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DiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… Services The not-for-profit Aim High served 202 students with disabilities during the 2013-2014 school year. It … ($501,085), was money that Aim High paid to other schools with which it had “collaboration agreements” to integrate … classrooms. Such agreements are required by DoE and come with rules for ensuring expenses are “reasonable and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… contained math errors. The agency also did not follow up with numerous schools that showed warning signs of declining … is determined using more objective measures in accordance with the Education Law and Regulations; Make sure financial … jeopardy risk are identified. SED officials agreed with the report’s recommendations and indicated actions they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleSelected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City
… determine whether the services were provided in accordance with the applicable requirements of each program, including … as the Department of Business Services, SBS is tasked with helping businesses throughout New York City start, … in this program had savings of $11.3 million, with $138.5 million in cumulative savings. CAs and SBAs are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/14/selected-programs-assist-businesses-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Taxpayers Moving Out of State Spiked in 2020, Led by Those Leaving NYC
… pandemic caused a significant shift in taxpayer movement, with net out-migration quadrupling in 2020 compared to the … 2020 and 2021 PIT is New York’s largest revenue source, with $60 billion in tax liability paid by 10.9 million … number of taxpayers leaving the state than coming in, with an average annual net out-migration of roughly 28,700 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-taxpayers-moving-out-state-spiked-2020-led-those-leaving-nycDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… program to provide transportation services for people with disabilities have declined in recent years, in part due … as they became the primary provider of transportation, with lower on-time rates and higher no shows,” DiNapoli said. … maintain and improve the services it provides to people with disabilities." The MTA’s New York City Transit (NYCT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the work performed by the firm he improperly contracted with to act as director of finance, resulting in incomplete … (Cattaraugus County) Town officials did not always comply with the requirements of the town’s procurement policy … as the town’s chief financial officer, were not familiar with the town’s procurement policy and its requirements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Selected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
… oversight to the Affected State Entities (ASEs) in line with Executive Order 88 Guidelines. The audit covered the … to provide clean, low-cost, and reliable energy consistent with its commitment to the environment and safety, while … (Board) and its Trustees are appointed by the Executive with the advice and consent of the State Senate. NYPA is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/28/selected-management-and-operations-practices-buildsmart-nyexecutive-order-88Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program
… the Programs HCR is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable … programs, as follows: $2.6 billion in standard HCV funds with an additional $31.7 million in CARES Act funding between … threshold of 95%, and the number of geographic areas with low voucher utilization has increased significantly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents
To determine whether the NYC 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 permanent
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/administration-cityfheps-program-department-homeless-services-shelter-residentsNew York State Employees and Federal Funding – Federal Funding and New York
… 189,700 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions as of March 31, 2025. Of these, 4.7 percent (9,009 FTEs) are funded … 1.8% People with Developmental Disabilities, Office for 18 19,133 0.1% State Police, Division of 0 6,521 0.0% … and Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants, June 30, 2024 and 2023 Source: FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-employees-and-federal-fundingFamily and Educational Consultants – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Family and Educational Consultants … calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including … with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. FEC is reimbursed for these services through rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/family-and-educational-consultants-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Auditors compared budgeted revenues and expenditures with operating results for 2013 through 2017 and found that … not design or implement procedures to monitor compliance with the policy or determine the amount of employees’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1728
… York Retiree Indicator check box should not be confused with the Retirement Plan check box utilized at year end for … The Bureau of State Payroll Services will share this data with NYSLRS weekly beginning April 9, 2019. Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1728-new-york-retiree-indicatorState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… officials negotiated a change in the employee contracts to reduce the district’s share of health insurance costs for new … paid incorrectly for credit hours earned. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsSchool for Language and Communication Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by the School for Language and Communication Development (SLCD) on its … The audit covered the expenses reported on SLCD’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, and certain expenses reported on SLCD’s CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. Background SLCD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/16/school-language-and-communication-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 1748
… require updates for lapsing Affected Employees Agencies with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2019 Note: Due … position pools appearing on the spreadsheet are updated with valid chartfield strings. If an agency does not believe that the chartfield string associated with the position pool is lapsing they will need to contact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1748-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsEast Clinton Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-194)
… did not file an annual 2011 financial report with the State Comptroller’s Office. Key Recommendations Confer with the District’s legal advisor about seeking reimbursement of previous gifts and loans made with public moneys. Take steps, as may be necessary, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/04/east-clinton-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… were properly authorized and approved, complied with statutory or village requirements or that claims were … promote transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to financial data. … New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1558
… bargaining units who meet the eligibility criteria. PEF Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Unit BU05 … the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), employees whose assignment constitutes an exposure to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1558-2017-special-assignment-duty-pay-public-employees-federation-pefDiNapoli: Former Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In $232,000 Fake Prescriptions Scam
… “Through our audits and investigation and our partnership with Nassau County District Attorney-Elect Madeline Singas’ … District Attorney-Elect Madeline Singas said. “Working with our partners in State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-former-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-232000-fake-prescriptions-scam