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Port Washington Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-33)
Determine whether the Port Washington Union Free School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/port-washington-s9-21-33.pdfFederal funds to New York City: National School Lunch, Breakfast Programs
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) (Assistance Listing Number 10.555) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) (Assistance Living Number 10.553) provide low-cost or free breakfast and lunch to students in public and non-profit private schools across the United States.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-national-school-lunch-breakfast-programs.pdfDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2015
… waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through June for calendar year 2015, DiNapoli’s office has approved … approximately 24,000 payments valued at $59.1 million. As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office … Manasse & Son Auctioneers, and Bontrager Real Estate and Auction for the storage and auction of seized vehicles and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2015DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2015
… duty trucks. $932,000 with United Uniform Co. for work clothing. $600,000 in additional funding for litigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2015Opinion 2001-13
… to political subdivisions (see, e.g., People v Grant , 306 NY 258, 260). Further, when there is a general delegation of … things, regulating the use of streets and highways by motor vehicles and, in certain instances, authorizes towns to … rule or regulation requiring from any owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, or from any operator or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for January 2017
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. As the state's chief financial officer, DiNapoli's office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain state public authorities and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-january-2017Opinion 2010-2
… pursuant to a competitive bidding process. Town Law § 215 (8) provides that separate boards of commissioners of … in excess of $1,000. Neither Town Law §§ 198 (12) (a) nor 215 (8), nor any other statute, however, requires that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2017
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,558 contracts valued at $4.44 … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1558 contracts valued at $444 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2017DiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Hinders Home Meal Delivery Program for Vulnerable Seniors
… the meals it provides to homebound seniors are prepared in sanitary conditions and are nutritious, high-quality … and food insecurity. “There are nearly 2 million seniors in the city and many have trouble preparing their own meals. … to senior citizens who rely on this critical service.” In fiscal year 2020, DFTA reported delivering more than 4.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-lack-oversight-hinders-home-meal-delivery-program-vulnerable-seniorsNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities and Their Families Cover Costs
… per individual is permitted. "The more independent my son becomes, the fuller the quality of his life and the … for his future," said John Maltby, a parent who has a son with a NY ABLE account. "The ABLE account is a much … "My wife and I opened up a NY ABLE account for our son, and it was a very easy process. And just knowing he has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-and-their-families-cover-costsFederal Funds to New York City: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which originated in 1975 and was most recently amended in 2015, guarantees a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment possible to children with disabilities and provides federal funding to support that mission
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-individuals-with-disabilities-education-act.pdfAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… 67.1% 48.4% 8.2% Notes: Adoption rates are the number of residential subscriptions divided by the number of households … By the late 1990s broadband was becoming available in the residential market through dedicated subscriber lines (DSL) … million and more than 264,000 locations (commercial and residential) served. The North Country and the Southern Tier, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateOpinion 99-14
… constitutes indirect expenditure) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103; TOWN LAW, §198(12): An agreement by a town on behalf of … to competitive bidding under General Municipal Law, §103 if it involves a direct or indirect expenditure in excess … subject to the competitive bidding requirements of section 103 of the General Municipal Law. General Municipal Law, §103 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14Opinion 92-56
… town board is authorized by special act to appoint a town manager "upon such terms and conditions ... as it shall determine", may pay the town manager a flat monthly fee as an allowance for use of his or … part of the terms and conditions of the appointment of the manager. You ask whether the Town of Fallsburg, pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56Opinion 97-25
… to the agency until after the agency approves the application. This is in reply to your request for our opinion … and installs the signs for the clients under the approved application. We understand that the board member is not … to the agency until after the agency approves the application. In the absence of any restrictions in section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-25Opinion 92-28
… taxes) EDUCATION LAW, §259(1); LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §24.00; REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§1322, 1324: (1) Interest earned on … trustees on properly authenticated vouchers, except that money received from taxes and other public sources for the … of school district public libraries, however, pursuant to Real Property Tax Law, §§1322 and 1324, the amount of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for March 2016
… the NYS teacher certification exam. $410,000 with the US Department of Commerce to design and construct a new … construct a Solar Panel Facility at RiverBend/SolarCity in Buffalo. $95,000 to the Village of Hoosick Falls for … related to licensing fees for the Del Lago Resort and Casino. $1.4 million to the city of Salamanca and $641,000 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-march-2016Opinion 2003-4
… of fire commissioners" of a fire district "shall have the power to make any and all contracts herein authorized …". When a statute vests the power to contract in a board, the board may act only "as a … and [i]ndividual members … are not, as such, vested with power to bind the [local government]" ( Seif v City of Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 90-37
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Sales (authority of village to accept offer lower than highest offer) VILLAGES … sale and if so whether it is required to accept the higher of two offers made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37Glossary
… Abandoned Property Law The New York State Abandoned Property Law can be found in McKinney’s Consolidated Laws of New York, Book 2 ½, or on the Internet at: http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us (“Laws of New York,” then “ABP Abandoned …
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