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President of Gingerbread Learning Center and Wife Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $771,000 from Special Needs Pre-School
… $771,000 in public funds by falsifying business records for The Gingerbread Learning Center, Inc., a pre-school serving special needs children on Staten Island. Throughout the course of the … purchase personal items including; landscaping for their home, car and insurance payments for their vehicles, flowers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/president-gingerbread-learning-center-and-wife-sentenced-stealing-approximately-771000-special-needsInternal Controls Over the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s Federally Funded Programs
… April 2017 through January 2023 for the Single-Family Housing Program (SFH), and agency actions through August … period. About the Program HCR is New York’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and … this report, we refer to the agency as GOSR, which was the name in use during most of the time covered by our audit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/internal-controls-over-governors-office-storm-recoverys-federally-funded-programsOpinion 92-37
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (necessity to … subject to the approval of the State Comptroller. This is in reply to your letter concerning the need to obtain the … pursuant to subdivision 1 of the Town Law, §173, in which case the Comptroller's approval is generally not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Oversight of Food Service Establishments
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health adequately monitors designated health departments’ oversight of food service establishments to ensure they comply with the State Sanitary Code to prevent or mitigate outbreaks of foodborne illness. This audit covers the period January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsIX.8 Federal Grant Refunds – IX. Federal Grants
… be immediately documented and transmitted to the State's Treasury pursuant to §121 of the State Finance Law. Such … a state agency return such refunds directly to the U.S. Treasury or the federal cognizant agency without first … to be immediately documented and transmitted to the States Treasury pursuant to 121 of the State Finance Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8-federal-grant-refundsTidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC
… of our examination was to determine whether payments the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (Division) made to Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC … period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, the Division paid Tidal Basin $24.1 million, which included $22.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/02/12/tidal-basin-government-consulting-llcAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… If you die while in service after having become eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsDiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… Vice Enforcement Division is conducting training in each patrol borough to update commands, refreshing them on how and … of SLA reports to track recidivist locations for the NYPD Patrol Services Bureau. The NYPD has also assigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeState Agencies Bulletin No. 2248
… retroactive increases to Facility Security Pay, Hazardous Duty Pay, and Expanded Duty Pay, and to provide agencies instructions for submitting … Putnam, and increases to Facility Security Pay, Hazardous Duty pay, and Expanded Duty Pay for eligible employees in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2248-april-2023-and-2024-retroactive-increases-location-pay-and-location-midState Agencies Bulletin No. 2250
… is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2023 and 2024 retroactive increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson pay and the April 2024 retroactive increases to Command Pay and Hazardous Duty Pay and to provide agencies instructions for submitting payments not processed automatically. Affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2250-april-2023-and-2024-retroactive-increases-location-pay-and-location-midOpinion 89-7
… excess of their salaries for meeting twice in one year to hear complaints in relation to assessments. You ask whether a … review was required to meet twice in one year to hear complaints with respect to the assessments on the town's … so many days thereafter as the board deems necessary, to hear complaints in relation to assessments on the town's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-7DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012, with more than half of renters and more than a third of homeowners paying at least 30 … Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012 with more than half of renters and more than a third of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideMonitoring of Homeless Data
… homeless shelter costs as ranging from $2–2.2 billion for the calendar years within our audit scope. Twice a year, … System (HMIS) Data Standards, which establish guidelines for the type of information organizations must collect on … to assist in resource management and ensure equity in the application of resources for homeless individuals at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/20/monitoring-homeless-dataCredit for Previous or Military Service – Forest Rangers Plan
… additional benefits under your special plan. Contact us to verify what service would be creditable. Prior Service … service is any period of time you received salary from a participating employer before that employer elected to … System, or another public retirement system in New York State, your service may be recredited and your date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/credit-previous-or-military-serviceVested Retirement Benefit – Career Plan
… as early as the first of the month following your 55th birthday. Tier 2, 3 and 5 Full vested benefit at age 62. … as early as the first of the month following your 55th birthday. Tier 6 Full vested benefit at age 63. Your Vested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/vested-retirement-benefitDivorce – Police and Fire Plan
… determined that retirement benefits are marital property and subject to equitable distribution. “Equitable … (Tier 1), Cash Refund Contributions option (Tier 1, 2 and 3) and Five and Ten Year Certain options. The Survivor Benefit … Police and Fire Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 Article 11 5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/divorceAvailable Options – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… the rest of your life. Under this selection, all payments cease upon your death. When you die (even if it is only one … contributions have been expended, all payments will cease upon your death. The contributions required of Tier 5 … beneficiary dies before you, all benefit payments will cease upon your death. Joint Allowance — Half* This option …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/available-optionsAccidental Disability – Career Plan
… perform your job as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful negligence, you may be … after contact with members of the public. Notice of Accident To be eligible for this benefit, you must have filed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/accidental-disabilityEligibility, the Benefit and Filing – Career Plan
… Eligibility Tier 1 Members: You are eligible to retire at age … with a reduced benefit between ages 55 and 62. 1 For all tiers, if you recently changed employers, you may be … the benefits of this plan. Regardless of tier, if you work for an employer that offers a special plan (that allows …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/eligibility-benefit-and-filingOrdinary Disability (Section 362) – Career Plan
… retirement benefit. The Benefit If approved, this is a benefit equal to the greater of: 1/60th (1.66 percent) of … be equal to the benefit that would be payable to you as a service retirement without any reduction for early … employers may not file applications for members receiving Section 207-a or 207-c (General Municipal Law) benefits. If …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/ordinary-disability-section-362