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DiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… The state has made progress in making high-speed connections available to New Yorkers, … but more than one million, or 13.8%, of households do not have access or a subscription to home broadband … The state has made progress in making highspeed connections available to New Yorkers ranking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandState Agencies Bulletin No. 832
… payment. Affected Employees Merit Step eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 05 with a Pay Basis Code of 21P or CAL … Code of 21P Job Action Requests may be submitted beginning in Pay Period 11L (Administration) or 12L (Institution). … satisfies the one (1) year of service criteria. Job Rate in a higher graded or NS equated to grade position (on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/832-september-2008-merit-step-listings-and-payments-certain-graded-and-nsState Agencies Bulletin No. 918
… the following criteria: One (1) complete year of service at the Job Rate of the salary grade. One (1) year of service … changes on a lateral transfer but the employee remains at the Job Rate (or higher), the service will count toward … merit step of the new grade after completing one (1) year at Job Rate in the new grade payable on the next appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/918-september-2009-merit-step-listings-and-payments-certain-graded-and-nsNew Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… been identified at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the largest public housing authority in the nation. NYCHA’s recently updated Physical Needs Assessment indicated … collection rates at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) have plummeted from 89.6 percent in FY 2019 to 62 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisState Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by State … for ED drugs and treatments for recipients, including sex offenders, that are barred under Medicaid. “There are … it comes to erectile dysfunction drugs. And paying for sex offenders who’ve committed terrible crimes to get these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersControls Over CUNY Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool
… We presented these findings and recommendation in detail to CUNY officials during the course of the audit’s fieldwork. However, to help preserve security over these functions, we did not detail the findings and recommendation in this report. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/controls-over-cuny-fully-integrated-resources-and-services-toolOpinion 89-56
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Opinion 89-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (authority of village to exchange property with a federal agency) … Whether in furtherance of an agreement between a village and the US Parks Service of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 89-16
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (publication of newsletter) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Except as otherwise provided by … members of each company, must determine how foreign fire insurance tax moneys are to be used for the benefit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16Opinion 97 - 12
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Use of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… programs that provide assistance and support to eligible families and individuals. The Office receives federal funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to provide benefits and services, and … from January 1, 2014 to March 18, 2016 – an average of 1.4 million EBT transactions per month. 1 42 USC §608(a)(12). 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for July 2014
… million) and longevity payments ($500,000). Empire State Development Corporation $5.2 million for capital improvements … $557,000 to Camelot Global Services North America Inc. for market research. $375,000 to Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-july-2014DiNapoli: Percentage of New Yorkers With Mental Illness Rose as Available Psychiatric Beds Declined
… The mental health needs of New Yorkers have greatly increased, with 21.1% of adults struggling with mental Illness and 5.1% with a severe mental illness in … in the number of individuals served by the state’s public mental health system, with nearly 900,000 residents utilizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-percentage-new-yorkers-mental-illness-rose-available-psychiatric-beds-declinedDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… infrastructure funds, but its long-term finances are still in trouble as it wrestles with an overdue list of repairs and … The last assessment, covering 2015-2034, was published in 2013 and is overdue for an update. The MTA is now required … presentation by the MTA showed that communication-based train control projects are continuing to suffer delays and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherWhat is a Defined Benefit Plan?
… by many private employers. Perhaps the greatest benefit is that, once you meet the minimum age and service … However, the biggest contributor to your pension plan is the New York State Common Retirement Fund . Over the past … may pay a set amount; or they may “match” all or part of what an employee contributes. Investments Contributions from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/defined-benefit-planNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street's 2020 Bonuses Rose Amid Volatility
… The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities … to share in economic success.” DiNapoli estimates the 2020 bonus pool for New York City securities industry workers … to $31.7 billion during the traditional December-March bonus season, up from $29.7 billion in 2019. The growth of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-streets-2020-bonuses-rose-amid-volatilityDiNapoli Examines Faltering LinkNYC Program
… In an audit released today , New York State Comptroller … action to collect almost $70 million owed to the city.” In December 2014, DoITT entered into a franchise agreement … LinkNYC kiosks were to provide the fastest municipal Wi-Fi in the country, offering high-speed internet with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-examines-faltering-linknyc-programEast Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
Determine whether East Bloomfield Central School District (District) officials ensured network and financial software access controls were adequate to protect District information technology (IT) systems and data.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/east-bloomfield-2022-68.pdfKenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Electronic Records and Reports (2022M-62)
Determine whether Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District (District) officials properly maintained electronic disbursement records and reports (e-records) in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/kenmore-town-of-tonawanda-2022-62.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1416
… employees Reporting Time Entry earnings Reporting actions at the beginning of the academic year Teachers not returning … Earnings Code SLO (Salary LSP Override) if the salary at the time of withholding was higher than the salary at the time of payment. CAL teacher whose salary was withheld …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1416-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachers