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The 80/20 Housing Program (Follow-Up) (2018-F-18) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendation in our initial audit report, The 80/20 Housing Program (2015-S-83).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18f18-response.pdfMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program
… and enrolled in Medicaid. Through the screening and provider enrollment process, the Department gains a level of … the OPRA provider’s validity to provide Medicaid services. It also allows the Department to verify the provider’s … assurance that the provider can furnish such services, and it increases the risk that excluded, or otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-orTitle V Operating Permit Program Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the Eight Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017 (Follow-Up)
… March 31, 2017 ( 2017-S-81 ). About the Program The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established an operating … them annually. The Act mandates that the Program’s permit fee revenues be sufficient to cover all reasonable direct and … and the immediately upcoming year; and whether Program fee revenues collected pursuant to administration of Article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/title-v-operating-permit-program-revenues-expenditures-and-changes-fund-balance-eightState Comptroller DiNapoli and DFS Acting Superintendent Asrow Designate New Banking Development District to Support Community Banking in the Butternut Valley
… to encourage and incentivize qualified banks and credit unions to open or maintain bank branches in underserved … strengthen the local economy. Community banks and credit unions are vital to the stability of small towns, helping … further expand this program and have it utilized by credit unions to continue our mission to create an inclusive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-dfs-acting-superintendent-asrow-designate-new-banking-developmentLabor Investigations in New York City (2022-S-17) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s17-response.pdfEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2012 Through June 30, 2012 (Follow-Up)
… recommendations made in our audit report, New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire BlueCross BlueShield … 2012 (Report 2012-S-132). Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2012-throughOversight of the Early Intervention Program
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is effectively administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and ensuring equitable and timely access to services for children across the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s25-response.pdfUnfinished Business: Fiscal Reform in New York State, May 2016
New York State has taken important steps to improve its budget practices and financial condition over the past decade, but much work remains to be done.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-fiscal-reform-2016.pdfMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools
… New York City Department of Education (DOE) is providing mental health instruction to students as required by law. In … extent to which DOE proactively ensures schools have the mental health supports and services they need, including mental health awareness training for school staff. Our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/18/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schoolsOversight of the STEM Incentive Program
… the Program rules and regulations, and whether HESC has only made payments on behalf of recipients who are in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/28/oversight-stem-incentive-programOversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance’s (Department) Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS) is properly calculating … Assessment Values that local assessors and boards of assessors use to compute agricultural property assessments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/02/oversight-agricultural-assessment-programLeading the Way on Climate Investment
… critical to ensuring that the Fund is best-positioned for market changes stemming from the transition. Comptroller … change-related investment risks and pursuing opportunities for the Fund’s investments. Climate Action Plan In 2019, … released a Climate Action Plan that laid out a path for the Fund to address climate risk in its portfolio. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/leading-way-climate-investmentOversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… for licensing, totaling just over $57,000. Of those fines, only four – for just under $23,000 – were for business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industrySelected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy (2020-S-53)
To determine selected State agencies’ roles in providing financial literacy offerings, including how they identify and reach out to the most critical and vulnerable consumer groups and how they measure gains in individuals’ knowledge after participating in financial literacy offerings.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-2020s53.pdfState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Gov. Hochul's State of the State Address
… "Kathy Hochul took over as governor at a time of great challenge in New York state and immediately … more collaborative style. Her State of the State message today continued her thoughtful, common-sense approach to … I’ve seen in these last four months and from what I heard today from her State of the State, I’m confident Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-gov-hochuls-state-state-addressOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters (2016-N-6)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services is adequately monitoring the security expenses at single adult and adult family homeless...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16n6.pdfGeddes Town Clerk Charged in $30K Swindle
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick announced the arrest today of … “Thanks to our partnership with Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick, we were able to reveal her … us ferret out fraud and theft," Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick said. "My office has always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/geddes-town-clerk-charged-30k-swindleEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… recent year for which DHCR had verified affidavits at the time of our audit in 2017. Background The Mitchell-Lama … based on their actual income. Developments are not charging tenants the maximum allowable surcharges when … self-reported information and their tax records. At the time of our review in 2017, DHCR’s most recent match was for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsDiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… risk, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The Comptroller's … DiNapoli said. "Despite an infusion of $836 million in state and city funds, there has been little improvement so … in 2021 and $634 million in 2022. The MTA is asking the state to authorize new sources of funding to close the gaps, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesFirst Quarter 2021 Local Sales Taxes Down 3.9 Percent; New York City Declines While the Rest of the State Grows
Local government sales tax collections declined by 3.9 percent, or $173 million, in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/first-quarter-2021-local-sales-taxes-down-3.9-percent.pdf