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Oversight of the Practice of Funeral Directing
… of most of these activities. BFD handles the licensure and registration of funeral directors, registration of funeral firms, investigation of consumer … BVR is responsible for administering the Electronic Death Registration System—EDRS—which health care providers, medical …
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
… in schools are being followed. We need to do everything we can to prevent senseless tragedies." "When it comes to our … Vallone, chair of the Committee on Economic Development. "I applaud State Comptroller DiNapoli for launching these … prevention training. DiNapoli will also be auditing how several school districts across the state have …
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
State Comptroller DiNapoli released letters written to four corporate sponsors of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi Russia that failed to respond to an earlier request they use their influence to ensure the protection of the human rights of Russian citizens athletes and Olympic visitors
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
… Law allows consumers to register their mobile and landline phone numbers on a national registry to reduce unsolicited … 2001 law. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. Then, in 2003, the … were on the registry. DiNapoli's auditors found the number of Do Not Call complaints by state residents more than …
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
… to improve how it informs the public of potential hazards in public drinking water systems and ensure proper actions … "Safe drinking water is a basic need and, as we learned in the wake of widespread problems in Hoosick Falls and Newburgh, the state must step up its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Dip
… $19.8 billion fell short of projections for New York state in the first quarter of the state’s fiscal year (SFY), a … on a cautionary note,” DiNapoli said. “While it’s early in the year and tax collections may improve going forward, … primarily because of a $1.8 billion pension payment made in April that was paid later during SFY 2015-16. Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-dipOpinion 89-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for consent … Law, §6-d authorizes the governing board of any municipal corporation, school district, district corporation or town or … district pursuant to the Local Finance Law". Section 3651(8)(b) provides as follows with respect to school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8New Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… If new funding sources for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority … region," DiNapoli said. "In the absence of adequate funding, the system could fall into further disrepair and … has not kept up with the need. Some of the largest funding needs remain in the subway system, where signals, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesOpinion 95-27
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- State Aid (submission of claims for adjustments in the amount of State aid paid to a school … DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (submission of claims for adjustments in the amount of State aid paid to a school … chapter 82 of the Laws of 1995, provide a "grace period" for submission of claims for adjustments in the amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-27Opinion 91-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether section 75 of the Second Class Cities Law SCCL would permit a city council to increase any item set forth in the annual estimate prepared by the citys board of estimate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9DiNapoli: NYC Budget Benefits From Stronger Economy
… with each year,” DiNapoli said. “To his credit, Mayor de Blasio has taken steps to increase the city’s reserves, … in FY 2015 and by a similar amount in FY 2016. Mayor de Blasio has also proposed increasing the city’s ten-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-nyc-budget-benefits-stronger-economyDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Budget Division Projections for 2023-24
Tax collections for State Fiscal Year SFY 202324 totaled $1064 billion over $2 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget DOB in the most recent financial plan according to the March State Cash Report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-budget-division-projections-2023-24DiNapoli, Social Security Administration IG Ennis Announce Guilty Plea of Maryland Man for Stealing Deceased Mother’s Retirement Payments
… P. DiNapoli and Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General Gail S. Ennis today announced the guilty … grateful to the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General for their partnership in seeing that … the State Comptroller's Office and the SSA Office of the Inspector General, Bump, 62, was prosecuted by the State’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-social-security-administration-ig-ennis-announce-guilty-plea-maryland-man-stealing-deceasedMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service to Grand Central Terminal for the first time, is expected to cost nearly $9 … of the existing 63rd Street Tunnel and then to a new LIRR terminal being constructed below Grand Central Terminal. While major tunneling has been completed, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetIX.10.C Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Agency Responsibilities – IX. Federal Grants
… federal government promptly or contest the billing. If a notice of unpaid debt is received by a state agency, the notice will provide the amount, type of debt owed, and the … If the state agency believes the debt collection notice was issued in error or is erroneous, the state agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10c-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-agency-responsibilities