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Implementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… district policies and practices comply with the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA); and school districts report material … July 1, 2013 defined cyberbullying and added requirements for investigating and reporting alleged incidents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School & Municipal Audits
… were issued. Village of Stamford – Claims Audit (Delaware County) The board did not effectively audit claims prior to … Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (Suffolk County) Based on the results of the review, auditors found that the revenue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… technology (IT) security awareness training to employees. In addition, officials did not restrict user permissions to … which had not yet been approved by district voters. In addition, district officials overestimated appropriations … not perform fuel reconciliations. Auditors found $8,034 in unaccounted-for fuel. In addition, officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: SED Makes Progress on Implementation of Dignity for All Students Act
… ensuring school districts across New York are protecting students from harassment and discrimination, according to a … strengthening its efforts to enforce the Dignity for All Students Act.” An audit released by DiNapoli in October 2017 … some critical requirements of the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). Several schools lacked training and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-sed-makes-progress-implementation-dignity-all-students-actState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… fuel operations. Specifically, the superintendent and business administrator did not establish clear written … needs. Wantagh Union Free School District – Financial Application User Access Controls (Nassau County) The board … adequate controls over user accounts for the financial application to help prevent inappropriate access and use. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsSecurity Delivery Instructions
… to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), using one of the approved delivery methods. … requested to be delivered. Deliver Stock, Mutual Funds (Open-End and Closed-End), and Dividend Reinvestment … by OUF in advance. Deliver Federal Reserve Fedwire Funds Service Bank of NYC/FCCORP ABA # 021000018 Further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/security-delivery-instructionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Franklin Square Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2025M-93)
… to an OSC Audit Report , which you received with the draft audit report. The CAP should be posted on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/17/franklin-square-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2025m-93Richburg-Wirt Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-73)
… operations? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – April 29, 2025 We extended the audit period through October 6, 2025, to … the 2023, 2024 and 2025 fiscal years was $102,007. Audit Summary The Board did not provide adequate oversight of … and adopt required policies, including an investment policy, a procurement policy and a code of ethics. Use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/11/07/richburg-wirt-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-73Amityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
Determine whether the Amityville Union Free School District (District) officials properly collected, receipted, deposited and disbursed extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/amityville-union-free-2021-87.pdfDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… to register their personal mobile and landline phone numbers on a central national registry to reduce unsolicited … 2001. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. In 2003, the Federal Trade … Do Not Call Registry (Registry), and consumers’ phone numbers that were previously on the New York registry were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsCost-Saving Ideas: Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees
… review health insurance bills to compare social security numbers of eligible persons with the local government or … eligible persons. Simply crosscheck the social security numbers listed on the bill to those already identified as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-monitoring-health-insurance-premiums-retireesOpinion 98-16
… are deposited in the fund and/or which will not reasonably be required to pay any such judgment or claim, may be returned to the general fund at any time before the first day of the fourth fiscal year after the … initial deposit, but no later than on that date. You ask how long a school district must hold moneys paid into a tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16Opinion 90-59
… it may not be used for purely private purposes (1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p 81; 1983 Opns St Comp, No. 83-103, p 127; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 762; 16 Opns St Comp, 1960, p 56). Article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and did not perform a physical inventory count since 2018. Of the 164 assets reviewed, 148, worth $220,708, were not … would have operating deficits totaling $38 million when it actually had operating surpluses totaling $40 … during the last three fiscal years. For example, the retirement contributions for employees reserve balance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government audits were issued. Hicksville Union Free School District – Managing Network User Accounts (Nassau … loss. Officials also did not establish written procedures for granting, verifying, changing and disabling network user … of Johnson City – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Training (Broome County) SHP training was not provided to all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: School District Budget Voter Participation More Than Tripled During COVID-19 Lockdown
… for the 2020-21 school budget year, after in-person voting was temporarily suspended and replaced with absentee … modestly — with 73.1 percent of those casting a ballot voting in support of the 2019-20 budget and 69.0 percent voting in support of the 2020-21 budget — a 4 percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdownPublic Health – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… (22.9 percent) to $27.7 billion in SFY 2021-22, its highest level ever, due in part to higher enrollment levels … the Essential Plan or Child Health Plus (which provides coverage for children under the age of 19 with incomes above … to establish a Basic Health Program, a new low-cost health insurance option authorized by the Affordable Care Act and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-healthTown of Cohocton – Procurement (2025M-13)
… also guards against favoritism, extravagance and fraud, while allowing interested vendors a fair and equal … always solicit competition in accordance with the Town’s procurement policy, statutory requirements or good business … it was an inconvenience for them to adhere to the Town’s procurement policy. Officials’ general disregard for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/03/town-cohocton-procurement-2025m-13Park Accessibility for People With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Park Accessibility for People With Disabilities (Report 2021-N-7) . About the … spaces, and recreational amenities; build a park system for present and future generations; and care for parks and public spaces. Parks maintains about 30,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/25/park-accessibility-people-disabilities-follow