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Oversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (Follow-Up)
… (MHANYS), a non-profit organization, led a call to action for a State law that would require mental health instruction … health. Under the Law, the Department is responsible for enforcing the legislation. In addition to education, … schools are often considered the natural and best setting for comprehensive prevention and early intervention services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/oversight-mental-health-education-schools-followSelected Wage Investigation Procedures (Follow-Up)
… amounts assessed in an effort to compensate workers for the delay in receiving wages owed and which may serve as … critical in promoting compliance and in recovering amounts for aggrieved workers. DOL reported collecting $21 million, … and recovered wages. During that audit, we found that, for 69 of the 150 cases in our sample (46%), investigators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/16/selected-wage-investigation-procedures-followSchuyler County – Treasurer’s Office (2014M-186)
… was to examine the operations of the Treasurer’s office for the period January 1, 2011 through September 11, 2013. … Legislators. The County’s budgeted appropriations for 2013 were $45.2 million. The elected County Treasurer is … and custodian of all of the County’s money and responsible for maintaining an accurate accounting of all receipts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/10/03/schuyler-county-treasurers-office-2014m-186City of Olean – Budget Review (B18-1-1)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are reasonable, and whether the … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/03/19/city-olean-budget-review-b18-1-1DiNapoli: Comcast Agrees To Disclose Political Spending
… (Fund), DiNapoli filed a shareholder resolution calling for the company to make public its political spending. The … important than ever that shareholders continue to call for greater transparency when it comes to political … of Comcast’s largest shareholders, we applaud the company for agreeing to disclose corporate political spending. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-comcast-agrees-disclose-political-spendingAccounts Payable Advisory No. 1
… Filling the Invoice Number Field on the Voucher: In order for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to properly apply payments to … such as dashes or asterisks, in the invoice field . For instance, if an agency needed to pay the May 2022 credit card invoice for account number 4865-5900-0000-0000, the accounts payable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/1-complex-entity-jpmorgan-chase-bank-naOperational Advisory No. 10
… provide guidance on the new business processes implemented for pre-award spending for ongoing federal grants and the 3286-s form has been updated to include a tab for pre-award requests: Chapter IX.3.A -Establish & Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/10-fbic-automationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… billing adjustments, parcels not being billed, unaccounted for money, and unassessed penalties on late payments. The … not repaid by the end of the fiscal year, as required. For 2016-2020, officials budgeted for debt payments and reserve transfers that did not happen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 885
… 6252 2(c), eliminating the mandatory employee contribution for members who have ten (10) or more years of membership in … (10) or more years of membership in the ORP are eligible for the reduction in contribution regardless of any break(s) … implement the contribution rate changes as described below for eligible employees. New Contribution Percentages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/885-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Services Unit staff members were not held accountable for their work performance and time and attendance. In addition, the manager responsible for the unit violated Metro-North policy by not disclosing … that referees did not always properly report and account for foreclosure funds. Additionally, ten of the 77 referees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsXI.1 Procurement and Contract Management Overview and Policies – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of State Comptroller (OSC) approval. Who this Chapter is for: State purchasing and procurement professionals … Guidance and general contract processing requirements for submission of transactions to OSC for approval. Documentation, processes, and Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi1-procurement-contract-management-overview-policiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Impact of a Late State Budget
… of the state’s institutional payroll, which is scheduled for April 8. Many work in health care and correctional … show up at work every day and put in long, hard hours. For the workers that get paper checks or have payments set up … we need a spending plan that bolsters our economy, fights for those that are hurting and puts us on firm fiscal ground …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-impact-late-state-budgetComptroller DiNapoli's Legislative Program
… contributing to a statewide elected official, a candidate for a statewide elected office, or their authorized political … Payments Interest Eligible – S.8253 (Brisport) - Allows for the payment of interest on unclaimed spousal and child … 2025: Passed by the Senate Deposit Placement Program for the Banking Development District Program – S.8357 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2135
… the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), provides for an increase in Hazard Duty Pay for employees who are currently receiving Hazard Duty CSEA … Date Check Date Administration 1 Lag 03/30/2023 04/26/2023 Institution 1 Lag 04/06/2023 05/04/2023 Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2135-april-2023-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-represented-civil-serviceAssessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… notify them within 45 days that payment is not being made for a bill that has been submitted. WCB staff review the … general fund. Key Findings While WCB properly bills for the HP-1 penalties, it has not been making sufficient … collection efforts. As of October 18, 2011, there were 26,981 HP-1 penalties outstanding, totaling about $1.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penaltiesClinical Associates of the Finger Lakes – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the ages of three and five years. CAFL is reimbursed for preschool special education services through rates set by … that CAFL reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with the guidelines specified in the RCM. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, CAFL reported $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/clinical-associates-finger-lakes-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualUpstate Cerebral Palsy – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… December 31, 2012. Background UCP is an SED-approved not-for-profit special education provider located in Utica, New … the ages of three and five years. UCP is reimbursed for preschool special education program services through … that UCP reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with Manual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/upstate-cerebral-palsy-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualViolations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the Department of Correctional Services' Food Production Center (Follow-Up)
… Center procurement contracts and payments to vendors for purchases of food products that occurred between January … violations regarding purchases from favored vendors. For example, Mr. Dean and his staff solicited donations from certain vendors for annual picnics and parties, which resulted in his staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/violations-law-conflicts-interest-and-other-improprieties-department-correctional-servicesSUNY System Administration Office – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… employees was appropriate, we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State, each of whom … Administration Office (System Administration) employee for audit whose expenses ranked among the highest in the … examined were appropriate. However, the employee selected for audit had charges totaling $5,021 that were either for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/31/suny-system-administration-office-selected-employee-travel-expensesEnhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… home health care providers properly used Medicaid funds for the recruitment, training, and retention (RTR) of direct … funding. An amendment to the Public Health Law provided for $500 million in additional Medicaid funding, from 2006 … as intended; however, we were unable to fully account for providers' use of RTR funds because these funds were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-follow