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Opinion 89-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … reply to your inquiry concerning a purchase of equipment by a political subdivision from a vendor holding a State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-3Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing - Roles, Responsibilities and Resources
… As a member of a board of education (board), you’re responsible for ensuring the … the audit process. Understanding the different roles Each of the four types of audit functions are separate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-roles-responsibilities-and-resourcesDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. ESD spends about $1.8 billion a year in taxpayer money for loans, grants, tax credits and other … projects. “Empire State Development has an important role in helping New York’s economy grow and create jobs, … that showed positive results and led to some changes in those programs. However, when auditors asked for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-141
… Laws of 2004 implements the agreement between the State of New York and United University Professions (UUP) and provides … the paycheck dated 8/22/07, the State University of New York College of Ceramics at Alfred University (BU41, … of the College of Ceramics are no longer paid through the New York State payroll system. Effective Date(s) SUNY System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-141-uup-1-discretionary-increaseState Vendors
Find information about vendor responsibility invoices purchase orders and direct deposit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendorsState Agencies
… Find information about state audits payroll travel policies accounting and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agenciesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 51
… claim for payment entered in to the Statewide Financial System (SFS) with sufficient original source documentation … need to know: the type of claim for which the vendor or employee is seeking payment; the types of information that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/51-supporting-informationDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through July for calendar year 2015, DiNapoli’s office has approved 11,930 … financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public authorities and audits all state payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015IX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… agencies. This process will allow New York State agencies to respond to a disaster event and receive budget relief by transferring the costs to DHSES. It will also enable New York State to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceMedicaid – Federal Funding and New York
… federal funding for the administration of the program. Funds to New York City As noted in Figure 2, the City’s … in FY 2025 and $3.7 million in FY 2026 in federal funds for the program. The City’s estimates of federal receipts exclude most Medicaid funds. Such funds do not flow directly to the City. Instead, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaid-nycDiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… A Brooklyn preschool special education provider, Yeled v’Yalda Early Childhood … for reimbursement, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Schools for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesOpinion 96-1
… BONDS AND NOTES -- State Comptroller Approval (necessity for in Adirondack Park fire district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (purchase of real property - need for State Comptroller approval in Adirondack Park) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (necessity for State Comptroller approval in Adirondack fire district) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Investment Standards
… – Relates to investment standards for investments of the New York State college choice tuition savings program and the New York achieving a better life experience (ABLE) savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/investment-standardsNew NY Broadband Program
… (ESD) has effectively monitored and managed the New NY Broadband Program and whether the Program has achieved … 2016 through November 2021. About the Program In 2015, New York State established the $500 million New NY Broadband …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/01/new-ny-broadband-programOpinion 88-38
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … statement in lieu of record on a civil appeal, as required by rule 5530 of this chapter, to a fee of two hundred … municipalities would not be exempt from the fees imposed by section 8022. The only statutes which might arguably …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-38Allocation and Budgetary Controls Over Unrestricted Funds
… initiatives; adequate procedures to allocate unrestricted funds to SUNY campuses and System Administration; and … budgetary controls over allocations of unrestricted funds. Background The Research Foundation for the State … assessment process, about $30.9 million in unrestricted funds were allocated to the Research Foundation's central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/allocation-and-budgetary-controls-over-unrestricted-fundsXI.12.B Contract Assignments – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… This section outlines the procedures to be followed by a State agency to execute the transfer of the rights, obligations, and liabilities under a contract to an individual or organization (“Transferee”) … rights, obligations, and liabilities under a contract to another individual or organization. Agency contract managers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12b-contract-assignmentsVI.3.A Overview – VI. Budgets
… of authorized budget amounts from one appropriation to another. These transfers are governed by various State … Finance Law, or Article 8 of Education Law. It applies to all State Operations and Local Assistance type … §179-H governs the movement of budget authority necessary to pay Prompt Payment Interest. For transactions not covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3a-overviewInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance
… Purpose To determine whether the New York State Canal Corporation’s … Thruway Authority (Thruway Authority), was created in 1992 to operate and maintain the New York State Canal System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/26/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenanceReal Property Tax Cap - School Districts
… tax cap form using OSC's online reporting system. Slide Show Presentation [pdf] Please visit The Academy for New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-school-districts