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DiNapoli: SED Needs To Improve Oversight of School Districts' English Language Learners Programs
… school districts are providing the required services for students learning English, according to an audit released … crucial that SED provide adequate guidance and support for school districts to improve the academic outcomes and opportunities for English learners.” SED data show that, as of August 2022, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-sed-needs-improve-oversight-school-districts-english-language-learners-programsIX.12.E Specific Programs Subject to CMIA – IX. Federal Grants
… by the CMIA consultant in accordance with Section 205.5 of the CMIA regulations, using the most recently issued … Single Audit data available. Since NYS has a total amount of Federal assistance for all programs, the NYS threshold comprises the greater of: The dollar amount of all federal assistance received by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12e-specific-programs-subject-cmiaDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Train delays have increased as the subway system’s on-time performance has steadily deteriorated and the … for on-time performance was for 91.9 percent of trains to arrive on time. It fell far short in meeting these targets. … performance goal of at least 90 percent. Auditors examined what caused more than half of the almost 500,000 train delays …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackMohawk Valley Faces Challenges But Bright Spots Exist
… efforts aim to revitalize the economic hubs including Utica and Rome." The report examines the counties of Fulton, … over half of the region's population, many of whom live in Utica (60,635) and Rome (32,473). Hamilton County has the … jobs in the region in 2017, now the fourth largest sector. Utica, the region's largest city, is anchored by two major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/mohawk-valley-faces-challenges-bright-spots-existDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… $1 million is in their accounts. Funds include: Homeless Veterans Assistance; Veteran's Remembrance and Cemetery … Education and Prevention; Mental Illness Anti-Stigma; and NYS Teen Health Education. Spending increased in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsOpinion 93-9
… member of association to receive benefits); (use of money for scholarship program) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The … The scholarships must be available to all firefighters for whose benefit the Association was established, without … fire insurance tax moneys, or the interest earned thereon, for the purpose of providing college scholarships to high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9Opinion 89-61
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (salary charged on townwide basis) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Compensation (salary charged on townwide … Whether the salaries of the town supervisor town clerk town superintendent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… Almost 20 percent of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s (NFTA) assets are not in a state of good repair and it is unclear how the authority … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “NFTA has many capital needs, some of which are not being met,” DiNapoli said. “In light of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 94-13
… -- Disability Benefits (procedure to terminate for engaging in prohibited employment) FIRE PROTECTION AND … in prohibited employment) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-a(6): Subject to any applicable collective bargaining or … a municipality may monitor compliance with the employment restriction of section 207-a(6) by requiring disabled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13NYS Pension Fund Launches Review of Integrated Oil & Gas Companies
… complex economic, environmental and regulatory challenges in the years to come,” DiNapoli said. “These companies need … review these companies and may restrict investments in those that do not have viable plans to adapt.” Integrated … ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and others – engage in all facets of the oil and gas business, from exploration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/nys-pension-fund-launches-review-integrated-oil-gas-companiesDiNapoli: Rechargeable Battery Use Rising Dramatically, But State Not Enforcing Recycling Law Requirements
… if they are not properly recycled. If they’re just put in the garbage and enter the waste stream, they can end up in landfills and their chemicals can leak into public water … batteries can ignite or explode if they are damaged in the waste stream and were the cause of a six-alarm fire on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-rechargeable-battery-use-rising-dramatically-state-not-enforcing-recycling-law-requirementsXIV.3.A Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… all moneys belonging to any and all funds (of the State) in classes and kinds of investments that are identified in this section of law. The Comptroller is responsible for … all moneys belonging to any and all funds of the State in classes and kinds of investments that are identified in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3a-overviewCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B21-7-6)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … our budget review issued in May 2020. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/12/city-long-beach-budget-review-b21-7-6Oversight of Provider Consolidated Fiscal Reports – Independent Living, Inc.
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) ensures that the costs … Fiscal Reports (CFRs) are allowable, properly calculated, and adequately documented in accordance with C onsolidated … To determine whether OMH ensures that the costs reported by providers such as Independent Living …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/oversight-provider-consolidated-fiscal-reports-independent-living-incCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements
… freshwater lakes, ponds, and reservoirs that are used for drinking, bathing, and recreation. As the State’s … the Department is responsible for improving and protecting this vast network of water resources, including preventing, … with the Act; however, at the time of our testing, 83 (22 percent) of the 371 identified POSSs were not registered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/19/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantDiNapoli Seeks Information on Safety Measures Taken by Businesses Involved in Shipping Oil
… 47 deaths and liability for the accident caused the rail carrier involved to enter bankruptcy. The companies that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-seeks-information-safety-measures-taken-businesses-involved-shipping-oilDiNapoli Expands State Spending Transparency on OpenBookNewYork.com
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … that New Yorkers can now trace state spending back to the funding source or program on openbooknewyork.com , an easy-to-use search tool for the … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-expands-state-spending-transparency-openbooknewyorkcomServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… who, in aggregate, work at least 2,000 hours per week. This advance notice protects employees – as well as their … for back pay and the value of any benefits that laid-off employees would have been entitled to. This liability can … to the number of related employers) is potentially much greater. The Department’s attempts at outreach to both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actOversight of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
… to ensure funds are being awarded, used, and collected in accordance with requirements and in support of CWSRF goals, including ensuring projects meet … grants, and expert technical assistance. Established in 1990, the CWSRF provides communities low-cost financing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/oversight-clean-water-state-revolving-fundDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… The MTA should publish a new assessment of its long-term capital needs that pays particular attention to the growing threat climate change poses to transit, and its most recent 20-year needs assessment shows many … The MTA should publish a new assessment of its longterm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weather