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DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the … actionable lead levels were still in service without a test showing they were now below the lead action level or … that they notified staff, parents and/or guardians of the test results in writing, as required. Finally, the officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4EPI- Employment Recovery Is Slow for New Yorkers with Disabilities
People living with disabilities face unique daily challenges that can present barriers to employment. The COVID-19 pandemic led to soaring unemployment rates for people with disabilities, and these rates have not declined as quickly in New York as they have nationally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/disabilities-employment-recovery.pdfDiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… less on state aid. For example, 68 percent of revenues for Long Island schools come from property taxes and other local … were in low-wealth districts. By contrast, on Long Island and in the Mid-Hudson Valley region, a majority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsStreet Construction-Related Permits (Follow-Up)
… must perform repairs within 30 days of receiving a CAR. Corrective action is required within 3 hours of the … HIQA inspectors to return to reinspect after issuance of a CAR/NICA, and as a result, DOT has no assurance the … Seventy-three of 75 reinspections following issuance of a CAR were passed by a HIQA inspector and approved by a HIQA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/street-construction-related-permits-followJohnstown City School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-15)
… in classrooms; one in a bathroom, and the other at a kitchen sink. Although District officials notified the local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/johnstown-city-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-15Village of Hudson Falls – Information Technology (2025M-10)
… websites for personal use, such as shopping, social media, streaming platforms, entertainment, personal email and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/25/village-hudson-falls-information-technology-2025m-10State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… has adopted a procurement policy that requires competition for purchases not subject to bidding requirements, the policy does not clearly establish procedures for procuring professional services. Also, the purchasing … BOCES reported district-based staff who were not eligible for aid reimbursement from SED. As a result, BOCES claimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … (Erie County) The building selected by the board appears to meet all of the needs identified on the school's … established a well-designed system for processing payroll to ensure that employees are accurately paid the salaries and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Central Valley School District , Cornwall Central School District , … is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Central Valley School District – Claims Audit (Herkimer County) The … today announced his office completed audits of the Central Valley School District Cornwall CSD CubaRushford CSD DeRuyter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsReporting of Community-Based Services Under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Mental Health provides adequate reporting of community-based service … About the Program The mission of the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a particular focus on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reporting-community-based-services-under-transformation-reinvestment-planPublic Safety Overtime
… been established to help employers determine what overtime is reportable and pensionable. As of July 1, 2019, public safety overtime that is paid by a public entity, and meets other requirements, is pensionable and needs to be reported to NYSLRS. This … As of July 1 2019 public safety overtime that is paid by a public entity and meets other requirements is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/public-safety-overtimeHomeownership Rates in New York
… a home has long been described as “The American Dream.” In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate among the states, … quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally. For New York, the low percentage is driven by the high share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Transit: Operational Training and Medical Assessments of Train Crews (2016-S-26) Auditors found MTA's New York City … of the Induction Training curriculum established for its train crews. This lack of compliance may be tied to poor outcomes. For instance, all four train operators in the audit sample who had five or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Year-End Accomplishments
… of individuals for theft and money laundering in Monroe County, and the indictment of several individuals for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-year-end-accomplishmentsDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… dispense when prescriptions are ordered via telephone or fax due to the inherent risk of drugs ordered in this manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsXIV.3.B Short Term Investment Pool (STIP) – XIV. Special Procedures
… assets of the funds within the State’s General Checking Account (GCA) for the purposes of short-term investments. … based on the assets and liquidity needs of the checking account as a whole, rather than the needs of its component … consideration for known daily deposits, agency collection account sweeps, payments and maturing investments. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3b-short-term-investment-pool-stipMaintenance and Tuition Payments to the Lake Grove School and Mountain Lake Children's Residence
… Purpose To determine whether costs reported by the Lake Grove School (Lake Grove) and Mountain Lake Children's Residence (Mountain Lake) to the State … To determine whether costs reported by the Lake Grove School and Mountain Lake Childrens Residence to the SED and OCFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/maintenance-and-tuition-payments-lake-grove-school-and-mountain-lake-childrens-residenceCommunity College Safety Reporting (2015-MS-2)
… statistics to the United States Department of Education (DOE) annually. Key Findings None of the community colleges … had inaccurately reported crimes in its ASR and to DOE. Herkimer and Niagara published ASRs with crime … that did not match the statistics they reported to DOE. Fulton could not support it had distributed the ASR in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2015/08/28/community-college-safety-reporting-2015-ms-2Best Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… There are several steps entities can take to improve their ability … There are several steps entities can take to improve their ability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0Village of Rockville Centre – Cash Receipts from Recreational Activities and Information Technology (2013M-63)
… Village assets. The recreation center has one cash register that is used by eight employees without using a unique code to identify who is using the register. The Village also needs to improve internal controls … user code for each employee with access to the cash register and require each employee to sign in before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/31/village-rockville-centre-cash-receipts-recreational-activities-and-information