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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1524
… provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable educational assistance benefits for 2016. Affected Employees … Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational assistance provided to an employee under an … appear on the employee’s paycheck or direct deposit advice statement. Communication to Affected Employees OSC has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1524-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1259
… Incentive Program Payment. Affected Employees Employees in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit – … 2011-2015 Agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), employees with peace … safety. This program shall be developed and implemented by the Joint Health and Safety Committee and shall run …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1259-2012-2013-pilot-firearms-training-and-safety-incentive-program-paymentFred S. Keller School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… rates. Remind FSK officials of the pertinent SED requirements that relate to the deficiencies we identified. … a conflict of interest policy consistent with SED’s requirements and guidelines. To FSK : Ensure that costs reported on annual CFRs fully comply with SED’s requirements, and communicate with SED to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/27/fred-s-keller-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualEffectiveness of Cost Containment Initiatives
… York State Thruway Authority (Authority) has undertaken and how effective it has been in reducing overall costs. The … Background The Authority is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the Thruway, a 570-mile tolled highway system that includes eight major bridges and maintenance responsibility for 809 other bridges that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/effectiveness-cost-containment-initiativesHebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… ages of three and five years. During the 2013-14 school year, Hebrew Institute served about 171 students. The New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/22/hebrew-institute-deaf-and-exceptional-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSUNY Bulletin No. SU-184
… agencies of new time entry codes and provide guidelines for payment of the Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Payments for new and existing doctoral student employees and employees … Unit 28 Effective Date(s) There will be three (3) payments for the 2011-12 academic year. Payments may be made in: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-184-recruitment-and-retention-enhancement-payments-academicState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2025
… BU05 Background Due to the expiration of the previous contract, the 2020 and 2021 Special Assignment to … 3L, paychecks dated 05/25/2022. Eligibility Criteria Full-time employees in BU05 in the Department of Transportation … least one-third or more of the time actually worked in the previous calendar year are eligible for an annual lump sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2025-2020-and-2021-retroactive-special-assignment-duty-pay-calendar-yearsOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc.
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is effectively … are allowable, supported, and program related. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, we identified … the contract. Ensure Palladia discloses all expenses and allocation methodologies during its budget process, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/18/oversight-contract-expenditures-palladia-incLong-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Follow-Up)
… Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. In New York, this office (hereafter referred to as the Office) is … relies heavily on a large corps of trained volunteers to visit the approximately 1,500 LTC facilities in the State, … Our audit covered the period October 1, 2015 to January 30, 2019. During the initial audit, we found that certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/long-term-care-ombudsman-program-followCompliance With Executive Order 88 – Energy Efficiency of State Buildings (Follow-Up)
… This reduction is calculated from a 2010-11 State fiscal year baseline. The New York Power Authority (NYPA), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/compliance-executive-order-88-energy-efficiency-state-buildings-followDiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments … shuttered non-essential businesses and offices since March 22. A halt to travel, the decline in retail activity and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownCompliance With Navigation Law
… lakes and ponds, New York State is rich with opportunities for motorized water recreation. The New York State Navigation Law outlines rules for boating and watercraft recreation, including safety and quality-of-life components. For example, the Navigation Law imposes restrictions on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/01/compliance-navigation-lawNew Customer-Focused Subway Metrics
… Objective To determine whether New York City Transit’s (Transit) new metrics provide customers … introduced the new metrics¹: Additional Platform Time (APT), the average time that customers wait at a station …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/new-customer-focused-subway-metricsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1810
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the automatic system termination of employees who have not received a paycheck since 12312018
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1810-automatic-system-termination-employees-inactive-more-one-yearVIII.1.E Operating and Appropriated Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… and must use the designated account codes required for each type of transfer as well as other required fields … originated by the State agency. OSC BSAO is responsible for accurate recording of all operating and appropriated … (credit) journal entry chartstring. The total amounts for Transfers To and Transfers From must equal. Appropriated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1e-operating-and-appropriated-transfersEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up)
… public transit services. TBTA’s total operating revenue for 2020 was approximately $1.669 billion. According to New … and Tunnel Authority at the regularly established places for collection of such tolls.” Cashless tolling is used at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firms-followMedicaid Program – Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services
… of Health (Department) administers the Medicaid program in New York State. Medicaid provides a wide range of medical … the course of this audit, our fieldwork was temporarily suspended to avoid interfering with reviews conducted by … company used other providers’ Medicaid identification numbers to gain unauthorized access to the eMedNY claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/21/medicaid-program-eye-care-provider-and-family-inappropriately-enroll-recipients-andMission Statement and Performance Measures
… to develop a mission statement and performance measures for evaluating their operations. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 the Authority … The Authority did not meet its targeted performance level for customer satisfaction for 20 percent of its customers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/13/mission-statement-and-performance-measuresAbout Benefit Reductions
… early as age 55 with a reduction for early retirement.* *Tier 1 members can retire at age 55 without a benefit reduction. Retirement System and Tier Retirement Age for Full Benefit ERS Tiers 2, 3, 4 and 5 62 ERS Tier 6 63 PFRS Tiers 2, 3 and 5 62 PFRS Tier 6 62 for service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/about-benefit-reductions