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Cost-Effective Investments in Children at Risk, February 2011
Programs focused on children at risk of becoming delinquent have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing them from entering the juvenile justice system.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-investments-2011.pdfA Portrait of Immigrants in New York, November 2016
The United States and New York State in particular have consistently experienced an influx of people coming from other countries.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-immigrants-2016.pdfEnvironmental Funding in New York State, December 2014
Created in 1970, the DEC is responsible for most of the State’s programs to protect wildlife, natural resources and environmental quality.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-funding-2014.pdfEmployment Trends in New York State, August 2015
Six years after the end of the Great Recession, economic growth continues across the United States and in New York.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-employment-2015.pdfEmployment Trends in New York State, August 2013
New York State’s economy, like that of the nation, has taken a roller coaster ride since the start of the 21st century.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-employment-trends-2013.pdfPost-COVID Trends in New York's Aging Prison Population
New York’s prison population declined by 48 percent between 2008 and 2025; one-third of that decrease occurred with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/post-covid-trends-in-new-yorks-aging-prison-population.pdfRegional Composition of Industries in New York State
Regional Composition of Industries in New York State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2026-industries-nys.pdfLocal Authorities in New York State – An Overview
Local Authorities in New York State – An Overview
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localauthorities0415.pdfList of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress
List of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress for 2025
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/2025/pdf/2025-munis-stressed.pdfList of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress
List of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress for 2024
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/2024/pdf/2024-munis-stressed.pdfOversight of Student Immunization in Schools (2015-S-85)
To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and the State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public health procedures
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s85.pdfFinancing Education in New York’s “Big Five” Cities
Financing Education in New York’s “Big Five” Cities
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/financingeducation.pdfNavigating Retirement and Savings Plans in PayServ 9.2
Navigating Retirement and Savings Plans in PayServ 9.2
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/outreach/pdf/2021-bsps-navigating-retirement-and-savings-plans-in-payserv-9-2.pdfLocal Government Management Guide - Seeking Competition in Procurement
Local Government Management Guide - Seeking Competition in Procurement
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/seeking-competition-in-procurement.pdfEducation in New York: Regional Snapshots, Technical Appendix
Education in New York: Regional Snapshots, Technical Appendix
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/technicalappendix.pdfOpinion 90-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Concerning the procedures for the equitable distribution of retirement benefits payable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 2006-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- … of the amounts so specified in the notice of hearing on the preliminary budget, except by local law subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 2001-12
… Memorandum in Support of S. 573 of 1984; letter from Senator Hugh T. Farley to the Honorable Gerald C. Crotty, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12Opinion 88-65
… applies to payments of school taxes as well as town-county taxes (Town Law, §37[1]; 28 Opns St Comp, 1972, p 151; … inspection and shall be filed with his return to the county treasurer or such officer or board to which he makes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Oversight of Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Centers
… Division of Youth and Family Justice, the New York City (NYC) Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) is charged … New York City Public Schools (NYCPS, formerly NYC Department of Education) administers a full-time … centers. OCFS has certified Horizon and Crossroads to house youth at the two facilities. OCFS detention specialists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/oversight-horizon-and-crossroads-juvenile-centers