Search
Social Services Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… for low-income households. SSBG was first established in 1981 through the Omnibus Reconciliation Act as a … FIGURE 1 – SSBG Uses, FY 2026 Preliminary Budget (in millions) SSBG Funds by Services FY 2025 FY 2026 ACS … which are intended to reduce the time that children spend in foster care. In total, SSBG funds make up 27 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/social-services-block-grantOther Bulletin No. 81
… on 03/31/2025 and remains in the lower graded position for at least six (6) full pay periods; and The promotion was … the agency must insert a row on the Additional Pay page at the Effective Date level of Earnings Code LLS and enter … be submitted to the Payroll Reversal and Exchange mailbox at the same time as the stop payment request. If a Next of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-81-april-2025-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilMontauk Fire District – Payroll - Advanced Life Support Employees (2024M-153)
… (Board) pay Advanced Life Support (ALS) employees only the amounts to which they were entitled? Audit Period … Audit Summary The Board did not pay ALS employees only the amounts to which they were entitled. The Board … The Board did not pay ALS employees only the amounts to which they were entitled The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/25/montauk-fire-district-payroll-advanced-life-support-employees-2024m-153State Agencies Bulletin No. 2196.1
… must be reduced so the combination of the employees’ full base salary and the temporary compensation annual … the temporary compensation payment upon advancement to the full title or a transfer to a new eligible title. OSC … grade prior to promotion to the salary determined above (full or partial IHP amount not to exceed job rate of that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21961-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-representedState Agencies Bulletin No. 2125.1
… must be reduced so the combination of the employees’ full base salary and the temporary compensation annual … the temporary compensation payment upon advancement to the full title or a transfer to a new eligible title. OSC … grade prior to promotion to the salary determined above (full or partial IHP amount not to exceed job rate of that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21251-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-represented-civilDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor (DOL) investigates labor law violations in New York City have led to significant delays in holding violators … Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor DOL investigates labor law violations in New York City have led to significant delays in holding violators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nycState Agencies Bulletin No. 2196
… must be reduced so the combination of the employees’ full base salary and the temporary compensation annual … the temporary compensation payment upon advancement to the full title or a transfer to a new eligible title. OSC … grade prior to promotion to the salary determined above (full or partial IHP amount not to exceed job rate of that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2196-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-represented-publicOversight of the Early Intervention Program
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Department of Health (Department) is effectively administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with … and timely access to services for children across the State. The audit covered the period from July 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/28/oversight-early-intervention-programXI.18.H The Infrastructure Investment Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… why one of the following bases for award was selected: Best Value; Cost Plus Not to Exceed Guaranteed Maximum Price; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18h-infrastructure-investment-actNew York's Prison Population Continues Decline, But Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… The state’s prison population declined by half from March 2008 to March … in March 2021. As a percentage of the state’s shrinking prison population, however, the older population has doubled. … March 2021. Thirteen years earlier, just 12% of the then prison population of 62,597 were 50 and over. The share who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/new-yorks-prison-population-continues-decline-share-older-adults-keeps-risingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2125
… payments as necessary. Affected Employees Employees in Operational Services Unit (BU03) and Institutional … between the State of New York and CSEA, eligible employees in CSEA BU03 and BU04 who did not receive an increased hiring rate (Per Civil Service Law 130.4) in an eligible title shall receive $1,000 annually split into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2125-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-represented-civilUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-319.1
… . Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to explain OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2022 Unified Court System … is being determined; and Have received a performance rating higher than unsatisfactory. * NYS Court … Stipend Leave) receive the amount based on the employee’s percentage in effect on 04/01/2022. Employees who met the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-3191-retroactive-april-2022-ucs-sled-payment-increaseDiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
… guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud in connection with her participation in a kickback scheme. … Caliendo, the owner of food service providers Smart Starts NY, Inc. (“Smart Starts”) and Prince Umberto’s restaurant in Franklin Square, previously pleaded guilty on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-former-long-island-school-official-pleads-guilty-kickback-schemeDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21% in First Quarter of 2022
… Local government sales tax collections grew by 21.1%, or $901 … driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March. “Local sales tax collections continue to come in strong. While local governments are collecting more, they are also dealing … Local government sales tax collections grew by 211 or $901 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-21-percent-first-quarter-2022XI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… guidance to ensure that agencies receive the goods and services they ordered in the proper condition and in … the date of receipt, and who received the goods or services. As a separate and unique point of control, receipts … SFS to store documentation supporting receipt of goods or services. While it is an independent control point, timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Former Orange County IDA Officials Guilty Plea
… New Windsor Police, we were able to bring their crimes to light and recover their ill-gotten gains.” Press Release DA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-former-orange-county-ida-officials-guilty-pleaDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… pays medical bills that a third-party insurer should have covered, and not enough is being done to make sure … is billed. To address instances where a TPHI should have paid instead of Medicaid, the DOH—in partnership with … responsibility of Medicare, not Medicaid, and that should have been refunded to the state. Also, auditors presented a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionDiNapoli: Fomer Rosendale Court Clerk Pocketed Cash
… The former clerk of the town of Rosendale justice court was able to make off with … collections without detection, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The clerk, … The former clerk of the town of Rosendale justice court was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-fomer-rosendale-court-clerk-pocketed-cashRye Neck Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-34)
… District officials did not maintain documentation to support attendance for training and we were unable to … to turn to for assistance, and how to access appropriate services. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/rye-neck-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newPort Washington Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-33)
… Determine whether the Port Washington Union Free School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education … Determine whether the Port Washington Union Free School District District used District resources to provide the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/port-washington-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training