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State Contract and Payment Actions in July
… and Family Services $1.5 million to Aurora of Central New York, Inc. for a pre-college program to assist those who … system and parking improvements at Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Ulster County. $3 million with Jorrey … Corporation for building renovations associated with the Manhattan Forensic Relocation project at the Manhattan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… water chillers at the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Corning Tower in Albany County. $2 million with VMJR Companies LLC for masonry repairs at the Sheridan Avenue steam plant in … to Maximus Inc. for assistance with the Health Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberOpinion 90-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 89-20
… any county to establish a county board of ethics to render advisory opinions to officers and employees of … board of ethics. Therefore, the local board would render advisory opinions pursuant to written request of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20What's New
… Move to NAUPA this year! In 2025, New York’s Office of Unclaimed Funds will be converting to the Kelmar Abandoned Property System (KAPS) for reporting unclaimed funds. With this change, only reports formatted in … concerning the date of death of a presumed owner of unclaimed funds: 2 NYCRR § 126.1 was adopted to establish the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/whats-newCounty Medicaid Costs
… levy was obtained (for most counties) from responses to a survey conducted by LGSED in late December 2004; information for counties which did not respond to the survey was extrapolated from county specific historical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… of agencies’ adoption and use of various technologies. This means having rules, guidelines and practices in place … that can come with AI, and instill public accountability. This year, New York strengthened its AI governance framework … AI and create the rules to govern it. Unsurprisingly, this creates serious vulnerabilities. For example, when we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionOpinion 88-26
… opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW … §11.00(a): A town may issue obligations to finance the construction of a building for use by the State Police on … that the town will issue obligations to pay the costs of construction, you do not state whether the bonds will mature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26Opinion 90-43
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … member may be made retroactive to September 1, 1978. This is in reply to your inquiry requesting our opinion … concerning section 208-f of the General Municipal Law. This provision provides for a special accidental death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43XI.18.G Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Debarment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Sections 57 and 220(8) of the WCL. Please note – an ACORD form is not acceptable proof of New York State workers’ … has appropriate workers’ compensation insurance coverage: Form C-105.2 – Certificate of Workers’ Compensation Insurance issued by private insurance carriers, or Form U-26.3 issued by the State Insurance Fund 3 ; or Form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18g-workers-compensation-coverage-and-debarmentDiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… year for New York,” DiNapoli said. “While numbers are down this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Gaming … total gaming revenues will decline by $616 million this year, primarily because of mandatory closings of casinos … to preventing and treating problem gambling. As part of this, the Gaming Commission and OASAS should report annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli: MTA Weekend Ridership Recovery Outpaces Weekdays Across the Board
… weekdays since the pandemic ended, with average ridership near 2019 levels and even exceeding it at times. The recovery … the city’s main tourist draw, is likely benefiting from a near full return in overall tourists, including local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-mta-weekend-ridership-recovery-outpaces-weekdays-across-boardOpinion 89-22
… AND HIGHWAYS -- Traffic Signals (responsibility of towns to install and maintain) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties … AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1651, 1652-a, 1652-b, 1660, 1682, 1684: Where a town has actual or constructive knowledge of … to regulate traffic by means of "traffic-control signals" (see Vehicle and Traffic Law, §154) on highways outside of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22Hiring Public Retirees – When Employees Retire
… Retirees can find details in our publication, What if I Work After Retirement? . If a retiree earns more than the … Services (BOCES) is suspended through June 30, 2027 (May 2025 legislation extended the date from 2025 to 2027). This … and: The retiree’s date of membership is on or after July 26, 1995, the Section 212 limit applies to earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/hiring-public-retireesDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… message and require the receiver of the call to press a number to proceed. The DOL automated telephone system would not press the number to continue with … incarcerated by limiting the ability to contact the DOL by telephone. For a copy of the report visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli: Post-Pandemic Unemployment in NYC Persists for Some Demographic Groups
… a gap that was present even prior to the pandemic. This gap may, in part, be related to age. In 2025, 12.3% of … has to do, in part, with native-born youth. In 2025, this group faced an unemployment rate of 12.4%, two points …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-post-pandemic-unemployment-nyc-persists-some-demographic-groupsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 20
… Subject: SFS Imaging and Attachment Guidance; Record Retention for Accounts Payable Vouchers Guidance: Consistent with the … Section 3 - Record Retention – Accounts Payable Vouchers and Land Claims , Business Units may now use the Attachment … SFS Imaging and Attachment Guidance Record Retention for Accounts Payable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/20-document-attachments-sfsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-724
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information on the processing of payroll deductions for the 2022 CUNY Charitable Campaign, Deduction Code 897. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-724-2022-cuny-charitable-campaignCUNY Bulletin No. CU-697
… Charitable Campaign deduction, the agency must insert a new row using the beginning date of the pay period in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-697-2021-cuny-charitable-campaignNew York City Tourism Industry Hit Hard by Pandemic, Visitor Spending Drops by 73%
… saw a significant decline in 2020 as 89,000 (31.4 percent) jobs were lost from 2019, when employment reached a record 283,200 jobs. DiNapoli said tourists spent only $13 billion in 2020, … New York City before the pandemic, supporting 96,900 local jobs. When a visitor to the city attends a show, they also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/new-york-city-tourism-industry-hit-hard-pandemic-visitor-spending-drops-73