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Licensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools
… Education Department’s (Department) Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (Bureau) is verifying that schools have sufficient resources prior to initial licensing; and whether the Bureau is adequately monitoring schools and utilizing its database to look for warning flags of future closings. The audit covers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schoolsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1820
… (TPM) Mass Change Process for Line Item Realignment (LNR); do not use a Position Move (MOV) via a TPM Short Form … Positions/Budgets > Position Data (Agency). Insert a row on the Position Data (Agency) page using the Pay Period … Update of Position Data) will automatically default on the Description page. Enter the appropriate value in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1820-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2020-2021DiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination
… recovery as visitor spending and related tax revenue have surpassed pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report … of local jobs. Our city and state leaders need to focus on keeping New York a desirable and safe destination for … over $48 billion in 2023, up 1.3% over 2019, as prices have risen over that time, including average daily hotel room …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destinationDiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation
… Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) approved tax breaks and other incentives for businesses even though it lacked required financial … effective project selection and monitoring, there’s little accounting for the benefits the public gets from these tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-nyc-ida-needs-improve-its-administration-business-tax-breaks-and-monitoring-job-creationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2127
… (TPM) Mass Change Process for Line-Item Realignment (LNR); do not use a Position Move (MOV) via a TPM Short Form … Positions/Budgets > Add/Update Position Info. Insert a row on the Add/Update Position Info page using the Pay Period … Update of Position Data) will automatically default on the Description page. Enter the appropriate value in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2127-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2023-2024State Agencies Bulletin No. 2013
… (TPM) Mass Change Process for Line-Item Realignment (LNR); do not use a Position Move (MOV) via a TPM Short Form … Positions/Budgets > Add/Update Position Info. Insert a row on the Add/Update Position Info page using the Pay Period … Update of Position Data) will automatically default on the Description page. Enter the appropriate value in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2013-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2022-2023DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… providers responsible for protecting vulnerable adults to ensure they are handling cases properly, putting at-risk … number of open referrals being assessed. 10 didn’t list how many referrals were withdrawn at intake. 6 didn’t include … of referrals that were ongoing cases. 3 didn’t include how many referrals were closed at intake. 1 didn’t state how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsCorrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… office did in this investigation, and for working with us on this report. I hope this report will be used not only as a … invoices or engage in any meaningful oversight which may have exposed the malfeasance. Comptroller DiNapoli and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1906
… Position Info page using the following path: Main Menu > Organizational Development > Position Management > … Job Action Request page using the following path: Main Menu > Workforce Administration > Administer Job Change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1906-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2021-2022DiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Arrested
… took advantage of their positions and residents in need in a scheme that allowed Hoffman to steal over $48,000 in housing authority funds,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to the partnership between my office, Jefferson County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-arrestedDiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… areas of need is the lack of reliable statewide data on critical metrics such as ambulance response times, dropped calls, reliance on mutual aid, compliance with licensing and credentialing … 2012 to 2022. Expenditures for these services, however, have been rising, increasing by 59 percent over that period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesOpinion 88-70
… of express statutory authority ( McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401, 153 NE 849; Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213, 114 NE 65; Greene v Town Board of Town of Warrensburg …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the 2021 calendar year, auditors found the district could have saved $73,966 if it had more cost-effective buyout … that were not needed. Twenty-two of these accounts have not been used in more than five years. Town of German – … Office indicated the district took corrective action on or before June 30, 2019, for seven of the eight audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Debt – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Act of 2000 defines State-Supported debt and sets limits on the amount of State-Supported debt outstanding and debt … prepaid or defeased in SFY 2021-22. Prepayments typically do not reduce the State’s interest costs, and artificially … commitments of its obligations. The rating agencies have previously cited issuing additional debt for operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/debtOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… (LDSSs) as well as the voluntary agencies that contract with LDSSs to provide child welfare services. OCFS receives … address) are provided to initiate an investigation. Calls with concerns that do not contain those elements result in a … non-report. In such instances, the caller must be provided with a clear explanation of why the intake is not being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… facilities to ensure they meet State regulations for the health and safety of juveniles and staff. The audit covered … January 2024. About the Program OCFS’ mission is to serve New York’s public by promoting the safety, permanency, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityNew Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… in poverty, or 13.9 percent, compared to 12.8 percent of all Americans. Poverty rates are higher than 13 percent in … high among some groups, including children; female heads of household; Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Pacific … than a high school education. This report is the first of a series examining poverty in New York. It provides a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1764
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of personal use of an employerprovided vehicle and chauffeur services i
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1764-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… York City and Buffalo Comptrollers are working together on an audit initiative to help correct problems like those … and only four showers and nine toilets, when it should have had at least 10 showers and 15 toilets; Six family … shelters whose capacity of 20 or more residents should have triggered a requirement for state certification and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureState Agencies Bulletin No. 1591
… employee’s taxable gross wages. This income is reportable on the employee’s Form W-2 and is subject to income and … compliance with IRS Rules and Regulations. Agencies should have an established process in place requiring employees to … period of less than the full 12 months, then employees have the option of using the Prorated Annual Lease Value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1591-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-provided