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Processing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits
… Objective To determine if the Division of State Police’s (Division) Crime Laboratory System (CLS) processed Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (kits) in compliance with Executive Law Section 838-a: Maintenance … To determine if the Division of State Polices Division Crime Laboratory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kitsPreferred Source Contracting (Follow-Up)
… grants “preferred source” status to Corcraft and not-for-profit organizations that serve and employ the blind, … Program is to advance social and economic opportunities for these groups. The Office of General Services (OGS) is the State’s central procurement agency and is responsible for approving pricing for preferred source contracts over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/09/preferred-source-contracting-followFacility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
… responsible for the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code … for all district construction projects, exclusive of New York City. The Code applies to every facility owned or … audit found that the Bureau did not perform project plan reviews timely, as it took the Bureau 6 months or longer to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-followLanguage Access Services (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Language Access Services (Report 2022-S-38 ). About the Program New … July 1, 2022, codified and expanded the State’s language access policy requiring translation of vital documents into … Law also required Executive agencies to publish a Language Access Plan (Plan) that sets forth the actions the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/language-access-services-followXII.4.E Electronic Invoicing – XII. Expenditures
… (SFS) provides online agencies with the ability to receive electronic invoices (e-invoices) from vendors. The SFS … that identifies them as “open for ordering” to submit electronic invoices. Agencies should refer to Chapter X, … about identifying and processing e-invoices in the SFS. Electronic Invoice Sources SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4e-electronic-invoicingAdoption Subsidy Program (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Adoption Subsidy Program (Report 2008-S-106). Background Our initial audit … Family Services (OCFS) established the Adoption Subsidy Program (Program) to locate and maintain stable and permanent … included in our initial audit report Adoption Subsidy Program Report 2008S106 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/adoption-subsidy-program-followTransaction Number Requirement
… Report Requirement Starting July 15, 2024, a Transaction Number will be required in the PARIS Procurement Report. … authorities will be required to provide a Transaction Number for each procurement transaction in the Procurement … (PARIS) screen and in the bulk load to capture Transaction Number. Completing the information will be mandatory, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/transaction-number-requirementWaterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Waterville Central School District (District) officials adequately managed network user accounts and developed an information technology … Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop a written IT contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationBay Shore Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Audit of Claims (2015M-57)
… period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014. Background The Bay Shore Union Free School District is located in the Town … Bay Shore Union Free School District Financial Condition and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/bay-shore-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-audit-claimsOpinion 2001-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (prohibition against county … Whether a member of a county board would have a prohibited interest in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 2002-11
… accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): For purposes of earning … for responding to the minimum number of calls of the emergency rescue and first aid squad, as set forth in section … section 217(c)(vi) is intended to treat each category of response independently for purposes of point accrual. Based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2005-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to increase in compensation when employer contribution to retirement system for the next subordinate officer is … Whether the police chief is entitled to a monetary payment in the amount of the additional retirement contributions paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5Railroad Bridge Inspection Program
… January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Background The Railroad Bridge Inspection Program (Program) provides oversight of the inspection of railroad bridges in an effort to ensure public safety and decrease the risk of railroad bridge failures. Department regulations require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/09/railroad-bridge-inspection-programProblem Gambling Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report Problem Gambling Treatment Program ( 2018-S-39 ) . About the Program The … responsible for administering the State’s problem gambling treatment program which includes: defining problem gambling … services; developing and ensuring access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services; developing minimum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/problem-gambling-treatment-program-followDiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. A rebound took place in the latter half of the last decade before dropping … the COVID-19 pandemic. New York continued to lose workers in 2021 when the rest of the nation began to recover. Even as the workforce began growing in 2022, it is still 400,000 workers below the state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakOpinion 88-50
… moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. You state the … moneys in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old 250000 gallon water storage tank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 2001-14
… employee or director (General Municipal Law §800[3][b],[c]). Pursuant to General Municipal Law §801(1), unless an … (b) audit bills or claims under the contract, or (c) appoint an officer or employee who has any such powers or … 309 and Matter of County of Ontario v Finger Lakes Solid Waste , 167 AD2d 848, 561 NYS2d 954, both citing Dykeman , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Oversight of the STEM Incentive Program (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of the STEM Incentive Program
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/11/oversight-stem-incentive-program-followAdministration of Tenant Complaints (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Administration of Tenant Complaints (Report 2013-S-72 ). Background Homes and … the Office is responsible for responding to owner and tenant applications, inquiries, and complaints regarding the … period ended December 31, 2017, the Office received 16,412 tenant complaints. We note that the number of complaints …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/administration-tenant-complaints-followXII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… Business Units must identify if the billing is from an SFS Online or a Legacy System Business Unit. The following … and Document Preparation: BOTH BUSINESS UNITS ARE SFS ONLINE When two SFS Online Business Units intend on doing business with one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agency