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DiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Educational Campus in Manhattan. Officials at the health center said they did not keep a record of stock or conduct … used to treat ADD/ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder and anxiety conditions that were not in the students’ medication …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… should be discontinued. However, DOL often continues to pay inmates up to four weeks of unemployment benefits before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… Department of Health (DOH) contract employee George Dunkel for padding his bills and stealing more than $110,000 from … pleaded guilty to one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, a Class E felony, in Albany … more than $1.5 million from 2006 to 2013 in state funds for immunization grant contracts. As a result of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftOpinion 90-39
… Tax Law, article 4, pertaining to exemptions; see also NY Const., art XVI, §1, prohibiting alteration or repeal of … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const., art XVI, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 43 NY2d … §66) and does not have its own home rule authority (see NY Const, art IX). Therefore, the authorization for towns to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 93-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (pre-payment of certain employer retirement contributions) -- Referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17Opinion 91-40
… compensation for more than 22 working days, although in no case for more than 30. For each officer or employee entitled … military duty. Applying the above principles to the case at hand, the employee would be entitled to paid leave … of Correctional Services , 569 F Supp 358. In the Rumsey case, the court sustained a departmental directive which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40State Agencies Bulletin No. 1949.2
… of a pilot program establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by PEF or CSEA working at specific OCFS facilities. Affected … paid using earnings codes mentioned above are included as salary for retirement purposes. Tax Information These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19492-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainSUNY Bulletin No. SU-314.1
… represented by PEF or CSEA working at a SUNY University Hospital. Affected Employees Employees in certain … Services Unit (BU05) titles who work at a SUNY University Hospital are affected. Background The Memorandum of … in the employee’s taxable gross and are subject to all employment and income taxes. Income taxes will be calculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3141-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-ratesDiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… Most of the state’s overtime in 2021 came from the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), the … Health (Mental Health). The three agencies accounted for 66% of the overtime hours and 62% of the overtime … DiNapoli’s office, the average number of employees working for the state, not including SUNY and CUNY, declined 9.1%. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Central School District , Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District , Penfield Central School District . “In … by the meal sales. Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Financial Management (Erie County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsXVII.2.C Transactions Against Lapsing Appropriations – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… Expenditure All refunds are to be submitted in accordance with procedures outlined in Chapter VII, Section 3 – Refund … processing of contracts and amendments that utilize funds with near-term lapse dates within the date ranges identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii2c-transactions-against-lapsing-appropriationsDiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… been slow to reach New York’s pandemic-hit renters because of poor management by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in implementing … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The state’s initial rollout of the program resulted in only a small portion of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskImproper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up)
… erectile dysfunction (herein collectively referred to as ED) for all Medicaid recipients, including registered sex offenders. Also, Medicaid must not pay for ED drugs, unless that drug has another FDA-approved use and … Medicaid payment for procedures and supplies to treat ED for registered sex offenders. We issued our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-and-supplies-providedDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… or questionable payments and made several recommendations for improving the program. “The state is facing budget gaps … disadvantaged or have special health care needs. For the State Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2019, New York’s … Care DOH uses two methods to pay health care providers for Medicaid pharmacy services: fee-for-service (FFS), where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsImproper Medicaid Payments for Recipients Diagnosed With Severe Malnutrition (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2017-S-85 ). About the Program Malnutrition can result from the general deterioration of an individual’s … malnutrition diagnosis. The audit covered the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017. We identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-diagnosed-severe-malnutrition-followDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Students who are unable to register for or complete courses needed for their majors may take longer to graduate, costing them … and to the provision of equal access and opportunity” for all students. As of fall 2019, approximately 162,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … IDA officials developed a uniform tax exemption policy for project selection, but the method of determining the … and did not develop an adequate recapture policy to allow for the recovery of previously granted benefits if job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: Wallkill Fire District Board Chair Charged with Stealing $240,000
… was charged this morning with stealing nearly $240,000 in a scam that spanned three years, State Comptroller Thomas P. … literally gave Mr. Denardo blank checks which he used to support his lifestyle instead of the taxpayers he was … expansion. Denardo obtained blank, co-signed checks from a fellow board member for what he claimed were architect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-wallkill-fire-district-board-chair-charged-stealing-240000DiNapoli: Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District Superintendent and Former Security System Specialist Arrested on Corruption Charges for Stealing School Funds
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that the former … system specialist of the Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District were arrested on corruption charges for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-greenburgh-graham-union-free-school-district-superintendent-and-former-security-systemDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… values have risen steadily. County IDAs were responsible for 61.8% of all active IDA projects in 2022, followed by … 213,887 jobs during their lifespan, with a median salary of $42,000. Another 224,234 existing jobs would be retained, with a median salary of $45,430. In addition, the projects are estimated to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-report