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DiNapoli: NYC Sales Tax Collections Strong Due to Tourism and Commuter Return, Fueling Statewide Strength
… New York City’s taxable sales grew by 18.1% in the first three quarters of the latest sales tax year (STY, March 2022 to February 2023), with leisure and hospitality sales on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels, according to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-nyc-sales-tax-collections-strong-due-tourism-and-commuter-return-fueling-statewide-strengthDiNapoli: State Needs to Supercharge Efforts to Meet Renewable Electricity Goals
… New York state will have to take multiple steps to increase renewable … offshore wind projects and additional export capacity from Long Island, and bulk transmission connecting New York City … The state should make every effort to clearly identify how these costs will affect consumer electric bills and must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-state-needs-supercharge-efforts-meet-renewable-electricity-goalsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Special Education Audits
… the expenses reported to SED by every program provider of special education services for preschool children with … service costs. State Education Department: Words ‘N Motion Special Education Programs, Compliance with the Reimbursable … in ineligible costs for its six rate-based preschool special education programs, including $149,768 in personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-special-education-auditsMore State Investment and Policies Can Create New Opportunities in Hudson Valley Which Saw Unique Gains
… the loss of farms. Policymakers must consider the ways in which state programs and policies affect this sector.” … ranks first for sales of “other animals and products,” which include honey, bison and equine. And Ulster County is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/more-state-investment-and-policies-can-create-new-opportunities-hudson-valley-which-saw-unique-gainsDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the … achievement gaps, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … spent. Report Disruption to Special Education Services: Closing the Gap on Learning Loss from COVID-19 Track state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesPublic Health – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… by federal restrictions on disenrollment during the COVID public health emergency. Federal restrictions during the … decrease since February 2020. However, the Division of the Budget expects enrollment to decline to 6.9 million by March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-healthPublic Health – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… federal restrictions on disenrollment during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Federal restrictions during the … due to federal restrictions on disenrollment during the public health emergency. The Division of the Budget expects enrollment levels to peak at over 7.9 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-healthVI.3.A Overview – VI. Budgets
… Budget Transfers are the movements of authorized budget amounts from one appropriation to … are governed by various State statutes, depending on the type of transfer being performed. State Statutes State … Appropriation authority cannot be moved between different budget references. In order to preserve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3a-overviewOpinion 95-27
… judgments) EDUCATION LAW, §3604(5): Commencing January 1, 1996, adjustments in the amount of State aid to education … not be barred, provided that, commencing [January 1, 1996], such court order or judgment and any other data … provide for a "grace period", prior to January 1, 1996, there is no statutory bar to payments resulting from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-27Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… whether the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is complying with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including … entities possess large amounts of valuable information on subjects such as health, business, public safety, parks … publishable State data that it maintains or established a schedule for making the data public, as required by EO 95. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataDiNapoli Appoints Senior Budget and Policy Staff
… Scheuermann as assistant comptroller in the Division of Budget and Policy Analysis. These appointments are to fill … our existing efforts and will be critical in keeping the public informed of how the state is balancing its books and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-appoints-senior-budget-and-policy-staffIX.10.B Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Background – IX. Federal Grants
… agencies contain the same FEIN or TIN that is used to draw down federal grant award funds. When a TOP match occurs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10b-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-backgroundProcurement and Contracting Practices (Follow-Up)
… practices of the New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), formerly known as the New York State Office for Technology, resulted in the best value for taxpayers, … Public Officers Law. ITS plays a significant strategic and technology procurement role in State government. ITS is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/procurement-and-contracting-practices-followDiNapoli Launches New Search Tool During Sunshine Week that Allows Users to Take a Deeper Dive on State Contracts
… access information about state contracts. During Sunshine Week we emphasize the importance of open government, and I … office on average took approximately six days in 2023, just a fraction of the time of the overall procurement … reviewed 26,081 agency contract transactions totaling $163.2 billion. Contracts by the Numbers Dashboard … State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-launches-new-search-tool-during-sunshine-week-allows-users-take-deeper-dive-state-contractsCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… 180 days of the issuance of EO 95, to provide ITS with a catalogue of its publishable State data, along with a … schedule for making the data available on Open Data. The catalogue and schedule were also to be publicly available. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/09/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followNew York Psychiatric Center – Controls Over State Resources (Follow-Up)
… of Mental Health (OMH). The Institute conducts clinical trials and research studies relating to the treatment of … are planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in this review. … To determine the extent of implementation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/new-york-psychiatric-center-controls-over-state-resources-followUnited HealthCare – Compensation and Benefit Costs for the Empire Plan for the Period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010
… New York State Department of Civil Service (Civil Service) is responsible for administering the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP). NYSHIP provides health insurance coverage to more than 1.2 million active and retired State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/united-healthcare-compensation-and-benefit-costs-empire-plan-period-january-1-2008-throughDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… with the rapid increase in inflation, pandemic surge, and trying to retain and recruit employees.” The 2% levy limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-percentNew York State Health Insurance Program – Upcoding of Selected Evaluation and Management Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine whether officials of United HealthCare implemented the recommendation contained in our … of Civil Service (Department) contracts with United HealthCare (United) to process and pay medical claims for services provided to Empire Plan members. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-upcoding-selected-evaluation-and-managementNew York City Economy Continues to Set Records
… employment reached 4.55 million jobs in 2018, the highest level ever recorded, according to a report released today by … “New York City is experiencing its largest and longest job expansion since the end of World War II and the city has … to an annual rate of 4.1 percent in 2018, the lowest level since 1976 and only slightly higher than the national …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/new-york-city-economy-continues-set-records