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New York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising January 2022 PDF Version Message from the Comptroller The safe and efficient … axis) 2008 62.6 7.5 12.0 2009 60.0 7.9 13.2 2010 57.7 8.2 14.2 2011 56.5 8.5 15.1 2012 55.4 9.0 16.3 2013 54.0 9.3 … 19.7 2017 50.6 10.3 20.3 2018 48.9 10.1 20.8 2019 46.0 9.7 21.0 2020 42.1 9.2 21.8 2021 31.3 7.6 24.3 Source: New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingMTA's Fiscal Challenge: Fill the Gap, But Not at Riders' Expense
… for savings, deep cuts could affect the future reliability of the transit system and jeopardize expansion projects.” … Additionally, the MTA is making progress toward its goal of finding $1.5 billion in recurring annual savings by 2017. … years 2015 through 2017, leaving a manageable shortfall of $262 million for 2018. Despite its healthier operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/mtas-fiscal-challenge-fill-gap-not-riders-expenseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1090
… will be provided in future Bulletins. Effective Date(s) The first pay periods to be processed in SFS are for the … and, as a result, changes how PayServ processes personal service expenditures and accounting information. Note: … service Account Codes in SFS are as follows: Position Pool Base Salary Holiday Overtime Uniform Standby Extra …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1090-payserv-data-conversion-requirements-statewide-financial-systemDiNapoli: Despite Labor Force Gains, Disparities Remain for Workers With Disabilities
… the state’s nondisabled workforce. Despite this progress, only 28.8% of individuals with disabilities participated in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-despite-labor-force-gains-disparities-remain-workers-disabilitiesSullivan West Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-1)
… 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since … exempt from sampling and how they would be secured, and what remedial actions were planned or enacted. Because there … not report three results through DOH’s Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS) reporting system, and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/sullivan-west-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-1Opinion 2010-3
… protection services, loss or damage to fire equipment, and premiums for insurance coverage against such loss or damage (1989 Ops St … or town a sum for any increases in the cost of VFBL insurance attributable to the protected area during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-3Enterprise Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention and Detection: Annual Report to the New York State Legislature, 2019
OSC makes recommendations to agencies and other organizations it audits on how to improve data quality and reporting, and implement effective controls.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/enterprise-fraud-2019.pdfOpinion 89-9
… of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory … deceased employee) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §1310: A municipality may pay the unclaimed wages of a deceased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Borrowing Against Your Contributions – State Police Plan
… If you meet eligibility requirements, you may take a loan from … your contributions: You must be in active service and have at least one year of member service credit. You must … insured in case you die before repaying them. How Much You Can Borrow The minimum loan is $25. The maximum loan is 75 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/borrowing-against-your-contributions-0DiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Op-Ed: New York Mothers Should Not Be Dying in Childbirth in 2025
… maternal death. According to a DOH survey in 2023, only 5% of birthing hospitals had implemented a standard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso-op-ed-new-york-mothers-should-not-be-dyingOpinion 88-8
… also the president and chief stockholder of an automotive dealership would have a conflict of interest if fire district … You ask if a fire district may engage a local automotive dealership to service its vehicles if a member of the board … is the president and chief stockholder of the automotive dealership and abstains from voting with respect to any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… limit by approximately $600,000, or 5.4 percentage points. When the projected unused appropriated fund balance … of Personal, Private and Sensitive Information on Mobile Computing Devices (Cayuga County) District officials did not adequately safeguard mobile computing devices (MCDs) to help prevent unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse
… or contract with providers to operate them. Toward this end, the Office oversees a network of 612 transitional … York City Department of Homeless Services and 57 county offices throughout the rest of the State. For calendar year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-rescue-mission-alliance-syracuseCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of General Services (OGS) is complying with Executive Order … in a timely manner, publishable State data to the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) under EO 95, and … Program State government entities possess large amounts of valuable information on subjects such as health, business, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataOpinion 89-49
… executor as substitute for a previously named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged pursuant to SCPA, §2402(7), based on … such a proceeding, there is no actual monetary value, the fee charged would be $27.00. This is in reply to your inquiry … by a Surrogate's Court. Specifically, you ask whether a fee is properly imposed pursuant to subdivision 1 or 2 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49DiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation
… Agency (NYCIDA) approved tax breaks and other incentives for businesses even though it lacked required financial … information and financial feasibility analyses, according to a new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … selection and monitoring, there’s little accounting for the benefits the public gets from these tax breaks and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-nyc-ida-needs-improve-its-administration-business-tax-breaks-and-monitoring-job-creationDiNapoli: School District Revenue Growth Slows
… New York’s school districts have faced major fluctuations in their federal and state aid over the last decade and revenue growth was nearly flat … to the financial pressures on local governments and school districts across the state. “School districts are … New Yorks school districts have faced major fluctuations in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-school-district-revenue-growth-slowsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… were adequately itemized and properly supported and found only minor discrepancies. Valley Stream Thirteen Union Free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… Fund), released the following statement today in regarding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate testimony. The Fund holds shares in Facebook valued at more than $1 billion. "Facebook needs to demonstrate to its customers and its … Fund released the following statement today in regarding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerbergs Senate testimony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and manage a comprehensive investment program to ensure interest earnings were maximized. Also, village officials did not solicit interest rate quotes from additional financial institutions … in a financial institution with higher available interest rates, interest earnings could have been increased by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0