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Savings Programs: NY 529 and NY ABLE
… of two savings programs with tax benefits that help pay for college or disability expenses: NY's 529 College Savings … grow tax free and withdrawals are not taxed if used for qualified educational expenses. If you're a New York … 529 College Savings Website “The 529 Plan is a way to save for college education. Even if you put aside just a little …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/savingsDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… Bus Company (MTA Bus) need to improve their preparations for extreme weather as an audit released today by New York … weather, and developed plans and procedures to activate for extreme weather-related conditions, these plans are only … depots and tunnels are maintained, inspected and prepared for the next weather emergency.” Superstorm Sandy caused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-350
… July 2023 Increase to On-Call Pay and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … Agreement between the State of New York and UUP, provides for a July 2023 increase to On-Call Pay. Effective Dates: The … $10.00 $8.00 OSC Actions: OSC has updated the hourly rate for Time Entry Earnings Code SBN (Standby-Unclass NYC) from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-350-july-2023-increase-call-pay-eligible-professional-servicesState Police Bulletin No. SP-254
… Bonus Payment, and to provide agencies instructions for submitting payments not processed automatically. Affected … State Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA), provides for an increase to the 2023 and 2024 annual holiday … Holiday Bonus Payments at the Current Amount are eligible for the following increases: Earnings Code (Payment) Current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-254-retroactive-2023-2024-holiday-bonus-payment-eligible-employees-stateDiNapoli Statement on Sentencing of Special Education Provider
… state’s special education system will be held accountable for their actions. I thank Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance for prosecuting this case and making sure justice was done. … will continue my efforts to make sure tax dollars intended for students with special needs are spent as intended and not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-statement-sentencing-special-education-providerDiNapoli and James Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York City Council Candidate in Straw Donation Scheme
… Alvarez pleaded guilty to Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor, in … Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera. In 2013, Alvarez ran for Rivera’s seat in the 15th New York City Council District, … was unsuccessful in the Democratic primary. While running for office, Alvarez knowingly accepted straw donations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-and-james-announce-guilty-plea-former-new-york-city-council-candidate-straw-donation-schemeOpinion 94-1
… to chargeback salaries to sewer district) LOCAL LAWS -- Improvement Districts (authority of county to chargeback … salaries to district) COUNTY LAW, §267; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): A county is not authorized to … specifically enumerated in section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i],[ii]), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 94-14
… to finance projects located outside the municipality for whose benefit the agency was created); (development … of any project located wholly outside the municipality for whose benefit the IDA was created. This prohibition does not apply, however, to projects for which an agency has authorized any assistance prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14Opinion 90-47
… may reimburse a former town superintendent of highways for legal expenses incurred in defending a lawsuit brought … power to maintain the road and ability to use it for access to his own property. The lawsuit is in the process … under certain circumstances, to provide a legal defense for town "employees" by the town attorney or an attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47Opinion 90-2
… to town library) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (contract for library services with, or grant to town library) … is located and which is supported by town-wide taxes, for library services beyond those already available to all … of your letter asking whether a village may contract for library services with a town public library which was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 90-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gifts … any commercial hazardous waste facility which is located in the city or town (Environmental Conservation Law, §27-0925[1]). In addition, school districts are authorized to impose an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 89-22
… a village, the town has a responsibility to study the need for and, if necessary, to install and maintain appropriately … at the intersection. Once it adopts a traffic safety plan for the intersection, the town also has a responsibility to … devices itself. You ask whether a town is responsible for the design, installation, maintenance and upgrading of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22Opinion 88-47
… PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§902, 1422: The enforcement of liens for unpaid county and village taxes is not barred by any of … would bar the enforcement of outstanding village tax liens for 1966 through 1978 that were levied before village tax … established by section 48 of the former Civil Practice Act for actions on a liability created by statute, and that, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47Opinion 89-18
… training) TOWN ASSESSOR -- Training (reimbursement for wages lost from regular job) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority to reimburse town assessor for wages lost from regular job while attending required … a town may not reimburse an appointed or elected assessor for wages lost from his or her regular job while attending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18Opinion 91-42
… custody of moneys presently held by the fire department for the acquisition of firefighting equipment. The moneys … §10-1008). Moneys paid to the village fire department as, for example, membership dues, foreign fire insurance tax … funds from the department to the village treasurer for investment purposes. While municipal corporations are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42DiNapoli: NY State Pension Fund Purchases $20 Million in State of Israel Bonds
… million in Israel bonds offered by Development Corporation for Israel, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … DiNapoli said. “In addition to providing a steady return for our pension fund’s members, Israel bonds help support one … across many U.S. states during this crucial period for the Jewish state,” said Israel Bonds President and CEO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-ny-state-pension-fund-purchases-20-million-state-israel-bondsII.1 New York State Financial Accounting Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… State Finance Law. The State Comptroller’s responsibility for prescribing methods of accounting are provided in Article … of the Executive Budget State Comptrollers responsibility for prescribing methods of accounting New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii1-new-york-state-financial-accounting-overviewXIX.1 Overview – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… in SFS to serve a multitude of business processes for State Agencies including facilitating billing to the … project to the grant. This capability was only in place for the agency business units that onboard to use ESA within … agencies ability to use the Project ID and Activity ID for their projects as a whole. Non-onboarding agencies were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1-overviewXIII.10.A Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - Using a State-Issued Check – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Unit must follow the check cancellation procedures for joint custody bank accounts outlined in Chapter XII, … Unit must follow the check cancellation procedures for joint custody bank accounts outlined in Chapter XII …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10a-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-state-issued-checkXII.9.F Correcting Payments Processed Against the Incorrect Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… provide guidance to Business Units related to the process for correcting payments processed against the wrong purchase … order will impact the available purchase order balances for the two purchase orders affected. Therefore, it is important for Business Units to correct these errors upon detection. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9f-correcting-payments-processed-against-incorrect-purchase-order