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Permanent COLA
… In July 2000, the Retirement System was at the forefront of a successful effort to enact a law providing an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees. A COLA payment is a change, based on the cost of living index, that permanently increases your retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaAs Racial Homeownership Disparities Persist, State's Mortgage Agency Increases Lending to Minority and Low-Income Borrowers
… communities, increasing its share of loans provided to low-income and minority borrowers over the last 10 years. … rates and 39 points higher than Latino rates, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … generational wealth, but many New Yorkers face barriers to buying a home,” DiNapoli said. “New York offers several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowDiNapoli: Gen Z and Young Millennials in New York Struggle With Economic, Affordability Challenges
… adults — some members of Generation Z (born 1997-2012) and Millennials (born 1981-1996) — are facing a complex … including higher unemployment rates, increasing costs, and larger debt burdens, that threatens their financial well-being, … including higher unemployment rates increasing costs and larger debt burdens challenging their financial wellbeing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-gen-z-and-young-millennials-new-york-struggle-economic-affordability-challengesOpinion 91-29
… is required to discharge the duties of the position in "good faith and with that degree of diligence, care and skill … to be expended for a purpose which the treasurer, in good faith, believes to be illegal or improper (see, e.g., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 2005-5
… to retirement system for the next subordinate officer is increased) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §207-m: If a village’s … police officer in the village police department is a member is increased, but the benefits under that plan are not … Whether the police chief is entitled to a monetary payment in the amount of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Opinion 97-26
… or special benefit to the properties within the zone ( cf . Opn. No 76-524, supra ). As to the use, outside a zone, … district that may take and hold property in its own name ( cf . Town Law, §64[2]). Therefore, specialized firefighting … raised within a zone upon dissolution of the zone ( cf . Town Law, §§185[1], 198[12], 202-c[1]). Accordingly, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Opinion 95-25
… of provisions of section 54-a of the State Finance Law to payments provided in the aid to localities budget) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Notwithstanding … Provision of Law" (meaning of for purposes of the aid to localities budget) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §10; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-25Opinion 93-14
… v Town of Newburgh , 59 Misc 2d 540, 299 NYS2d 1007; In re Assessment of Water Tax In Water District No. 3 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendants in Elaborate Multi-Million Dollar Bid-Rigging Case Involving Public Contracts
… P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of the remaining three … Daniel Lynch, a Rochester-area businessman was sentenced today by the Honorable Dennis M. Kehoe in Monroe County Court … Chief Information Officer for Monroe County was sentenced today by Judge Kehoe to five years of probation, a condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendants-elaborate-multi-million-dollarXI.18.G Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Debarment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… violation of Workers’ Compensation laws Section 52 or 131, is barred from bidding on, or being awarded, any public work … or public body 2 for one year for each violation. The ban is five years for each felony conviction. PROOF OF COVERAGE … Insurance issued by private insurance carriers, or Form U-26.3 issued by the State Insurance Fund 3 ; or Form SI-12 4 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18g-workers-compensation-coverage-and-debarmentXI.14.A Publication of Procurement Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… 4-C, titled "The Procurement Opportunities Newsletter," is intended to ensure the integrity of the state procurement … of the notice and the date on which a bid or proposal is due, except where a shorter period is authorized by law. The statute also provides for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14a-publication-procurement-opportunitiesEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Budget. According to the New York State Independent System Operator, in 2020, 131,461 gigawatt hours (GWh) of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureState Agencies Bulletin No. 2102
… Pay page for transactions that are dated prior to the top dated row, the April 2020 and April 2021 Longevity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2102-april-2020-and-april-2021-pef-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonalUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-298
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … the April 2021 UCS Longevity Bonus provided the employee: Is in an eligible bargaining unit on 04/01/2021; and Has a … Has a Pay Basis Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee is on a Paid Military Stipend Leave) on 04/01/2021; and Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/node/126261Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-306
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … the April 2022 UCS Longevity Bonus provided the employee: Is in an eligible bargaining unit on 04/01/2022; and Has a … Has a Pay Basis Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee is on a Paid Military Stipend Leave) on 04/01/2022; and Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-306-april-2022-unified-court-system-ucs-longevity-bonus-jloSUNY Bulletin No. SU-58
… date of 8/16/2001 and end date of 6/5/2002. If an employee is hired, rehired, or has a position change in pay period 11L with an effective date of 8/16/2001, it is not necessary to complete the Contract Pay Panel. OSC will … the end date on any earnings on the Additional Pay Panel is 6/6/2001, OSC will automatically insert a new row for each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-58-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-suny-21pUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-363
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2026 UCS Longevity Bonus (JLO) and provide instructions for … 86, 88, or CT who meet the eligibility criteria on 04/01/2026 may be eligible to receive the 2026 Longevity Bonus. Background: Chapter 1 of the Laws of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-363-april-2026-unified-court-system-ucs-longevity-bonus-jloUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-351
… than “Unsatisfactory” to be eligible for a Longevity Bonus Payment in April 2025. Beginning in April 2023, employees in … be paid using the following effective date and check date: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Payment Effective Date Check Date … employees who are now deceased should be submitted as a Stop Payment Request with a reason of Exchange in PayServ. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-351-april-2025-unified-court-system-ucs-longevity-bonus-jloState Agencies Bulletin No. 1025
… Payments will be due on the following schedule: December 1 for pay periods 20 thru 26 (or 27). March 1 for pay periods 1 thru 6. June 1 for pay periods 7 thru 13. September 1 for pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1025-direct-mailing-direct-deposit-advice-statementsDiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… in the reported shelter on the date listed, including one individual BRC reported being placed nine months after … while in Brooklyn it didn’t make the required visits to one-third of the high risk stations and over half of the … observed at least 16 homeless individuals, including one sleeping in a heavily trafficked corridor. BRC said it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-population