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DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… P. DiNapoli released an audit today of the Hempstead Union Free School District that uncovered a myriad of systemic … P DiNapoli released an audit today of the Hempstead Union Free School District that uncovered a myriad of systemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
… to improve how it informs the public of potential hazards in public drinking water systems and ensure proper actions … "Safe drinking water is a basic need and, as we learned in the wake of widespread problems in Hoosick Falls and Newburgh, the state must step up its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… Department (SED) has stepped up efforts to combat chronic student absenteeism, but an audit released today by New York … to make it clearer what efforts should be taken to reduce student absenteeism." Chronic absenteeism is defined as … and where improvement may be needed. Auditors compared student absence data from SED's system with data from systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismDiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… environment for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Under the act, public school districts must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawReal Property Portfolio
… holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of properties, and if ESD disposed of real property in a manner … projects resulting from the acquisition and disposing of properties align with ESD’s mission and include developing … construction, and environmental planning. Most of ESD’s properties are owned and managed by individual ESD-owned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolioOpinion 2006-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Procedural … Whether a town must follow the procedures in Town Law in order to increase the maximum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2Opinion 89-38
… of a retiree who has selected the "zero option". It is our opinion, therefore, that the program would constitute a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and reimbursements from other entities for medical and dental expenses paid to LIAACs related entity and group medical benefits provider, the Long Island Network of Community Services, … program, as evidenced by submitting only a limited number of registrations for suspension each week after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsThe Survivor’s Benefit Program for New York State Employees
… The Survivor’s Benefit Program provides a minimum death benefit to your survivors if you are an eligible New York State … You may be eligible even if you are not a member of the New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), the … The Survivors Benefit Program provides a minimum death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-nys-employeesOpinion 95-11
… the intent of the framers is to be first sought in the words and language employed and, if the words plainly and clearly express the sense of the framers, … effect should be given to all the statutory language, and words are not to be rejected as superfluous when they may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Opinion 2000-15
… VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Eligibility (of out-of-state firefighter to volunteer on on-going basis) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire company may not … General Municipal Law §209-i. You ask whether a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a member of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… its in-house customer service employees. Registration Suspension Program The Thruway can ask the Department of Motor Vehicles … suspensions there. The Thruway halted the suspension program in January 2018 as cashless tolling was being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesDiNapoli: New Yorkers Could Lose $72B in Reported State and Local Tax Deductions Under Trump Plan
… for income and property taxes if proposals to change the federal tax code are implemented, according to a report … lose valuable deductions under the proposed changes to the federal tax code. Changes to the standard deduction and … To read the full report, " The Proposed Framework for Federal Tax Changes: A New York Perspective ," visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-yorkers-could-lose-72b-reported-state-and-local-tax-deductions-under-trump-planDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… with critical track and switches, are areas vulnerable to flood damage from extreme weather or storm surges brought on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherDiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… 33 Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and 95 One-Stop Career Centers, offers WFD programs and services to … every four years that addresses their plans to work with partners in the local WFD system, to unite programs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordinationDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… $15.2 billion in federal assistance and $17.3 billion from tax and other policy actions. “The state’s economic and … fiscal outlook have improved,” DiNapoli said. “Local sales tax collections are up significantly, and our May Cash Report … pressures will subside in the Medicaid program. Increased tax rates on high-income earners will make the state more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reservesDiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion
… of Health (DOH) allowed more than $1.5 billion in improper Medicaid payments over the course of several years due to … misspent and unqualified providers could continue to treat Medicaid patients. The department must act on our recommendations and address these shortfalls, so Medicaid recipients receive the level of care they deserve, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billionMedicaid Program – Oversight of Social Adult Day Care Programs
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health (DOH) provided adequate oversight of Medicaid managed long-term care plans to ensure social … January 2019 through October 2024. About the Program Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are enrolled in managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/02/06/medicaid-program-oversight-social-adult-day-care-programsDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… Limited course offerings and lack of access to advisors may be keeping students at the City University of … York (CUNY) from graduating within four years, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Students who are unable to register for or complete courses needed for their majors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesComparison of PFRS Benefits
… Tier 6 Benefit Information A comparison of key PFRS benefits including vesting contributions retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/comparison-pfrs-benefits