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DiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to improve its enforcement of the Safe Schools Against … Act (SAVE Act) after a state audit found schools failed to report numerous cases of violent and disruptive incidents … incident that occurs on school property. Schools submit an annual summary of these incidents, called the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawCenter Moriches Free Public Library – Budgeting and Cash Receipts (2013M-378)
… Free Public Library is a school district library located in Suffolk County and is governed by the Board of Trustees … balance and develop a plan to use unexpended surplus funds in a manner that benefits the Library’s taxpayers. Establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/04/18/center-moriches-free-public-library-budgeting-and-cash-receipts-2013m-378Bayport-Blue Point Public Library – Employee Leave Accruals and Procurement (2013M-385)
… used competitive methods to obtain good and services for the period of July 1, 2012 through July 31, 2013. … is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. For the 2012-13 fiscal year, the Library’s expenditures were … into. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for maintenance of leave time records and ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/04/25/bayport-blue-point-public-library-employee-leave-accruals-and-procurement-2013mAudits of Local Governments
Local officials use OSC audit findings to improve program performance and operations reduce costs and contribute to public accountability
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/auditsHillside Public Library of New Hyde Park – Claims Processing (2017M-175)
… Board of Trustees, was created by a special act of the State Legislature in 1961. Budgeted appropriations for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/12/08/hillside-public-library-new-hyde-park-claims-processing-2017m-175DiNapoli: Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District Superintendent and Former Security System Specialist Arrested on Corruption Charges for Stealing School Funds
… Free School District were arrested on corruption charges for allegedly stealing school district funds earmarked for students and spending them on personal and luxury … their own lives by spending the money on lavish gifts for themselves,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my partnership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-greenburgh-graham-union-free-school-district-superintendent-and-former-security-systemOpinion 90-1
… of moneys to public entities) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing gift of to another municipal corporation) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (use of commercial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1DiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… totaling more than $100,000 to Gardner through fraudulent payroll deposits and other payments. To conceal the illegal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeOpinion 2005-3
… 109-b: A union free school district is not authorized to construct, or enter into a lease for the construction of, a parking garage to be used primarily for commercial purposes. In addition, a … a building currently in use for school district purposes, to be reacquired by lease-purchase agreement. This is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3DiNapoli: Audit Details Double-Dipping by Buffalo City School District Technician
… A Buffalo City School District technician was sentenced today for claiming simultaneous work hours at two public school districts, according to an audit and investigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audit-details-double-dipping-buffalo-city-school-district-technicianDiNapoli: Otsego County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing From School District
… by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Acting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-otsego-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-school-districtDiNapoli: Buffalo City Schools Technician Worked Second Job Simultaneously
… today in Erie County Court after admitting he worked for a second school district at the same time before his scam … Frank A. Sedita, III. He is due back in Erie County Court for sentencing on June 11. “At a time when our public school … wrongdoers responsible. I thank District Attorney Sedita for prosecuting this case.” DiNapoli’s auditors and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-buffalo-city-schools-technician-worked-second-job-simultaneouslySafe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act - Safety Plans - 2019-MS-1
… plans to school officials and SED confidentially. 2 1 For one school, we only reviewed the 2018-19 district-wide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/25/safe-schools-against-violence-education-save-act-safety-plans-2019-ms-1DiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… based on DOE’s self-reported data for the 2020-21 school year, a time when mental health supports were especially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthPublic School Safety - Incident Reporting and Unauthorized Student Departures (2014-N-1)
To determine whether New York City Department of Education (DoE) officials accurately recorded and reported violent and disruptive incidents to the State Educat
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14n1.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Moriah Central School District , Newark School District Public Library , New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free … for five of the seven reserves, totaling more than $4.3 million, the district failed to include a clear and detailed … variances were found in central services, employee benefits, teaching and pupil transportation. Moriah Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli Audit Finds Problems with Arts Education in NYC Schools
… New York City public high school students are not getting the arts education required … sample of 310 New York City students who attended 166 public high schools from 2007 to 2011. In New York, high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-problems-arts-education-nyc-schoolsOpinion 90-56
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … MILITARY LAW, §242(5); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92(1); NY CONST, art VIII, §1; 38 USC §2024(d): A school district, … Law may be denied or diminished" ( Williams v Walsh , 289 NY 1, at p 6). For purposes of section 242, the term "public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56Buffalo City School District - Charter School Tuition Billing (2019M-122)
Determine whether District officials ensured that charter school tuition billing for Public Excess Cost Aid (PECA) was accurate.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/buffalo-2019-122.pdfDiNapoli Report Highlights Local Government Reliance on Federal Aid
… aid on New York's municipalities and school districts. In 2015, local governments and school districts outside New York City received $4.7 billion in direct federal aid. Separately, New York City received $7 … safe," said DiNapoli. "But potential policy changes in Washington could have a considerable impact on local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-report-highlights-local-government-reliance-federal-aid