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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2257
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2023 and April 2024 retroactive increases … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2257-april-2023-and-april-2024-retroactive-increases-premium-overtimeChurchville-Chili Central School District – Procurement (2025M-18)
… Period July 1, 2022 – February 10, 2025 Understanding the Program Generally, school district purchases should be made in the taxpayers’ best interest. One method for ensuring that … important to reach as many qualified vendors as possible. The District entered into 12 CIP contracts valued at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/20/churchville-chili-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-18Port Washington Union Free School District – Payroll (2025M-38)
… Period July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024 Understanding the Program Employee compensation represents a significant … procedures to ensure that employees are accurately paid the salaries and wages authorized by the board of education (board). The District’s 2023-24 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/27/port-washington-union-free-school-district-payroll-2025m-38Vertus Charter School – Information Technology Asset Management (2025M-9)
… technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – January 16, 2025 Understanding the Program Schools purchase a wide variety of IT equipment, … value and number. While officials were unable to provide the total cost of IT assets in use, the cost of IT assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/27/vertus-charter-school-information-technology-asset-management-2025m-9DiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic that likely exacerbated pre-existing achievement … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Remote learning disrupted the entire educational system, but the students who need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs
… Empire State Development (ESD), the public authority responsible for administering many of … most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s economy and promoting promised job and business … and create jobs, especially now as we work to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the authority has not fully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programsDiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year (SY) ending on June 30, 2022, down from 23 districts in fiscal stress the prior year. This is the lowest incidence of fiscal stress recorded for schools … Thomas P DiNapolis Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year SY ending on June 30 2022 down from 23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… Services (OCFS), which oversees the locally administered child welfare system that investigates reports of alleged child abuse or child fatalities, can take additional steps to protect … Family Services which oversees the locally administered child welfare system that investigates reports of alleged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesDiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… of $3.9 billion that will be used to prepay expenses for the next fiscal year, helping the city balance its FY 2025 executive budget, according to a … budget gaps are likely to be larger-than-anticipated by the city in the coming years, underlining the importance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsDiNapoli: NYC Secure Juvenile Detention Centers Need To Improve Safety and Access to Services for Youth
… The New York City Administration for Children Services (ACS) … centers, do more to prevent contraband from entering the facilities and improve access to health, mental health … The New York City Administration for Children Services must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-nyc-secure-juvenile-detention-centers-need-improve-safety-and-access-services-youthDiNapoli: Eight Villages, Three Cities Designated in Fiscal Stress
… stress in 2020, based on scores that largely reflect the time period before the COVID-19 pandemic. DiNapoli evaluated all non-calendar … were already struggling with fiscal stress before the pandemic hit,” DiNapoli said. “Some of that pressure … fiscal stress in 2020 based on scores that largely reflect the time period before the COVID19 pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-eight-villages-three-cities-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… The State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 Enacted Budget Financial Plan shows a remarkable improvement in the state’s financial condition as cumulative four-year … The State Fiscal Year SFY 202122 Enacted Budget Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reservesDiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… State Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) lax oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program contributed to delays in urgent home repairs for seniors. The audit found the agency needs to do more to increase the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersDiNapoli Announces Review of State Health Department's Progress in Addressing Nursing Home Pandemic Failures
… today that his office will conduct a follow up review of the state Department of Health (DOH) after an audit released … March 2022 exposed weaknesses in DOH’s ability to address the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing homes. “Families across New York suffered during the pandemic – especially those that lost loved ones in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-announces-review-state-health-departments-progress-addressing-nursing-home-pandemic-failuresDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3% in Second Quarter
… tax collections in New York state totaled $5.7 billion in the second quarter of 2023 (April-June), an increase of 3%, or nearly $167 million, compared to the same period last year, according to a report released … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections were more robust in the first quarter of 2023, growing 7.1%. “Growth in local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-percent-second-quarterDiNapoli:Two Fortune 500 Retailers Agree to Increased Use of Renewable Energy
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that Fortune 500 retailers Best Buy and Nordstrom have agreed to the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) request … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that Fortune 500 retailers Best Buy and Nordstrom have agreed to the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapolitwo-fortune-500-retailers-agree-increased-use-renewable-energyThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… The state’s Office of Information Technology Services’ (ITS) … technology (IT) equipment being unaccounted for, and the agency destroys new and barely used devices rather than … The states Office of Information Technology Services ITS lax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityDiNapoli Urges Companies to Join Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), sent … Inc, Microsoft Corp. and NIKE Inc., urging them to join the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Workplace Pledge to Fight … DiNapoli announced his action Saturday night at the Stand With Israel event at the Hampton Synagogue in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-urges-companies-join-workplace-pledge-fight-antisemitismDiNapoli: Major Retailers Agree to Report on Efforts to Protect Human Rights, Workplace Safety
… extent to which subcontracting in substandard facilities is the norm in overseas apparel production. The 2014 Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh is the most devastating example of the dangers facing these … safeguard conditions." About the Companies: Macy's Inc. is one of the nation's largest retailers with 870 stores in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-major-retailers-agree-report-efforts-protect-human-rights-workplace-safetyDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school fiscal year (SY) ending June 30, 2025, up from 22 districts in fiscal stress the prior year. “In recent years, pandemic-related federal … financial support,” DiNapoli said. “With much of the relief funding having been spent, the number of school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stress