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Johnstown City School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-15)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 95 of the 264 (36 percent) water outlets we identified at select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/johnstown-city-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-15Tupper Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-14)
… potable water outlets as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 156 of the 310 (50 percent) water outlets we identified at select … Because there is no information on the lead levels of the 156 water outlets not sampled for testing, we were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/tupper-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-14DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – … the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, … which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 To aid in combating lead poisoning, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4Controls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… controls to effectively monitor and ensure accountability over transportation expenses and services. The audit covers … OPWDD could take additional steps to monitor employee driving records and require training or counseling for employees with poor driving records to ensure the safety of individuals it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expensesOversight of Managed Long-Term Care Member Eligibility (Follow-Up)
… number of CBLTC services, and the Department did not have a process to monitor that enrollees were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/13/oversight-managed-long-term-care-member-eligibility-followExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… . Background To accomplish our objectives, we used data analytics to select 69,646 transactions for audit, including: … those 2015 payment requests. For example, we analyzed the daily UI payment file to identify potential inappropriate … a modernized UI system and provide our Office with a report on the progress made to date and target dates for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsCriminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees
… been fingerprinted before, the CHRC Legal Unit reviews the case using information from its initial request and any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/08/criminal-history-background-checks-unlicensed-health-care-employeesFacility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
… The State Education Department (Department) is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Code) for all district construction projects, exclusive of New York … storage buildings/sheds, press boxes, and concession stands. The Department ensures all planned projects comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-followPayments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members
… Objective To determine whether Beacon Health Options paid mental health … abuse (MHSA) claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible for coverage. The audit covered the period from … (Civil Service), provides health insurance coverage to over 1.2 million active and retired State, local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/13/payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-services-ineligibleTown of Hanover – Procurement (2025M-58)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Hanover (Town) Town Board (Board) use a … seek competition when procuring professional services. Of the 67 professional service providers that were paid … The Board did not always seek competition when procuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-hanover-procurement-2025m-58Oversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds
… balances and initiate the process that would allow these funds to be escheated, as required by law. The audit covered … unit (SCU) to collect and disburse child support funds. When child support funds have been undistributed for … to the Office of the State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), which will then expand outreach …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/09/oversight-undistributed-child-support-fundsStatistical and Information
… fire district and joint activity in the State. This data is comparable to the data that appears on the Open Book …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/statistical-and-informationOpinion 2004-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (inclusion of delinquent water rents of outside users on tax roll) REAL … Whether a village may utilize the tax levy procedures for the enforcement of delinquent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-7Accounts Payable Advisory No. 28
… of the agency, or a designee, has granted that authority by a rule or written directive filed with the Comptroller. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/28-internal-controls-certificationXIX.2.D Update a Project using the Project Guide – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Once a project is established by an agency, project details can up updated at any time by that agency through the use of the Project Guide in SFS. SFS navigation is as follows: Project Costing > Utilities > Project Guide. … Once a project is established by an agency project details can up updated at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2d-update-project-using-project-guideSUNY Bulletin No. SU-271
… 13 Salary Grade = 980 Pay Basis Code = ANN, BIW, HRY, FEE Payroll Status = Active or Leave With Pay Agency Actions … for Yonkers residents and 0.50% for Yonkers non-residents. Payroll Register and Employee's Paycheck/Advice The Earnings … Code SMR and the amount paid will be displayed on the Payroll Register. The Earnings Description SUNY Merit Award - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-271-2017-state-university-new-york-suny-management-andIgnition Interlock Program Monitoring (2015-MS-4)
… courts for these alcohol-related sentences. County probation departments monitor court-ordered installations and IID use for probation sentences, and the county identifies a responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/04/25/ignition-interlock-program-monitoring-2015-ms-4Improper Payments Related to the Center of Excellence for Cancer Program
… in payments still require a review to determine which payment (Anthem’s or United’s) should be remitted to Civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/27/improper-payments-related-center-excellence-cancer-programDepartment of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-43
… for an increase in the payment amount from $400 to $750 in fiscal year 2023-2024. Employees eligible for the 2023 Shift Lump Sum Payment of $750 shall not receive Inconvenience Pay for the same period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-43-fy2023-2024-shift-lump-sum-payment-winter-maintenance-seasonAccess Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Follow-Up)
… access to those systems. Our audit covered the period August 1, 2016 through December 10, 2018. We found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/29/access-controls-over-selected-critical-systems-follow