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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Defects (Follow-Up) (2015-F-19) An audit issued in May 2014 found the authority did not follow state Department of … Education Department (SED): Preferred Source Contracting (2014-S-77) Although SED is responsible for monitoring the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 2002-11
… under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the … the General Municipal Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1887
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the 2021 rate for the New York State Paid Family Leave Program. Affected Employees: All employees eligible for the New York State Paid Family Leave Program are … premium rate and the maximum weekly employee contribution for coverage will be 0.511% (0.00511) of an employee’s weekly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1887-2021-paid-family-leave-rate-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1804
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the 2020 rate for the New York State Paid Family Leave Program. Affected Employees All employees eligible for the New York State Paid Family Leave Program are … premium rate and the maximum weekly employee contribution for coverage will be 0.270% (0.00270) of an employee’s weekly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1804-2020-new-york-state-paid-family-leave-program-rate-increaseTotal Spending – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… on public health and education represents 70.1 percent of total State spending. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-spendingComptroller DiNapoli and D.A. Kindlon: Siblings Plead Guilty to Stealing State Rent-Relief Funds
… A pair of siblings has pleaded guilty to stealing $90,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds to which … larceny in the second degree and will pay full restitution of $90,000. Melwani, 58, of Woodstock, and Mahtani, 56, of … A pair of siblings has pleaded guilty to stealing $90000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-da-kindlon-siblings-plead-guilty-stealing-state-rent-relief-fundsThe Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (Follow-Up)
… the extent of implementation of the recommendations in our initial audit report, The Mitchell-Lama Program: … units were assigned to eligible persons in compliance with properly established lists. We found that applicants who were next in line for units in a specific development were not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-lists-followUnited Community Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… documented, program-related, and allowable pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual … ended June 30, 2014. Background United is a Brooklyn, New York for-profit organization authorized by SED to operate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/united-community-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period July 1, 2012 Through December 31, 2012 (Follow-Up)
… of the three recommendations made in our audit report, New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire BlueCross BlueShield …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-july-1-2012-throughState Agencies Bulletin No. 2131
… agencies with instructions for processing the 2022-2023 Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program Payment … in an agency-directed training program designed to promote firearms proficiency and safety. This program shall be … with State fiscal years. Effective Dates: The 2022-2023 Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program Payment can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2131-2022-2023-public-employees-federation-pef-firearms-training-and-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 2218
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for … contained in the 2023-2026 Agreement between the State of New York and PEF, employees with peace officer status … Training and Safety Incentive Program Payment: A member of Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2218-2023-2024-public-employees-federation-pef-firearms-training-and-safetyDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… spending,” DiNapoli said. “Over the last four years, my auditors have focused on the Medicaid program, uncovering … dollars.” The New York State Medicaid program is a federal, state and locally funded program that provides a … plan. Medicare Part D Clawback Payments (2018-S-46) Under federal law, DOH is required to make a monthly payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueComptroller DiNapoli Announces $50 Million Toward Small Business Relief, Job Retention
… to help more than 1,000 qualifying New York businesses in all 62 counties retain jobs and expand. The Fund’s … Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States. The Fund holds and invests the assets … ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-50-million-toward-small-business-relief-job-retentionCUNY Bulletin No. CU-341
… 016038 and 016039 and paid on an hourly basis are eligible for the Dependent Care Assistance Program (Deduction Code … Continuing Ed Teachers paid as Adjuncts are not eligible for this benefit. Only CETs paid as hourly employees have been deemed eligible for the benefit. CETs who are paid on an hourly basis will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-341-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-and-benefitState Agencies Bulletin No. 2082
… agencies with instructions for processing the 2021-2022 Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program Payment … in an agency-directed training program designed to promote firearms proficiency and safety. This program shall be … the 2021-2022 payment. Effective Dates: The 2021-2022 Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program Payment can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2082-2021-2022-public-employees-federation-pef-firearms-training-and-safetyWest Seneca Central School District - Community Education (2019M-241)
… January 2020, the vendor reimbursed the District for the lost revenue. The Board did not adopt written enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/west-seneca-central-school-district-community-education-2019m-241Roosevelt Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2025M-40)
… declined. As a result, the District’s annual contributions to the LOSAP had to steadily increase to ensure that there were enough assets … to help protect the benefits earned by the volunteers for service to their communities. The Board also could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/07/18/roosevelt-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2025m-40Administration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Social Services Homebase Clients
… the homelessness crisis. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, the court-appointed independent monitor of … providers. As a result, program applicants were exposed to apartment units with immediately hazardous violations despite … we found that DSS staff approved a client to move into an apartment with significant habitability issues, despite …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/07/administration-cityfheps-program-department-social-services-homebase-clientsSelected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City (2022-N-1)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services provided available services under the Energy Cost Savings Program and the Business Preparedness and Resiliency Program, and whether Small Business Advocates and Compliance Advisors provided services to assist businesses ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22n1.pdfHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (2020-S-4) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Local Program Administrators were selected appropriately and their selection was properly documented by Homes and Community Renewal; and whether selected LPAs were properly administering the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s4-response.pdf