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DiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act
… auditors found four of 13 PATH stations (Christopher Street, 9th Street, 14th Street, and 23rd Street) were not accessible to persons in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-port-authority-falling-short-compliance-americans-disabilities-actDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… and limited oversight of mental health education for students, an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas … upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic created a crisis for many students in New York, but not enough is being done … intense school-related stress due to COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2020, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for June 2014
… valued at $2.3 billion and approved more than 840,600 payments worth nearly $10.8 billion in June. His office also … transactions valued at $320.7 million and more than 1,400 payments valued at nearly $4.1 million due to fraud, waste or … for state public authorities and audits all state payments. This independent review ensures that costs are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-june-2014DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… authorities, and, in addition, audits all state payments. This independent review ensures that costs are reasonable, … number and types of contracts entered into by the state. This builds on the office’s daily accounting of state … that were recently added to Open Book New York . Earlier this month, DiNapoli released a report which reviewed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli Report Analyzes Regional Trends in Education for School Districts Outside New York City
… implications for spending, pupil outcomes and the delivery of services, including special education. The report details … and the STAR program dropping from 7.5 to 5.8 percent. The percentage of revenues from each of these sources varies … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-regional-trends-education-school-districts-outside-new-york-cityDiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… major bridge components based on their capacity to carry vehicular loads. If any major component receives a score of 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridgesDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… the voices of all people are included and represented. The launch last November of the state Public Campaign Finance … finance program was used, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Many of the winners that year who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… at $211 million this year and increase to $652 million in 2028, according to a new report from State Comptroller … its expectations for farebox revenue. While paid ridership in June 2024 was at about 70% of pre-pandemic numbers, it failed to grow at the expected pace in July and August. MTA’s consultant, McKinsey, has predicted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnOpinion 92-43
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … to the approval of the county highway superintendent. This Office has previously expressed the opinion that, except … policies and procedures. Finally, it is not a function of this Office to review and approve or disapprove specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Monitoring of Homeless Data (2023-S-38)
To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) monitors data on the State’s homeless population to better understand the nature and scope of homelessness across the State; and to determine if OTDA’s programs are using all available data to best address the needs of ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s38-response.pdfOpinion 88-35
… of prepackaged or canned software which is modified falls within the professional services exceptions depends on … services and the physical component. (4) When a contract falls within the professional service exception to … services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional services which fall within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35DiNapoli: New York on Better Financial Footing
… New York state is in a stronger financial position, … on the 2014-15 state Financial Plan released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. More remains … spending and to limit the use of temporary resources. "New York has made significant budgetary improvements since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-better-financial-footingDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… and that results in their difficulty in controlling this behavior. Many of these individuals are subject to a … with the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act. This includes: Evaluate the reasons for variations in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department
… which they are only required to do every three years. This enables nurses who have been sanctioned to continue … states, such as Pennsylvania and Florida, have addressed this risk by requiring licensees to report new convictions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-departmentArchived: Legislative Session 2019–2020
… controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities. Local Government Ethics – A.7477 (Theile) / S.5548 (Biaggi) – … accountability and transparency in state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2019-2020Opinion 91-3
… including those used by a superintendent of highways, to display a decal identifying the vehicle as town property. … those used by the town superintendent of highways, to display a town decal and identification number. You state that the superintendent of highways has objected to the proposal, claiming that he has complete and exclusive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Opinion 92-46
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … Lance v City of New York , 88 Misc 2d 119, 387 NYS2d 32), this Office has consistently taken the position that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Opinion 93-3
… contracts for professional services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional … in the performance of the contract (see People ex rel. Smith , supra ; Trane Co. v County of Broome , 76 AD2d … statute to apply it to these services (see People ex rel. Smith , supra , 17 NY, at p 589; 1A Antieau, Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Wall Street Bonuses Went Up In 2013
… by compensation deferred from prior years. “Wall Street navigated through some rough patches last year and had … costly legal settlements and higher interest rates. Wall Street continues to demonstrate resilience as it evolves in a … New York state, which depends more heavily on Wall Street revenues than the city does, collected $10.3 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/wall-street-bonuses-went-2013Shareholders to Exxon: It's Time to Address Climate Change
… than 60 institutional investors — will urge the company to address climate change risk. At the meeting, ExxonMobil's … presents risks and opportunities that ExxonMobil needs to address," said DiNapoli, who is trustee of the New York State … the annual meeting. ExxonMobil's peers are stepping up to address climate risk, it's time they did so as well." Edward …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-exxon-its-time-address-climate-change