates than the nation as a whole … $50,000 or more had the lowest prevalence of the disease at 6.4 percent; By education level, diabetes was most common …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-medicaid-costs-diabetes-reach-12-billionBorrowing Against Your Contributions – Basic Plan for ERS Tier 1 Members
Basic Plan information for ERS Tier 1 members under Sections 70a 71a and 75 Borrowing Against Your Contributions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1500/borrowing-against-your-contributions