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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1776
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left … retirement plan; or An active participant for any part of 2019 in an annuity account described in IRC Section 403(b) …
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: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… providing emergency medical services (EMS), amid a drop in EMS workers and inadequate funding, but more state action … the state are facing staff shortages and funding issues in their effort to ensure these services are available. The … services and identify sustainable, effective solutions.” In New York state, EMS are provided by an assortment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… difference to DOF’s attention, DOF was not aware of it and then could not provide documentation to explain this … they were logged into an informal tracking sheet and then held for up to 19 days before they were recorded in DOF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsDiNapoli: Archer Daniels Midland Co. Agrees to Shareholders' Request For 'No Deforestation' Policy
… shareholder proposal , which it co-filed with Green Century Capital Management. “ADM’s commitment to using … food security and our climate,” said Lucia von Reusner of Green Century Capital Management. “ADM’s new policy aims to de-link food production from the crude …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-archer-daniels-midland-co-agrees-shareholders-request-no-deforestation-policyAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… audit covered the period from July 2018 through January 2024. About the Program One of the most critical periods of … ready to learn. Preschool special education is overseen by SED’s Office of Special Education (OSE), which works to … an SED-approved agency or a school district’s evaluation team after the district receives parental consent. Initial …
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)
… needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 … (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… its analysis to be accurate and complete. The Olson report often relied on flawed or unvalidated data, and at times data … state Department of Health’s data, which the Olson Group should have had access to, showed that the actual number of … and plans can be improved to make us better prepared? How can we best protect the most vulnerable among us? The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… Obligations ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION DEFINITION An asset retirement obligation (ARO) is a legally enforceable liability associated with the … X-ray machines Certain laboratory equipment This is not an exhaustive list. Agencies should consider the possibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… Prevention reported that in 2020, mental health emergency room visits rose 24% among 5- to 11-year-olds and 31% among … department does not require districts to verify they’re meeting mandated mental health education standards, so it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsEast Bloomfield Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-10)
… 1, 2023 for Cycle Three. 3 Public Health Law section 1110; 10 NYCRR subpart 67-4 – Lead Testing in School Drinking Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25Pine Plains Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-18)
… 1, 2023 for Cycle Three. 3 Public Health Law section 1110; 10 NYCRR subpart 67-4 – Lead Testing in School Drinking Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/pine-plains-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-18Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-5)
… 2023 for Cycle Three. 3 Public Health Law section 1110; 10 NYCRR subpart 67-4 – Lead Testing in School Drinking Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/cheektowaga-maryvale-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-andJohnstown City School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-15)
… 2023 for Cycle Three. 3 Public Health Law section 1110; 10 NYCRR subpart 67-4 – Lead Testing in School Drinking Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/johnstown-city-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-15Tupper Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-14)
… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … sampling and testing on the District’s website. This final report includes eight recommendations to that effect. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/tupper-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-14VII.3.A AP Adjustment Voucher Preparation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… On-line agencies enter an Adjustment Voucher in the Accounts … are two invoice lines, each with its own distribution line, that are required to be entered by the agency. These lines must net to $0. The first invoice/distribution line is for the credit (-) to the expenditure. This line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii3a-ap-adjustment-voucher-preparationFredonia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-6)
… and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – … the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, … which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 To aid in combating lead poisoning, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/15/fredonia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-6Rochester Prep Charter School 3 – IT Asset Management (2025M-36)
… safeguard information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – … up a significant portion of a school’s IT asset inventory, in both value and quantity. The cost of the School’s IT … assigned, acquisition date, cost and disposal date. In addition, School officials did not conduct annual physical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/08/29/rochester-prep-charter-school-3-it-asset-management-2025m-36College Readiness (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, College Readiness (Report 2021-N-1 ). About the Program According to … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/09/college-readiness-followDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… state fiscal year 2014-15, in part, because of a flaw in how it calculated premiums, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … was at risk of overpayment over the next three years due to the flaw. Additionally, DiNapoli’s auditors found DOH, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsDiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… support through personal income tax check-offs including fish and wildlife programs, missing and exploited children … by the Department of Environmental Conservation, for fish and wildlife management. DiNapoli’s report, coming after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causes