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Investigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… the Division of Human Rights reviewed and addressed housing discrimination complaints timely and in accordance … Among other things, the Law prohibits discrimination in housing based on age, race, lawful source of income, national … status, and other protected classes. Under the Law, housing discrimination occurs when sellers, owners, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… underestimated by as much as $945,000. Life, health and dental insurance costs could potentially be underestimated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Use of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… to identify and prohibit electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card transactions at prohibited locations, and thereby comply … transactions and identify violations. We analyzed client card usage at prohibited locations and identified 15 … Turning Stone Casino, including 1 recipient with 71 EBT card transactions totaling more than $3,360. The Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsDiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints
… Rights (DHR) failed to properly investigate dozens of housing discrimination cases, undermining its mission to … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New Yorkers who face housing discrimination are told they can report it to the … steps to address the issues raised by this audit.” DHR’s Housing Investigations Unit examines, prosecutes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-agency-mishandled-housing-discrimination-complaintsState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… Order 211, issued on July 6, 2021, declared a disaster emergency due to gun violence and suspended the Comptroller’s … at Stony Brook University. $8.4 million with University Dental Practice Services Inc. for dental and administrative … to support the COVID-19 pandemic response, including medical supplies and materials. Office of Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyDiNapoli: Local Communities Reducing Number of Homeless Veterans
… The number of homeless veterans in New York has dropped … the past five years, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Homeless veterans … years, has also been one of the fastest growing, with the number of homeless individuals rising by more than a third …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-local-communities-reducing-number-homeless-veteransState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… In March, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,696 … subcontractors and prime contractors. Cumulatively through March for calendar year 2021, the Comptroller’s office has … In March the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1696 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… latest in State Comptroller DiNapoli’s series of audits of health and safety in schools finds that, in the face of a mental health crisis among youth, the NYC Department of Education … latest in State Comptroller DiNapolis series of audits of health and safety in schools finds that in the face of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
… independent public corporation that does not receive State funds or tax revenues or credits for its operations. Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/28/selected-management-and-operations-practices-buildsmart-nyexecutive-order-88State Contract and Payment Actions in February
… administrative, and personnel support services at Upstate Medical University including $11 million with CR Fletcher … response, including nursing services and medical and dental supplies and equipment. $3.8 million to New York … Network for New York. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services $11.2 million for purchases to support the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryUpstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… created unprecedented challenges for the State’s regional transportation authorities by disrupting operations, … levels—or may be faced with limiting services. Regional transportation authorities provide public transportation in four upstate areas of New York State. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeCorinth Central School District - Medicaid Reimbursements (2019M-129)
… and paid for all eligible services provided. Review all unclaimed services, determine whether these services are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/13/corinth-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2019m-129Oversight of Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Centers
… To determine whether the New York City Administration for Children’s Services adequately operates Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Detention Centers for court-placed youth to ensure they meet federal, State, and City standards and regulations for the health and safety of youth and staff and provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/oversight-horizon-and-crossroads-juvenile-centersResources and Responsibilities: New York State’s Environmental Funding
… (Pittman-Robertson) provide for the apportionment to the states of revenues derived from excise taxes on fishing gear … fish and wildlife management plan. To be eligible, states must pass laws for the conservation of fish and … Conservation DEC is responsible for most of the States programs to protect wildlife natural resources and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/resources-and-responsibilities-new-york-states-environmental-fundingOversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… To determine if the Department of Financial Services (DFS) adequately monitors the State’s title insurance industry … October 3, 2011 through October 9, 2018. About the Program DFS is responsible for regulating all insurance in New York … in New York State than in comparable states, as noted by DFS officials in a January 2018 written statement to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryControls Over the Collection of the Public Safety Communications Surcharge
… and devices subject to the Public Safety Communications Surcharge (Surcharge) are being identified; if Providers are billing, … pursues payment from, customers who have not paid the Surcharge to Providers. The audit covered the period from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/04/controls-over-collection-public-safety-communications-surchargeOpinion 89-42
… §165.00: A village may temporarily invest in short term United States Treasury bills issued in book-entry form, which … concerning the investment of village funds in short term United States Treasury bills under a system known as … to this section may also be made in obligations of the United States of America... b. Such obligations, unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 3, 2021)
… 3, 2021 Edition Pre-Pandemic Improvements in Employment Rates for People with Disabilities Have Been Derailed by … resulting economic shutdown led to soaring unemployment rates in New York, which peaked at 16.2 percent in April 2020. Since then, New York’s unemployment rates have slowly but steadily declined to 8.2 percent as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-3-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the funds will come with restrictions on what they can be used for. The proposed budgets for the general and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Adds $3 Billion to the State Pension Fund’s Sustainable Investment Program
… Program includes more than $4 billion in its low emissions index, which launched in January 2016. The index … Asset Management, the Rockefeller Asset Management Global Sustainability and Impact Strategy and the Rise Impact Fund; … on companies to address climate change risks they face, to report on and reduce their GHG emissions and acknowledge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-adds-3-billion-state-pension-funds-sustainable-investment-program