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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1842.1
… Employees All New York State (NYS) employees who enroll in direct deposit, are already enrolled in direct deposit or who change their direct deposit account … Background NYS agencies have experienced an increase in fraudulent direct deposit forms over the past two years. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18421-updated-direct-deposit-form-nys-employees-ac-2772XII.4.D Certification of Internal Controls over the Payment Process – XII. Expenditures
… the internal controls over the payment process as a basis for that certification. To the extent feasible, separation of … and expense reports to the Office of the State Comptroller for audit. To designate an individual other than the agency … Please see the Voucher Authorizers section below for additional information on this requirement. Process and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4d-certification-internal-controls-over-payment-processState Agencies Bulletin No. 2318
… agencies that OSC will be unable to print SFS checks for Payroll Check Reissues, Reversals, Exchanges and Direct … deposits are returned from their financial institution for any reason, whose direct deposit is reversed due to an … received from financial institutions to be transferred for salary exchange processing when SFS becomes available. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2318-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsDiNapoli Announces Scheduled Sale of $541M State of New York General Obligation Bonds
… P. DiNapoli today announced the details of the upcoming New York state General Obligation bond issue totaling $541.1 … March 18. The state expects to sell $347.8 million of new money for transportation, education and environmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-announces-scheduled-sale-541m-state-new-york-general-obligation-bondsIX.4 Establish & Maintain Federal Grants in SFS for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… (CMIA) and single audit reporting requirements; as well as for State Agency and the Office of the State Comptroller, … the contract within SFS. When the contract is submitted for OSC approval, OSC will review the GAD and complete the … Award; establishing a one-to-one relationship. Therefore, for each grant, the Contract ID and Grant Award ID will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix4-establish-maintain-federal-grants-sfs-onboarding-agenciesOther Bulletin No. 82
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 SCF CSEA Salary Increase and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … the automatic processing of the April 2025 SCF CSEA Salary Increases. The report will be sorted by Department ID, then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-82-april-2025-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilXI.2.A Thresholds – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Finance Law § 163). (See OSC Approval Thresholds Summary for additional information.) OSC APPROVAL THRESHOLDS State … § 112(2)(a) defines the following OSC approval thresholds for contracts entered into by State agencies and the Office … Contracts over $125,000 OSC approval thresholds for contracts entered into by State University of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2a-thresholdsMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2024 Through September 30, 2024
… computer system processes claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible members and generates payments to reimburse the providers for their claims. During the 6-month period ended September … to providers. However, we also identified the need for improvement in the processing of certain types of claims. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2024-through-september-30-2024Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – Capital Assets (2025M-23)
… District (District) officials properly record and account for capital assets? Audit Period July 1, 2022 through April … District officials did not properly record and account for all of the District’s capital assets. As a result, the … did not have a specific person who was responsible for tracking capital assets and ensuring that capital asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/08/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-capital-assets-2025m-23Medicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2023 Through March 31, 2024
… computer system processes claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible recipients and generates payments to reimburse the providers for their claims. During the 6-month period ended March 31, … to providers. However, we also identified the need for improvements in the processing of certain types of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/06/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2023-through-march-31-2024DiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… modernization program. It is also seeking federal funding for extending the Second Avenue Subway. The largest risk to … subway ridership to resume growing in 2019 after falling for three consecutive years. While subway service has … MTA can manage a program of the size under consideration for 2020-2024. During the past three five-year capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesNew York Leads Nation in Nonprofit Jobs & Wages
… New York led the nation in nonprofit employment with more … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York’s nonprofit organizations helped stabilize …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/new-york-leads-nation-nonprofit-jobs-wagesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… are not submitted by all employees and are not completed with consistency to capture start/end times and hours worked. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … The March 2017 credit card bill included a $288 charge for the supervisor's personal cable bill. In May 2018, during our audit, the supervisor reimbursed the town for this personal credit card charge. Auditors also found 11 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department
… such investigations, including one case that was open for 866 days as of Feb. 28, 2017. "The State Education Department has clear policies and procedures for vetting potential nurses and monitoring and investigating … Individuals can hold more than one license. To qualify for a nursing license, applicants must meet certain standards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-departmentComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… reserve. Currently, there is no statutory authority for a district to establish a reserve for post-employment benefits that are not based on employees’ … The district unnecessarily has online banking access for all of its bank accounts. In addition, district officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 93-6
… of the General Municipal Law does not provide authority for) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Fire Protection (article 5-G of the General Municipal Law does not provide authority for town fire protection contracts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … district. Town Law, §184 provides the exclusive authority for a town to contract for fire protection services on behalf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6Opinion 93-28
… Assistance ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways may be expended … a consolidated local highway assistance program ("CHIPs"), for the purpose of providing State-aid toward the … Subject to certain restrictions, CHIPs moneys may be used for the construction, reconstruction or improvement of local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 92-13
… town clerk to four years. Town Law, §24 provides generally for two year terms of office for the town supervisor, town councilmen and town clerk. … the courts have also upheld local laws which fixed minimum salary schedules for separate city departments ( Petition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13DiNapoli: Increase in Older Inmates Challenges New York's Prison System
… experts, aimed at addressing an aging inmate population. For example, some experts have suggested that because of factors, including recidivism rates that are lower for older inmates than for their younger counterparts, use of early release for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-increase-older-inmates-challenges-new-yorks-prison-system