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Audit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Stony Brook University
… the State University of New York system and is located in Suffolk County on Long Island. Stony Brook offers 68 … certifications result from students not enrolling in at least 12 credits that were applicable to their … future compliance with the eligibility requirements cited in the report. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/26/audit-tuition-assistance-program-stony-brook-universityOpinion 94-20
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special assessment for snow removal) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Snow Removal (special … No. 90-39, p 88). Since the maintenance of a public street is undertaken for the benefit of the public at large (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 99-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS -- Defense and … own negligence or willful misconduct. 15 Opns St Comp 1959, p 37 is superseded to the extent it may be inconsistent. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the propriety of an indemnification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16DiNapoli: Property Tax Exemptions Top $450 Billion
… In this category, the state's School Tax Relief program (STAR) – which applies to a large portion of owner-occupied … outside of New York City – represents the majority share. STAR accounted for 2.4 million partial exemptions in 2016, … of all exempted value. However, unlike other exemptions, STAR creates no direct additional burden on other local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-property-tax-exemptions-top-450-billionDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Edge Up in 2014
… was slightly less profitable in 2014, it added 2,300 jobs in New York City , the first year the industry has added jobs since 2011. "The cost of legal settlements related to … increased by 1.4 percent to 167,800 workers, adding 2,300 jobs in 2014. While the industry is still 11 percent smaller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-edge-2014Opinion 97-26
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (authority to … for use within a zone of assessment in other areas of fire district); (disposition of upon dissolution of zone …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Opinion 92-11
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL … claims) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (no authority to transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 … Last year, we recovered over $21 million worth of lost money from unspent gift cards.” Statewide, New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsViolations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the Department of Correctional Services' Food Production Center (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our original report, Violations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/violations-law-conflicts-interest-and-other-improprieties-department-correctional-servicesMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… related to the terminal illness. Hospice can be provided in the home or in an inpatient setting and includes nursing and physician … medical social services, drugs for symptom control and pain relief, counseling, and physical and occupational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-carePrivacy and Security of Student Data (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … accountability system, oversees the licensing of numerous professions, certifies teachers, and administers a host of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/26/privacy-and-security-student-data-followDiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings
New York states Medicaid system could have saved up to $136 million it spent on patients with severe kidney disease whose expenses could have been covered by the federal Medicare program according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savingsProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Processing of Sexual Offense … has the right to choose whether to report the incident to law enforcement and consent to have the kit released by the … at the lab, and kits received by law enforcement agencies on or after February 26, 2017 were required to be processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOpinion 96-4
… -- Municipal Funds (disposition of proceeds of sale of property); (establishment of general reserve fund); … (authority to supersede village budget procedures) -- Real Property (payment of proceeds of sale of village property to … county officials desired to set aside for a three-year tax stabilization program. In invalidating the budget the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Medicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… their members require. As of August 2017, 4.4 million people were enrolled in mainstream managed care plans – about … the Department’s policy is to exclude Medicaid recipients from mainstream managed care when they have concurrent … inappropriate managed care premiums. Implement controls to remove non-NYSOH-enrolled recipients with comprehensive TPHI …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyDiNapoli: Audit Finds State Falling Short in Helping People with Disabilities Find Work
… averaged 16.2%, an increase of 8.9% over the prior year. The monthly average unemployment rate for all New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-state-falling-short-helping-people-disabilities-find-workState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal: “Governor … clear guidelines on the appropriate use of these reserves. In addition to protecting reserve funds, policymakers must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-executive-budgetDiNapoli Presses Companies on Political Disclosure
… parties, ballot measures, any direct or indirect state and federal lobbying, payments to any trade associations used for … by companies and other groups. Between the 2008 and 2018 federal election cycles, business PACs accounted for between … percent ($379 million in 2013-14) of all PAC spending in federal elections. To date, shareholder proposals for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-presses-companies-political-disclosureWall Street Profits Up in 2016
… Securities industry profitability rose sharply in 2016, increasing by 21 percent, while the average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry increased by 1 percent to … slightly in New York City as the industry held the line on compensation. The jump in profitability is good news since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/wall-street-profits-2016Resources and Responsibilities: New York State’s Environmental Funding
… and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 (Pittman-Robertson) provide for the apportionment to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/resources-and-responsibilities-new-york-states-environmental-funding