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DiNapoli: State's Fiscal Picture Has Improved, but Impact of Pandemic Revenue Losses Will Linger
… from the pandemic, including higher than expected personal income tax collections and the prospect of significant aid from the federal government, in his review of the Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year … a preliminary analysis of the Executive Budget in January. His full analysis of the Executive Budget released today, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-states-fiscal-picture-has-improved-impact-pandemic-revenue-losses-will-lingerDiNapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers
… financed almost exclusively through charges on the electric and gas bills of the state’s utility customers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-federal-funding-uncertainty-jeopardizes-impact-inflation-reduction-act-new-yorkersDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including ventilators and x-ray machines, that now sits unused in storage … across the state, missing recommended maintenance and costing taxpayers storage expenses, according to an audit … sit idle. I urge the Department of Health to develop and execute a strategic plan for the maintenance and use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringDiNapoli Releases Report on State Spending to Implement Raise the Age Law
… $1.71 billion through State Fiscal year (SFY) 2025 to help counties implement the provisions of the “Raise the … (RTA) law enacted in 2017, with $658.8 million disbursed so far, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … $171 billion through State Fiscal year SFY 2025 to help counties implement the provisions of the Raise the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-report-state-spending-implement-raise-age-lawState Agencies Bulletin No. 2431.1
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with procedures to pay the new BrailleAmerican Sign Language Proficiency Stipends for eligible employees in the title of Special Education Assistant at the NYS School for the Blind NYSSB and NYS School for the Deaf NYSSD
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/24311-new-brailleamerican-sign-language-proficiency-stipends-eligibleDiNapoli: SFY 2022-23 Tax Collections Outperform Projections; Fall Below Previous Year
… Tax collections for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 totaled $111.7 billion, … position of the state remains on a solid footing, for now,” DiNapoli said. “While tax collections have exceeded … State policy makers should ensure that the enacted budget for State Fiscal Year 2023-24 commits additional resources to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-sfy-2022-23-tax-collections-outperform-projections-fall-below-previous-yearDiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… The state Department of Labor’s (DOL) failure to replace its long-troubled Unemployment … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DOL refused to provide auditors with the data that would have … with our recommendations and is moving to implement them.” DOL officials did not heed warnings as far back as 2010 that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… increasing in New York, with one-in-nine households (11.3% or 875,000 families) unable to get enough food at some point during 2020 through 2022 because they lacked money or other resources, according … is increasing in New York with oneinnine households 113 or 875000 families unable to get enough food at some point …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyOversight of the Practice of Funeral Directing
… of Health is effectively overseeing the practice of funeral directing in accordance with relevant law and … effectively overseeing selected aspects of the practice of funeral directing. The audit covered the period from April … for governing and regulating the business and practice of funeral directing, undertaking, and embalming in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/26/oversight-practice-funeral-directingHousing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls and Maximization of Federal Funding for CDBG and HOME (Follow-Up) (2023-F-42)
To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs (Report 2021-S-10).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f42.pdfFederal funds to New York City: National School Lunch, Breakfast Programs
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) (Assistance Listing Number 10.555) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) (Assistance Living Number 10.553) provide low-cost or free breakfast and lunch to students in public and non-profit private schools across the United States.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-national-school-lunch-breakfast-programs.pdfAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents (2023-N-1)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Social Services is administering the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) program according to the rules and regulations, thereby assisting Department of Homeless Services shelter residents in securing ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23n1.pdfManagement of Capital Projects (2018-S-70) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project management process that its employees and contractors/consultants are required to follow; and whether LIRR followed the capital project management process and was successful in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18s70-response.pdfTransformation of the MTA (2022-S-5) (180-Day Response)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority established a working plan for implementing Transformation with completion dates and the savings to be achieved. We also determined whether MTA has implemented any aspect of the Transformation Plan that resulted in improved ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-22s5-response.pdfDiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced he has begun audits of the State Education Department (SED) and the New York City Department of Education (DoE) to determine if they are doing enough to ensure schools have adequate and up-to-date safety plans in the event of a school shooting or major emergency. "The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetyDiNapoli, Stringer Lead Investors Calling on Olympic Sponsors to End Their Silence, Defend Russian LGBT Rights
… recently enacted laws restricting the rights of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-stringer-lead-investors-calling-olympic-sponsors-end-their-silence-defend-russian-lgbtDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were referred for enforcement action in 2016 and 2017 combined, according … of State's Division of Consumer Protection is responsible for enforcing the 2001 law. Initially, New York consumers … the division referred only two cases to legal counsel for further enforcement, versus 29 in 2015 and 2014 combined. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
… drinking water systems and ensure proper actions are being taken to protect residents, according to an audit … drinking water systems and ensure proper actions are being taken to protect residents according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Dip
… Tax collections totaling $19.8 billion fell short of projections for New York state in the first quarter of the state’s fiscal year (SFY), a decline of $797.6 … million, or 3.9 percent, from the same period last year and $454.1 million below projections, according to the June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-dipOpinion 89-8
… to establishment by school district in Adirondack Park) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for … to establishment by a school district in Adirondack Park) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for establishment of repair reserve fund by school district in Adirondack Park) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-d; Education Law, §3651: A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8