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DiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… “The State Education Department should work with state and local entities to ensure resources to address the problem are … can support the mental health of all students. With the stakes so high, the department should act quickly to avert further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsCorrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M Hoovler announced that three former officials of the Orange County Industrial Development Agency IDA who pleaded guilty in June to corruption charges were sentenced today
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionVII.4 Appropriated Loan Receivables – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… state agencies and/or authorities requesting that they confirm the accuracy of the receivable balances shown on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii4-appropriated-loan-receivablesOversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-up)
… including $349 million and $44 million in City and State funding, respectively, with the remainder from federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-home-delivered-meals-program-followDiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… and cases where patients refused transport. Local Costs Increasing The total number of local governments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… COVID-19 infection and death rates among New York State nursing home residents soared. Infection control is an … as facilities), and ensuring they comply with federal and State regulations, including infectious control requirements. Under State regulations, facilities are required to establish and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-followDiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… bees and other pollinators. To address a drastic decline in the population of these essential pollinators, in 2016 the state created the Pollinator Protection Plan. The … Over the past three decades, the honey bee population in New York has declined drastically, in large part due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1776
… considered covered by that plan. Therefore, most rehired retirees (commonly known as Section 211 and 212 employees) … Agency Actions OSC is unable to identify: Pre-PayServ retirees of the State of New York; or Employees who retired … Education Department agencies must carefully review the payroll records of rehired retirees to confirm that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1776-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2019DiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… Despite a now decade-long economic expansion in the country, New York still lags behind other states when … as a percentage of General Fund spending, at 2.8 percent in state fiscal year (SFY) 2018-19, are well under the … resources to these funds, which can limit their value in the event of a financial emergency. More recently, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… additions/reductions to the ARO liability in the current year If the asset was retired from service in the current year, any amounts that remain to be paid in future fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsDiNapoli: Archer Daniels Midland Co. Agrees to Shareholders' Request For 'No Deforestation' Policy
… “ADM’s new policy aims to de-link food production from the crude practice of destroying forests, and sets the … recovery of significant stranded reserves of American oil from depleted reservoirs through the Gulf Coast and Rocky …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-archer-daniels-midland-co-agrees-shareholders-request-no-deforestation-policyDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… the report relies on testimonial evidence – even when substantive or authoritative documentation was … based on reliable research and thoughtful analysis, we will not learn from our mistakes and successes. Instead, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseXI.3 Submission of Agency Purchase Orders – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… resulting purchase order. Additional terms and conditions can be noted in the Additional Comments field and will be … been authorized by another agency to act as a Host Agency can administer purchase order transactions within EDSS on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi3-overviewCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) Citywide Payments Services and Standards (CPSS) unit has controls in place to ensure that payments received by and processed on behalf of agencies are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… Objective To determine if the State Education Department (SED) is effectively overseeing preschool special education in … transitioning from Early Intervention with an IEP have it implemented by their third birthday. These reviews cover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesDeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit … used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially young children. Lead poisoning can … detail which water outlets they exempted from sampling and how they would be secured against use. Because there is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.3
… has been provided. In PayServ version 9.2, the Employee Record (Empl Rcd) is no longer attached to an employee’s Direct Deposit record. An employee has only one Direct Deposit record. For employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19713-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryReal Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… The State’s property tax cap limits the amount of property taxes that local … A) law [pdf]. Determines How Local Governments Report Tax Cap Information Local governments and school districts are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerContinuity of Operations Planning
… Purpose To determine the adequacy of State agencies’ continuity of operations … for major unexpected events. Our audit scope included the period January 1, 2017 through August 23, 2017. Background The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/21/continuity-operations-planningState Agencies Bulletin No. 1702
… operate on the New York State Fiscal Year (April 1st to March 31st) but should instead have a plan year that operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1702-2019-tier-6-ot-limit-and-plan-year-changes-nyc-retirement-systems