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Implementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… 2018. We also analyzed 2014-15 school year data from the State Education Department (SED). Background DASA took effect on July 1, 2012 with the goal of providing public elementary and secondary school students in New York State with a safe and supportive environment free from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actXII.4.B.1 Supporting Information – XII. Expenditures
… As part of these requirements, the agency certifier should be satisfied that acceptable information or … where the reviewer can obtain supporting information; and how to evaluate the supporting information. Policy Types of … information from the vendor to accompany the invoice can often deter inappropriate claims. Agency staff can then use a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b1-supporting-informationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS): Oversight of … from the plans. New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire BlueCross BlueShield: Controls Over Payments for … with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. BANY is reimbursed for these services through rates set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… registered nurses, including $4.2 million with Cell Staff, LLC, $4.9 million with Flexibility & Co., LLC, and $7.2 … corporate and other refunds. Department of Civil Service $26 million to Beacon Health Options, Inc. for the New York … Unified Court System $2.4 million to The Children’s Law Center for attorneys for children. Payment Rejections and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberOpinion 92-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … Law, article 18 under the following circumstances. You state that the chairman has borrowed money from the planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Opinion 2000-8
… with those functions instead being performed by a deputy. You ask whether a county public health commissioner who has a … contract with the not-for-profit corporation. Moreover, even if the commissioner did have an interest as a result of … ethics, violate the spirit and intent of these enactments, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-8DiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2017
… half of 2018, 11 percent higher than last year, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … Brothers' collapse it is clear that Wall St. does not need to return to the days of excessive risk-taking to enjoy rising … half of 2018 11 percent higher than last year according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2017State Contract and Payment Actions in July
… $1.3 million to Marcy Excavation Services, LLC for parking lot improvements at the New York State Fairgrounds in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyOpinion 91-26
… with firm employing daughter) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 806: A member of a public library board of trustees … to perform services in connection with the construction phase of the project once voter approval of the project was … 802 is applicable. Under General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 2002-4
… opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (authority to use town monies to dredge a privately-owned channel); (authority to utilize the services of the town highway department to … and utilize the services of the town highway department to dredge a navigable channel located within the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 2004-4
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in Contract (law partner of school board member as attorney for school … circumstances. The board member is a partner in the law firm of an attorney who has been appointed as "the attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4Opinion 88-56
… interest in contracts between the firm and the district. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800, et seq .) … Law, §801), and none of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). … who willfully or knowingly violates the provisions of Article 18 may be guilty of a misdemeanor (General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 88-50
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use … and small holes, and clean and refinish the interior of a water storage tank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c: Whether moneys in a capital reserve fund may be expended to fix dents and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50DiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… the nation’s highest debt levels, largely because measures to restrict the excessive use of debt have been circumvented … this debt is projected by the Division of the Budget to increase by $26 billion, or 42%, from $61.9 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 to $88 billion in SFY 2026-27. A new report by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformDiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… Almost three million New York households are dealing with housing … and affordable housing. DiNapoli’s report examines three categories of housing insecurity: high housing costs; … Almost three million New York households are dealing with housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highestState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… town’s financial operations. Of the 15 asset and liability accounts reviewed as of Dec. 31, 2021 and Oct. 31, 2022, five were overstated by a total of $19,037 and 13 accounts were understated by a total of $269,353. In … communicated confidentially to district officials. West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (Monroe County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsXIV.4.B Establishment and Closing of Bank Accounts – XIV. Special Procedures
… agency must obtain authorization from the OSC Bureau of State Accounting Operations Cash Management Unit (BSAO CMU) … initial balance; Estimated maximum balance anticipated on both a short-term and a long-term basis; A description of … until disbursed", or "the cash will be transferred to the State Treasury"; Address of the office making deposits and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4b-establishment-and-closing-bank-accountsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Revenue Projection to Reflect Coronavirus Impact
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today issued a revenue projection for the 2020-2021 state budget which … of the coronavirus (COVID-19). DiNapoli estimates tax revenue will be at least $4 billion below the projections in … $7 billion. Governor Cuomo requested DiNapoli examine the revenue projection that the Governor and State Legislature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-revenue-projection-reflect-coronavirus-impactDiNapoli: Wall St. 2021 Profits near Record Levels
… government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-wall-st-2021-profits-near-record-levelsDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Soared in First Half of 2020
… of additional support, including action in Washington on a new round of stimulus and relief. Wall Street’s growth can … the pretax profits of the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firms. There are now about … gained since 2013. The average salary, including bonuses, for industry employees in New York City was $406,854 in 2019, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-soared-first-half-2020