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DiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… reopening plans should be determining how to compensate for the learning losses students suffered and to ensure they … During the COVID-19 crisis, programs and services for students with disabilities were disrupted by abrupt … in-person instruction (6%) than the statewide average for all students (7%). While all students faced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Transportation … (Department) has established adequate controls to effectively monitor and ensure accountability over its vehicle use and maintenance expenses. The audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expensesNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Appoints First Director of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Common Retirement Fund (Fund) as its first-ever director of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions to support the implementation of the Fund’s Climate Action Plan. “We are fortunate to have Andrew …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-appoints-first-director-sustainable-investments-and-climate-solutionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1764
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of personal use of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1764-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedDiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… but more than one million, or 13.8%, of households do not have access or a subscription to home broadband services, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandDiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… Retirement Fund (Fund) committed $1.3 billion to two funds as part of its Sustainable Investments and Climate … in the markets.” The Fund committed $1 billion to funds tracking the MSCI World ex-USA Climate Change Index, … enabling institutional investors such as retirement funds to integrate climate risk considerations in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-programPatient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues
… Objectives To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is meeting the goals and objectives of … of 2000 (Act), enacted October 6, 2000 and known as Lisa’s Law, was named after Lisa Smart, a 30-year-old woman who died in 1997 as a result of a medical error introduced during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/10/patient-safety-center-activities-and-handling-revenuesDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… Thirty local governments in New York State ended 2020 in some form of fiscal stress, State … today. The communities were identified by the Comptroller’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS). DiNapoli releases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… 2018 through August 2021. About the Program As the steward of New York State’s education program, the Department is charged with the general management and supervision of the State’s school districts and the education of approximately 2.6 million students statewide. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli and Church of England Call on ExxonMobil to Set Targets for Lowering GHG Emissions
… 100+ initiative, of ensuring companies develop business strategies consistent with the Paris Agreement. Climate … including equities, real estate and alternative investment strategies. The Commissioners' work today supports the Church …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-and-church-england-call-exxonmobil-set-targets-lowering-ghg-emissionsDiNapoli: NY Pension Fund Reaches Climate Agreements With Five Portfolio Companies
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) reached climate-related agreements … the weighting of companies that engage in climate solutions and decreasing the weighting of companies that face … sources, such as solar, wind, battery energy storage systems and energy transition, electric vehicles, distributed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-ny-pension-fund-reaches-climate-agreements-five-portfolio-companiesCorporate Governance
… companies with sound, sustainable and profitable long-term strategies. Companies are increasingly recognizing that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/corporate-governanceVillage of Schuylerville – Procurement (2014M-228)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s … population of approximately 1,400. The Village is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted … services as required by statute. A purchase awarded by the best value method, in which non-price factors can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/31/village-schuylerville-procurement-2014m-228All-Agency Contract Evaluation System
… are reviewing and using the ACE ratings prior to awarding contracts. The audit covered contracts active between January 1, 2015 and May 14, 2019. … issues and work with contractors while they are on site. Require documentation in the procurement file to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/04/all-agency-contract-evaluation-systemDiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a … obligated by September 2024. Based on data from DiNapoli’s COVID-19 Relief Program Tracker , through Jan. 31 New … however, that total is projected to decline, as the balance of federal pandemic relief funds must be obligated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-data-shows-new-yorks-losses-fourth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-double-nationalMount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
Determine whether the Mount Vernon City School District (District) Board and District officials procured natural gas at the most favorable terms and in the best interest of District taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/mount-vernon-2019-91.pdf“Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery
… of student academic performance. Unlike individual state assessments, the NAEP is the only common measure of … by the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). 11 Based on the most recent data from the … ; John Hildebrand, “NY Schools Have Spent Only About 20% of Billions Received in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/nations-report-card-underscores-new-yorks-need-academic-recoveryIndependent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… for ensuring State and local governments use taxpayer money effectively and efficiently. One way the Office of the … and programs and services are initiated. Not only does this independent review have a strong deterrent effect … billions of dollars may be spent without insight regarding how vendors are selected, and how reasonableness of contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsDiNapoli: MWBE Participation in the State’s Pension Fund Rose to All-Time High in State Fiscal Year 2020-21
… New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) assets managed by … $27 billion in state fiscal year 2020-21 and the Fund’s Emerging Manager program grew from $6.7 billion to $9 billion, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Fund, announced today. “As part of our work to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-mwbe-participation-states-pension-fund-rose-all-time-high-state-fiscal-year-2020-21Opinion 93-21
… upon the best or most beneficial terms. July 5, 1993 Jack Stewart, Chairman, Board of Fire Commissioners Cottekill Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21