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Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-88
… be reported for tracking employees eligible for a future Pay Change associated with Judiciary Law, Sections 37.3 and … and two new Reason Codes to be used when reporting the Pay Change associated with previously reported appointing … year in which the employee is eligible to receive the Pay Change to 2nd Longevity. Note : In the case of a salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-88-new-reason-codes-373-judiciary-law-373-and-379-judiciary-lawMedicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… The Department administers the State’s Medicaid program. For the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, New York’s … pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled Medicaid recipient, and the MCOs arrange for the provision of services their members require. As of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyOpinion 91-19
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to make gift to fire company); (authority to accept gift of firefighting equipment) FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority of fire district … Whether the fire district may give to the fire company the cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19DiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… our budget.” The state’s two statutory rainy day reserve funds, the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund (TSRF) and the … a third of their authorized levels. New York’s rainy day funds as a percentage of General Fund spending, at 2.8 … percent. For comparison’s sake, Texas’s Rainy Day reserve funds are estimated at 22.8 percent, California’s at 12.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesOpinion 91-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Fees (not based on … because of the specific reference to the CPLR in RPTL, §1014, it is not entirely clear whether Public Officers Law, §70-a or CPLR §8007 applies in the case of notices published pursuant to section 1014. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16XIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… Obligations ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION DEFINITION An asset retirement obligation (ARO) is a legally enforceable liability associated with the … X-ray machines Certain laboratory equipment This is not an exhaustive list. Agencies should consider the possibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsOpinion 88-43
… 207-c; WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §25(4): When deputy sheriffs and county corrections officers are injured in the … This is in reply to your letter with respect to deputy sheriffs and county corrections officers who sustain injuries … the disability ceases. For purposes of section 207-c, sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs and correction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43XII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… can occur for various reasons, including at the agency’s request. The Bureau has established codes for the most common … ID 7A Voucher or Expense Report being returned per agency request 8A Incorrect expense type 8B Incorrect lodging amount … can occur for various reasons including at the agencys request …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsOpinion 93-16
… VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (credit for activities performed by local government employees during … AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work Periods" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §217[f]) GENERAL … may not earn credit under a service award program for responding to fire alarms during their "regularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 90-54
… distribution of benefits in matrimonial actions) DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, §236; RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, … and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) which provide for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO's) (see ERISA, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54VII.3 AP Adjustment Voucher Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… This Section explains the appropriate types of transactions and required Vendor ID to be used on each AP … “Refunds of Appropriation” (ROA) and result in a credit to the appropriation expenditures from which the payment was … This Section explains the appropriate types of transactions and required Vendor ID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii3-ap-adjustment-voucher-overviewState Agencies Bulletin No. 1270
… To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the 2013-2014 Year-Round Lifeguard 2 Day … number, pay period begin date and pay period end date for each pay type. New Earnings Codes OSC has created new … 12L, OSC will insert a row on the Additional Pay page for employees who meet ALL of the following criteria: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1270-2013-2014-2-day-deficit-reduction-plan-psnu-employees-year-roundOpinion 89-32
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Approval of … may not literally constitute a power or duty enumerated in General Municipal Law, §801, a court might find that a county treasurer has a prohibited conflict of interest in a lease pursuant to which the county rents a gravel pit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32DiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… mode; Mold growing in residents’ rooms at 8 shelters; Trash piled in a children’s play area at one shelter; Repairs … does not track the number of uncertified shelters, which can include hotel and motel rooms used by counties on an as needed basis. During 2014, local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureThe Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State
… has seen a concerning surge in reported hate crimes over the last five years, with the number of incidents increasing by 12.7 percent in 2023 alone. As the … York State has seen a concerning surge in hate crimes over the last five years with the number of incidents increasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/concerning-growth-hate-crime-new-york-stateDiNapoli Releases Report on NYS Executive Budget
… is now forecasting reduced budget gaps. In his annual report assessing the proposed Executive Budget, State … needs while improving the state’s affordability. I’m also concerned this budget again advances provisions that … are reasonable and appropriate, providing a critical check on poor fiscal management and bond structuring choices that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-releases-report-nys-executive-budgetOpinion 2007-2
… ” (emphasis added) (Bill Jacket, L 2005, ch 180, Budget Report on Bills re: S. 5822). Therefore, since prior to … to the public” (Bill Jacket, L 2005, ch 180, Budget Report on Bills re: S. 5822, supra ). 4 Prior opinions, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-2Opinion 92-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … requires a city (other than New York City), town, village or fire district to pay to a paid firefighter who is … and Social Club , 47 NY2d 970, 419 NYS2d 959; Camphill Village U.S.A. Inc v Workmen's Compensation Board , 23 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12State Agencies Bulletin No. 328
… agencies of the process for renaming queries designed in the current version of PS Query so they will be compatible with and run effectively in the upgraded version of PS Query. Affected Employees All … queries that agency users identify as essential to be run in the first few days after the upgrade. OSC will provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/328-renaming-ps-queries-preparation-upgradeDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… A total of 14 local governments in New York state ended their fiscal year 2023 with a fiscal … releases fiscal stress scores for municipalities excluding New York City twice a year. The scores announced today are … A total of 14 local governments in New York state ended their fiscal year 2023 with a fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scores