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Opinion 89-19
… filing fee in CPLR 8022, and is not an agency of the State for purposes of the exemption in CPLR 8017(a). You ask … payable in advance. Section 8017(a) provides an exemption for the State and counties from certain fees, by providing: … a fee from the state, or an agency or officer thereof, for any service rendered in an action in which any of them is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19Sewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. Key Findings District officials … secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. Without a comprehensive written IT contingency plan in place that is properly distributed to all business office staff and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationInteractive Maps: Language Access Service Needs Statewide (2022-S-38)
To assist Limited English Proficiency LEP individuals and provide equal access to government programs and services Executive Order 26 issued on October 6 2011 established a statewide language access policy in New York State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/interactive-maps-language-access-service-needs-statewide-2022-s-38Medicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) took sufficient steps to control the Medicaid costs of recipients who were eligible for Medicare based on age but were not … When SSA receives an SSI application for someone who is 65 years of age, it also checks the individual’s Medicare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/14/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-who-are-eligible-medicareDiNapoli: Special Education Provider Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges
… in restitution as part of his plea agreement and is banned for life from providing special education services for the state. "Today’s guilty plea shows that those who rip … like to thank Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance for prosecuting this case and bringing this wrongdoer to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-special-education-provider-pleads-guilty-felony-chargesMessage from the Comptroller – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… As State policymakers responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying … of the State’s All Funds receipts in SFY 2021-22. Federal funding supports health coverage for nearly 9 million New … plan used more than $17 billion of COVID-19 stimulus funding in SFY 2021-22. In addition, bolstered by tax policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/message-comptrollerState Police Bulletin No. SP-235
… this bulletin is to notify agencies of an increase in dues for Police Benevolent Association of New York State, Inc. … from the PBANYS dated November 16, 2022, membership dues for employees in Bargaining Units 31 (Deduction Code 483) … OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for union dues (Deduction Code 483) from $50.65 to $54.70. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-235-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-inc-pbanys-dues-increaseAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022
… About the Program The Acts help ensure that the operators of motor vehicles driven in New York State possess adequate … injure or whose property they might damage as a result of an accident. According to Vehicle and Traffic Law, the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) is responsible for tracking the expenses of administering the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/16/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleDownsville Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-130)
… whether the Downsville Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured that goods and services … and that all claims were approved prior to payment. None of the 18 purchases of goods and services tested, totaling … Ensure compliance with the District’s procurement policy is clearly documented. Ensure that all claims are audited and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/12/30/downsville-fire-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2022m-130DiNapoli Applauds Top Court Ruling Reaffirming Audit Powers
… power was properly focused on billing records for State payments. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-applauds-top-court-ruling-reaffirming-audit-powersApproved State Contracts and Payments
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,566 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.79 … $545,000 with Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP for multi-agency legal services related to investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District. Department of Corrections and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsApproved State Contracts and Payments
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,722 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.39 … Conservation $1.5 million with Land Remediation Inc. for environmental remediation at Glenmere Lake Property, … County. Gaming Commission $1.3 million with Truview BSI for underage sales benchmarking. Department of Health $154.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2024
… in administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act … damage as a result of an accident. According to Vehicle and Traffic Law, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is … for tracking the expenses of administering the Acts, and assessing these expenses on insurance carriers that issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleDiNapoli Releases Report on SFY 2024-25 Financial Plan
… anticipated, reduced outyear budget gaps and allowed for increasing rainy day reserves,” DiNapoli said. “But the … is an improvement, gaps could widen if state spending increases beyond DOB’s projections or economic conditions … requirements for their use or repayment. While this increases the flexibility in using these reserve funds, such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-releases-report-sfy-2024-25-financial-planFinancial Toolkit for Local Officials
… are faced with unprecedented challenges in the wake of the pandemic including simultaneously managing the public health response and the budgetary impacts of the financial crisis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/financial-toolkitFederal Balance of Payments – Federal Funding and New York
… has performed nine such analyses and reports the outcomes for the aggregate amount of dollars and on a per capita basis to adjust for the vast differences in population between states. … remitted than federal resources were received. The results for New York are summarized in the table below. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-balance-paymentsPandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Pandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations (Report 2021-S-9 ). About the Program The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for individuals with intellectual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populations-followImproper Medicaid Payments During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage (Follow-Up)
… and Essential Plan coverage because DOH did not account for the Essential Plan as a liable third-party health … the problems identified in the initial audit report. For example, DOH deployed a new process in its claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/improper-medicaid-payments-during-permissible-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-planKIPP Troy Prep Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2024M-20)
Determine whether the KIPP Troy Prep Charter School (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials accurately billed and collected tuition, and deposited and recorded collections in a timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/kipp-troy-prep-charter-school-2024-20.pdfCity of Yonkers - Budget Review (B23-6-6)
The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year are reasonable.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/yonkers-city-b24-6-6.pdf