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Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-357
… bulletin is to inform agencies of the processing of the 2025 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected Employees: The … wages, for tax withholding purposes, and reflected on the 2025 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement). Effective Dates: Effective as of paycheck dated November 5, 2025 (Administration). OSC Actions: OSC will automatically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-357-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsSelected Management and Operations Practices
… available documentation fully supported energy savings for only 11 of the 21 projects. Savings for seven projects were only partially supported, and savings for the remaining three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/01/selected-management-and-operations-practicesNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: ExxonMobil Agrees to Assess Impacts of Climate Change
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that ExxonMobil has agreed to implement the shareholder request that the … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "I am pleased Exxon has agreed to undertake this important analysis. Climate … risks associated with that 2-degree scenario. While Exxon has previously recognized that changing regulations could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-exxonmobil-agrees-assess-impacts-climate-changeVI.2.B Policies/Laws – VI. Budgets
… default. This functionality requires that parent and child budgets be aligned and all budgetary transactions originate at the child budget level, thereby allowing the system to roll-up … the parent budget level. Within SFS there are two parent/child budget relationships which will use this functionality: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2b-policieslawsBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… There are several steps entities can take to improve their chances of quickly recovering from … plan is the organization’s recovery strategy. It can include, among other items deemed necessary by the … There are several steps entities can take to improve their chances of quickly recovering from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practicesPublic Safety Overtime
… and needs to be reported to NYSLRS. This includes special duty assignments that involve public safety work that is … than for the exclusive benefit of the private entity. Payment to the employee for the special duty assignment must … with other earnings as you normally would in Retirement Online . In the future, as local employers move to enhanced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/public-safety-overtimeOverview – Regional State Park Police Plan
… Your pension is based on your years of credited service and your final average salary (FAS). For Tier 1, 2, 3 and 5 members, FAS is the average of the wages you earned during any 36 consecutive months of service when your earnings were highest. For Tier 6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/overviewOverview – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… overtime earned for each year in the FAS period;* and Longevity payments (maximum of one per FAS year), if earned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/overviewState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… following audits have been issued. New York State Dental Insurance Program – EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. – Overpayments … claims for services on behalf of the New York State Dental Insurance Program. To prevent duplicate payment of services, … processing system, had third-party health insurance drug coverage. The follow-up found that, of the initial report’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 2011-1
… special act establishing the IDA in question contains no express authority for the IDA to hire individuals to staff … As such, an IDA "lacks powers not granted to it by express or necessarily implicated legislative delegation" ( … Comp No. 99-4, at 6; 1991 Ops St Comp No. 91-32, at 91). Express Powers Article 18-A provides for IDAs to fulfill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2011-1Partial Lump Sum Payment – State Police Plan
… your PLS along with your first pension payment, at the end of the month following your retirement month. Eligibility … for the PLS payment, you must: Retire under a special 20- or 25-year plan; Have been eligible to retire with a … Options* 1 5% 2 5 or 10% 3 5, 10 or 15% 4 5, 10, 15 or 20% 5 or more 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25% *A percentage of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/partial-lump-sum-paymentPartial Lump Sum Payment – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… your monthly benefit will be permanently reduced . For most members, you will receive your PLS along with your … the PLS payment, you must: Retire under a special 20- or 25-year plan; Have been eligible to retire with a service … 5, 10 or 15% 4 5, 10, 15 or 20% 5 or more 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25% *A percentage of the actuarial value of your retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/partial-lump-sum-paymentAccess Controls Over Selected Critical Systems
… over selected Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) systems are sufficient to prevent unauthorized or … 1, 2016 through December 10, 2018. About the Program OCFS is charged with promoting the safety, permanency, and … adult protective services; and juvenile justice. OCFS owns approximately 60 computer systems, which are used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/access-controls-over-selected-critical-systemsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fund has had a negative unassigned fund balance since 2016. As of Dec. 31, 2020, the unassigned fund balance was negative $370,229, and … explain why the bank balances presented on the treasurer’s reports for three consecutive months contained discrepancies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Who to Report – Enhanced Reporting
… When you use enhanced reporting, you not only report data on employees who are enrolled NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/who-to-reportState Police Bulletin No. SP-92
… (NYSPIA), OSC established a new deduction code to be used for voluntary participation in a supplementary insurance … Code 532 . Note : The vendor will submit all transactions for starts, canceling and/or changing this deduction on a bi-weekly file. Agency update access is not available for this deduction code. Questions To obtain authorization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-92-new-deduction-code-532-nyspia-voluntary-supplemental-insurance-programAusable Valley Central School District - Claims Auditing (2018M-190)
… purposes and audited and approved before payment. Key Findings Signed checks were printed before the claims … totaling $24,405 were not audited and approved. Key Recommendations Print signed checks after the claims have … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/ausable-valley-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2018m-190Berkshire Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-310)
… Key Findings District officials did not adequately monitor the District’s financial condition. To alleviate cash … each of the past four fiscal years. Key Recommendations Monitor revenues and expenditures throughout the year and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/26/berkshire-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-310New Rochelle City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-377)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. … nine-member Board of Education. Operating expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were $229.5 million. Key Finding … fund balance from prior years as a financing source for annual budgets, which has reduced the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/new-rochelle-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-377Malverne Union Free School District – Fund Balance (2016M-120)
… of our audit was to examine the District’s fund balance for the period July 1, 2014 through March 1, 2016. Background … a five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $53.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/malverne-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-120