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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2357
… of Budget (DOB) approved an increase to Hazard Pay for M/C employees effective July 2025 who currently receive … has increased the systematically calculated hourly rates for Time Entry Earnings Code HZ5 to $1.00/hour and Earnings … a Next of Kin Affidavit has been previously submitted for a deceased employee’s payroll check, OSC will accept a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2357-july-2025-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-designatedDiNapoli and Stewart-Cousins Encourage Residents to Claim More Than $100 Million in Lost Money
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York State Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins today encouraged … want to return it as soon as possible. Today’s event with Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and her outreach in … Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and New York State Senate Democratic Leader Andrea StewartCousins today encouraged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-and-stewart-cousins-encourage-residents-claim-more-100-million-lost-moneyNew York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… Adults Keeps Rising January 2022 PDF Version Message from the Comptroller The safe and efficient operation of the corrections system in … and an overview of the costs of providing medical care. The evidence indicates that more work in refining New … This report provides updated information regarding the overall correctional system population an analysis of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingXIV.14.F Valuation of Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… asset in its intended location and condition for use (i.e., freight and transportation charges, site preparation … policies Cost of real estate surveys Cost of an option when it is exercised Special paving assessments Cost of … The costs of normal repairs and maintenance that do not add to the value or extend the lives of assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14f-valuation-capital-assetsIV.4.F Capital Projects – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… include payments made for: The acquisition or construction of the State’s capital facilities including planning, land … reimbursable by public authorities, instrumentalities of the State, the Federal government or local governments. In … designed to permit the identification of the following types of information for capital construction expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4f-capital-projectsDiNapoli Urges Consumers to Read the Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… money. If you have old gift cards that you haven’t spent check with my office to see if the money has been turned over … used within a certain period of time; a fee to call and check the balance remaining on the card; and a replacement fee for lost or stolen gift cards. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-urges-consumers-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonOverpayments of Certain Medicare Crossover Claims (Follow-Up)
… also enrolled in Medicare, the federal health care program for people 65 years of age and older and people under 65 … “dual-eligibles.” Generally, Medicare is the primary payer for medical services provided to dual-eligibles. Medicaid then typically pays for any remaining balance not covered by Medicare, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/22/overpayments-certain-medicare-crossover-claims-followRailroad Bridge Inspection Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Transportation … properly oversees railroads operating in the State to ensure they meet the bridge inspection requirements. This … To determine whether the Department of Transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/09/railroad-bridge-inspection-programMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims
… rate code combinations. For example, Medicaid paid a provider $149 for a clinic visit that was billed under one particular rate code. Later, the provider submitted a second claim for the same service to the … date using a different rate code, and Medicaid paid the provider $128 for this claim. Because the edit was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/20/medicaid-program-overpayments-ambulatory-patient-group-claimsComptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Urge Buffalo Residents to Claim $88 Million in Lost Money
… and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown today urged local residents to search for unclaimed funds during a news conference at City Hall. DiNapoli said there is $88,208,650 owed to residents in the city of Buffalo. There is over $265 million owed to residents in Western New York. "My office is trying to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-urge-buffalo-residents-claim-88-million-lost-moneyProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations
… Development (ESD) maintains adequate information systems for the collection of relevant data to effectively manage and … About the Program ESD is the chief agency responsible for the coordination of the State’s economic development … was completed in early 2019. ESD budgeted $2.9 million for the implementation and support of Dynamics, and as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/18/project-tracking-systems-and-economic-assistance-program-evaluationsDiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… the completion of the audit. The audit examined the period from Jan. 2020 to March 2022. “The state Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudDiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food
… during that time. These benefits included universally free school meals and higher SNAP benefits. SNAP Reliance Grows … 5% toward SNAP program costs, with cost-sharing rates as high as 25%. The Senate bill would implement state rates up … by the uncertainty about the course of the economy and the threat of federal funding cuts. Report Federal Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-proposed-congressional-cuts-snap-program-mean-more-new-yorkers-without-enough-foodState Agencies Bulletin No. 1384
… addition of new queries due to the PayServ COA conversion and the impact to the current queries used for accounting … data. Affected Employees The accounting, reporting and payroll distribution data for all employees paid through … agencies will be able to compare data across PayServ and SFS, allowing for easier reconciliation of payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1384-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialDiNapoli: Huntington Man Charged With Stealing Over $56,000 in State Pension Payments
… her death. Johnson was arraigned on Oct. 11 before Judge Anna Acquafredda in Suffolk County District Court. His next …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-huntington-man-charged-stealing-over-56000-state-pension-paymentsSelected Aspects of the Migrant Education Program
… agricultural worker or fisher, and who has moved between school districts within the past three years to obtain … reach challenging academic standards and graduate with a high school diploma (or its equivalency), and/or participate … in a school in New York since the ninth grade earn a high school diploma at the same rate as children in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/15/selected-aspects-migrant-education-programDiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card
… new card, or an old one you recently found, helps to get a replacement card if it’s ever lost and also helps you recover … is not used within a certain time period; Fees to call and check the balance remaining on the card; and Replacement fees for lost or stolen gift cards. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-cardDo We have Your Money? Nearly $200 Million Returned to New York State Residents This Year
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office will attend community events around the state this month to help residents search … owners. “I encourage everyone to come out to the community events to search for money that may be waiting for you,” … for a number of years. Residents who cannot make it to the events can search for and claim their money by using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/do-we-have-your-money-nearly-200-million-returned-new-york-state-residents-yearOpinion 2000-16
… discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association … tax special acts) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: When an exempt firefighters' benevolent association is required to … one another for daily family services. You ask whether an exempt firefighters' benevolent association that has utilized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16DiNapoli: Agricultural Activity Brings $37.6 Billion Into New York’s Economy
… activity and the production of food,” DiNapoli said. “Farms in New York are 98 percent family-owned, yet compete on … economic sense for the state to retain and promote our farms to feed our residents and preserve our land.” … As of 2012, roughly 56,000 New Yorkers operated farms, with an additional 61,000 people hired as farm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-agricultural-activity-brings-376-billion-new-yorks-economy