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Availability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… in the country for the share of population with access to basic broadband speeds. However, there are still over 250,000 … available across the state. Using the speed standard for basic broadband service, New York currently ranks second … available across the state Using the speed standard for basic broadband service New York currently ranks second among …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateNYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… state, there seems to be confusion at the local level over what needs to be reported. Underreporting and late reporting … to be some education among those who report bullying as to what qualifies as harassment and what truly is bullying … educators on how to properly recognize bullying when it happens. Failure to report and respond accordingly can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentEnterprise Charter School – Enrollment and Billing (2014M-378)
… to examine the student enrollment and billing processes for the period July 1, 2013 through October 28, 2014. … kindergarten through eighth grade. Operating expenditures for the 2013-14 fiscal year totaled approximately $5.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/03/27/enterprise-charter-school-enrollment-and-billing-2014m-378DiNapoli: Otsego County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing From School District
… Comptroller, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Barnett. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-otsego-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-school-districtComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… claims paid during the audit period and found that for the claims reviewed, procedures were followed and claims were adequately documented, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved … pricing or obtain alternative proposals or quotations for project purchases. The board also did not always approve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … did not develop a comprehensive multiyear financial plan. New York Mills Union Free School District – Procurement … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … fund balance as a financing source in the annual budgets for 2012-13 through 2015-16. However, the district’s … District officials should improve their billing process for nonresident students by determining actual attendance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 2001-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other … LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (authority to provide for defense and indemnification of library employees) -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12East Aurora Union Free School District – High School Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2016M-163)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board ensured that … Aurora Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Aurora, Colden and Elma in Erie County. The District, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-high-school-extra-classroomState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… program or comply with the district’s investment policy. Had officials invested available funds in a financial … by $215,120. Tioga Central School District – Health Insurance and Special Education Cost Savings (Tioga County) … achieve cost savings by offering an acceptable health insurance buyout incentive in lieu of health insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… following school district audits have been issued. Elmira Heights Central School District – Nonresident Tuition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Compliance With Special Education Regulations for the Provision of Services
… Objective To determine if the New York City Department of Education (DOE) arranged for eligible students … To determine if the New York City Department of Education DOE arranged for eligible students to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/compliance-special-education-regulations-provision-servicesOversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools (Follow-Up)
… careers in occupational fields such as dental assisting, plumbing, electrical, cosmetology, culinary, and vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/oversight-career-and-technical-education-programs-new-york-state-schools-followCost-Saving Ideas: Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees
… coverage costs. offered subsidized health insurance costs by allowing the retiree to buy coverage at the group rate. 1 … death records reported to SSA using genealogical websites. Search these free websites by social security number or name. … sources include reading the local obituaries each day, family notification, uncashed Medicare reimbursement checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-monitoring-health-insurance-premiums-retireesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… others inappropriately had administrative permissions to bank accounts. Discovery Charter School – Network and … three individuals unnecessarily shared access to a user account with administrative permissions. East Meadow Union … or $2,500. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… unrestricted fund balance as a financing source each year for the 2014-15 through 2018-19 budgets. Auditors found that … was not used, the recalculated unrestricted fund balance for fiscal years 2014-15 through 2018-19 ranged from 7 … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… so taxpayers know their money isn’t being squandered.” For the audit period of July 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022, … assets, worth nearly $280,000, were not properly accounted for. Although three districts — East Quogue Union Free School … assets during this period and the need to properly account for them also increased. DiNapoli’s auditors also found: None …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… They did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for establishing and maintaining IT equipment inventory or … $17,000 in annual service fees in the 2021-22 fiscal year for missing devices. East Bloomfield Central School District … permissions, and the assistant superintendent for business and operations had excessive administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… as not being able to process paychecks, vendor payments, student grades or state aid claims. Silver Creek Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Officials did not develop a comprehensive acceptable use policy, monitor employee computer use, or disable 64 unneeded … of taxpayers. Officials did not seek competition for insurance coverage totaling $232,624, or for four of six … access a district bank account. The board’s online banking policy dated April 24, 2013, had not been updated or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits