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Compliance With Payment Card Industry Standards (Follow-Up)

… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With Payment Card … to manage E-ZPass accounts. The Authority directly handles in-person credit card payments for E-ZPass tags at its administrative headquarters in Albany and at an outreach center in Nyack, as well as at …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/compliance-payment-card-industry-standards-follow

Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up)

… to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. Effective May 1, 2012, the … Care during a 60-day episode of care. The CHHAs should not have received full 60-day payments. Rather, the CHHAs should … issuance of the follow-up report to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/04/improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providers-follow

Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (Follow-Up)

… within 30 days of the end of the travel event, detailing all expenses including both travel card and out-of-pocket …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/19/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-follow

DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities

… While no municipalities were in the highest category of “significant fiscal stress,” 73 villages and cities have … as required. These scores also largely reflect the period when local governments in New York received federal relief … for many local governments has improved with the infusion of federal aid and stronger economic activity,” DiNapoli …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-cities

The Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State

… gender, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or another protected … Department (NYPD) transition in data reporting systems. 4 For purposes of this report, New York City data for 2023 … incidents involving other motivations, including gender, age and disability. In 2023, nearly 44 percent of all …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/concerning-growth-hate-crime-new-york-state

Monitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two … monitored contractors and sub-contractors on its projects to ensure they paid employees at the prevailing wage rate. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-prevailing-wage-compliance-construction-contracts-follow

Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)

… or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money … percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One mini desktop computer ($982) and one … two iPads, two Chromebooks and one 3D printer with a total cost of approximately $14,410 were not inventoried. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17

Adoption Subsidy Program (Follow-Up)

… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Adoption Subsidy Program (Report … subsidy payments to adoptive parents were supported and in compliance with governing regulations. The Office of … provides subsidy payments to assist adoptive parents in the care and support of these children. We found that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/adoption-subsidy-program-follow

Opinion 90-40

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (right to vote as … trustee who is also deputy mayor does not vote both in his or her capacities as trustee and deputy mayor during … meeting of the board of trustees, may cast two votes, one in his or her capacity as trustee and the other in his or her …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-40

Maximizing Drug Rebates for Health and Recovery Plans (Follow-Up)

… extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our initial audit report, Maximizing Drug Rebates for … Recovery Plans (Report 2017-S-61 ). About the Program In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, … from drug manufacturers. The Affordable Care Act, enacted in 2010, extended prescription drug rebates to cover …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/maximizing-drug-rebates-health-and-recovery-plans-follow

Opinion 95-20

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (filing fees paid in Surrogate's Court proceedings seeking multiple relief) … in a single petition or files a separate petition for each form of relief sought. Rather, as the courts have noted, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20

Opinion 88-3

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Distribution by State … of villages shall be paid to the state comptroller in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-seven of … to " fines " and has no application to civil penalties . In conclusion, therefore, all fines imposed under the WCL, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-3

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Chief Justice Kaye

… today. Former Chief Judge Judith Kaye led our state’s top court through difficult decisions and rightly pushed the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-chief-justice-kaye

Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (Follow-Up)

… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations … Program The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is responsible for administering the Advantage After School … and cultural age-appropriate activities that integrate what happens in the school day with less formal learning …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/financial-oversight-advantage-after-school-program-follow

State Agencies Bulletin No. P-994

Two Day Professional Leave PS&T

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-994.pdf

Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program – Monitoring of Health and Safety Requirements (Follow-Up)

… health and safety. Instead, the Department relied on the school district operating the UPK program, or the Office of Children … Finally, we found there was a lack of consistency in how school districts were inspecting their UPK provider locations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/05/universal-pre-kindergarten-program-monitoring-health-and-safety-requirements-follow

Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act - Safety Plans - 2019-MS-1

… do more to meet the minimum SAVE Act requirements. None of the safety plans met all the minimum requirements. Two … did not have all the required members. No school met all of the annual safety training requirements. Key …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/25/safe-schools-against-violence-education-save-act-safety-plans-2019-ms-1

Oversight of International Offices (Follow-Up)

… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of International … State Development (ESD) made significant improvements in managing payments to foreign offices, it did not have an … only reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the operation of foreign offices. Key Findings ESD has …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/oversight-international-offices-follow