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DiNapoli: Medicaid Costs for Diabetes Reach $1.2 Billion

… The state Department of Health (DOH) deserves credit for openly acknowledging the ongoing challenge of diabetes prevention and the need for more progress in meeting this major health issue. … of 9.6 percent. Type 2, or adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases in New York, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-medicaid-costs-diabetes-reach-12-billion

DiNapoli: Bullying and Drug-Related Incidents in Schools on the Rise

… found bullying and drug-related incidents statewide are on the rise, even exceeding pre-pandemic highs, while the … identify solutions,” DiNapoli said. “This report builds on my office’s previous work examining violent and disruptive … found bullying + drugrelated incidents statewide are on the rise even exceeding prepandemic highs while the rates …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-bullying-and-drug-related-incidents-schools-rise

Rochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits

… years 2008 through 2014. Cecero also admitted that while drawing retirement benefits from NYSLRS, she also participated in SUNY ORP. The practice of drawing retirement benefits while remaining a public employee …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefits

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-46

… the Laws of 2000, which implement agreements between the State and various bargaining units in the Unified Court …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-46-june-2001-uniform-allowance-payment

Controls Over Equipment

… New York City Department of Social Services: Oversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/09/controls-over-equipment

Montrose Fire District – Claims Auditing (2025M-53)

… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Montrose Fire District (District) Board of … documentation indicating that the services outlined in the rental agreement were rendered. A claim totaling $17,812 for an automatic … 166 claims totaling $712696 and determined that the Board did not properly audit 78 claims 47 percent totaling $47836 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/17/montrose-fire-district-claims-auditing-2025m-53

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits

… not properly audited. This included 69 claims, including credit card purchases, totaling $275,846 that were audited … quotes for nine claims totaling $18,628. Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District – Procurement of Goods and … initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… of Weights and Measures Programs (Follow-Up) (2019-F-11) An initial report, issued in December 2017, identified … percent) as of October 2018. Auditors also found about $5.1 million in expenses charged to the program that did not … that require DOH’s prompt attention, including $123.9 million in Medicaid managed care premiums paid on behalf of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

Homeownership 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-york

State Contract and Payment Actions in March

… Health & Substance Abuse Program. Empire State Development Corporation $19.2 million to Empire State Development Corporation for costs incurred to administer various economic … Welcome Center. $4.6 million to Fort Schuyler Management Corporation for facility and infrastructure build-out and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-march

DiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes

… support through personal income tax check-offs including fish and wildlife programs, missing and exploited children … by the Department of Environmental Conservation, for fish and wildlife management. DiNapoli’s report, coming after …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causes

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1715

… agencies of the updated IRS tax withholding requirements for 2019 and other tax related topics Affected Employees Employees meeting … IRS has issued guidance on changes to the following areas for 2019: Withholding Rates and Tax Brackets Additional … agencies of the updated IRS tax withholding requirements for 2019 and other tax related topics …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1715-summary-tax-related-changes-2019

Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention

… provides temporary nursing staff and manages agreements with staffing agencies on behalf of Health and Hospitals. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retention

Opinion 92-44

… 614, 375 NYS2d 500, lv den 38 NY2d 1004, 384 NYS2d 441; Taylor v McGuire , 100 Misc 2d 834, 420 NYS2d 248; 1991 Opns … including both salary and fringe benefits (see, e.g., Taylor , supra ; Christian v City of Ontario , 92 Misc 2d 51, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-44

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… increasing the risk that the district could lose important data and suffer a serious interruption to operations, such as … paychecks, vendor payments, student grades or state aid claims. Silver Creek Central School District – Financial … 27 percentage points. Bradford Central School District – Claims Auditor (Schuyler County) The claims auditor did not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits

Debt – 2022 Financial Condition Report

… the measure of State-Supported debt. It recognizes debt for which the State makes payments with State resources, … over the next five years, declining to $309 million in SFY 2026-27. For both SFYs 2020-21 and 2021-22, new debt issuances …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/debt

Licensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools

… Objectives To determine whether the State Education Department’s (Department) Bureau of … technology, and English as a second language. The New York State Education Law (Law) requires all non-degree-granting … proprietary schools to be licensed by the State, unless they meet certain exemption criteria. Within …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schools