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DiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… to engage students, families, and their communities to address this troubling issue.” Chronic absenteeism is defined by the U.S. Department of Education as the share of students who miss … contended with the effects of the virus and its impact on learning, chronic absenteeism increased to 24.1% in SY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Alleged Theft of Nearly $13,000 in Pension Payments
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G James announced the arrest of a 68yearold Rochester woman for allegedly stealing $12973 in state pension payments sent to her deceased mother
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-alleged-theft-nearly-13000-pension-paymentsState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… Recovery Centers Inc. and $2.6 million with Mercy Medical Center. Council on the Arts $1 million with the Corning … $1.2 million with Upstate Orthopedic LLP for clinical imaging services. New York State Thruway Authority $274 … program awards to attract and grow optics, photonics and imaging companies in the Finger Lakes region. $4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberDiNapoli Issues Fiscal Stress Scores For Upstate Cities
… scoring for all local governments and school districts in New York. “Since implementing the system last year, we … position and patterns of operating deficits, to create an overall fiscal stress score. To date, DiNapoli’s monitoring … (15.8%), Corning (15.8%), Olean (11.7%), Rochester (20.4%), Syracuse (34.2%) and Watertown (9.6%). These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-issues-fiscal-stress-scores-upstate-citiesNew York State Accounting System User Procedures Manual
… 04000 NYS SENATE REGULAR ANNUAL 04001 NYS SENATE TEMPORARY 04002 NYS SENATE SPECIAL ANNUAL 04010 SENATE FINANCE … STATE COLL SCHOLARSHIPS 28350 SUNY COLL TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED 28351 SUNY COLL TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED - SPECIAL 28353 … DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTH 55343 LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANY 55345 METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAIL ROAD COMPANY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/new-york-state-accounting-system-user-procedures-manualDiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to improve its … Act was passed by the state Legislature in 2000 to boost school safety and address violence in our public schools,” … extent to which the seventh school, Burgard Vocational High School in Buffalo, underreported because it used an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawUse of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… Yonkers, New York, Inc. (Yonkers) [pdf] ; and the City of Rochester (Rochester) and the Rochester Firefighters Two Percent Committee Inc. (Rochester …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Rochester City School District - Budgeting and Multiyear Financial Planning (2020M-44)
Determine whether the Board’s 2018-19 adopted budget was realistic and structurally balanced based on historical or known trends.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/rochester-2020-44.pdfFederal Impact on Higher Education – Federal Funding and New York
… upcoming budget appropriations for federal fiscal year 2026 and Executive action put at risk the competitiveness … of regulations on borrower defense and closed school loan discharge became effective immediately, 6 most … Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 168 $121,706 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 170 $117,483 Touro C. and U. System 176 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-impact-higher-educationOpinion 2000-14
… 1922. The primary purpose of section 113(a) was to ". . . halt the proliferation of local retirement systems whose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
Determine if the Board and School officials adequately monitor School financial operations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/true-north-rochester-prep-charter-2019-206.pdfDiNapoli Report Examines Troubling Child Poverty Trends
… cities with similar population levels, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo have child poverty rates that are … cohort cities. Between 40 to 46% of children in Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo were living in poverty in 2022, and … that would expand the current federal CTC passed the House of Representatives on Jan. 31, 2024, but has not passed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-report-examines-troubling-child-poverty-trendsRochester Prep Charter School 3 – IT Asset Management (2025M-36)
… or in use during the audit period? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – March 13, 2025 Understanding the Program Schools … The cost of the School’s IT assets purchased from July 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024 totaled approximately $248,500. … services integral to the School’s operation. The Company’s Regional Superintendent of Operations (Regional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/08/29/rochester-prep-charter-school-3-it-asset-management-2025m-36Fiscal Profile City of Rochester
Fiscal Profile City of Rochester
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/rochester.pdfTrue North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
… Key Recommendations Take a more active oversight role in School finances. Negotiate written agreements that contain … Ensure all services and benefits stipulated in the contractual agreement are received and pay only for … Appendix D includes our comments on issues raised in the School’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/06/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-financial-oversight-2019mTrue North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Information Technology (2019M-148)
… software inventory records were inaccurate and outdated. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/10/18/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-information-technologyDiNapoli: Finger Lakes Regional Economy Bolstered By Key Industries
… in our city and across the Finger Lakes as well as for drawing attention to the challenges we face in the region. As … Comptroller DiNapoli for visiting our great facility and drawing attention to our efforts to help boost the Finger … also plays a significant role in the region’s economy, drawing visitors to the area’s scenic lakefronts and gorges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-finger-lakes-regional-economy-bolstered-key-industriesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal years, totaling $456,597. Buffalo Sewer Authority – Industrial Waste Section (IWS) (Erie County) Authority officials control gate entry to the treatment plant but do not adequately monitor trucked in waste and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Young Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-147)
Determine whether Young Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester (School) officials ensured network and financial software access controls were adequate.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/young-womens-college-prep-charter-school-of-rochester-2022-147.pdfRochester Land Bank Corporation – Monitoring Subcontractor Performance (2016M-373)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Land Bank’s monitoring of the Subcontractor’s performance for … 1, 2014 through June 9, 2016. Background The Rochester Land Bank Corporation is a not-for-profit corporation created … or redevelopment plans in the City of Rochester. The Land Bank, which is governed by a seven-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/rochester-land-bank-corporation-monitoring-subcontractor-performance