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DiNapoli: Housing Discrimination Complaints Languish at NYC Commission on Human Rights
… Rights (CCHR) allowed some housing discrimination cases to sit at times for years without resolution, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … The audit found CCHR lacked clear timelines and oversight to ensure cases were reviewed and investigated timely, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-housing-discrimination-complaints-languish-nyc-commission-human-rightsBuilding Blocks Developmental Preschool, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Building Blocks Developmental Preschool, Inc. (Building Blocks) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) … Cost Manual (RCM). The audit covered expenses reported on Building Blocks’ CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/building-blocks-developmental-preschool-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualXII.4.B.1 Supporting Information – XII. Expenditures
… I, Part 6.7 of the NYCRR requires agencies to support any claim for payment entered in to the Statewide Financial … as part of the normal course of billing. Requesting additional back up information from the vendor to accompany … no receipts, such as per diem allowances and mileage. For additional information on travel expenses, please refer to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b1-supporting-informationOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law
… nickel and silver, and lithium-ion, all of which can pose a threat to the environment and human health and safety … The Department, through its Bureau of Waste Reduction and Recycling’s Product Stewardship and Waste Reduction Unit, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/29/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-lawWestchester County Chapter NYSARC, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. About the Program WARC is an SED-approved, non-profit special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/29/westchester-county-chapter-nysarc-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations
… Objective To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) maintains adequate information systems for … of relevant data to effectively manage and report on the economic assistance programs it administers and ensure … responsible for the coordination of the State’s economic development programs. Its mission is to promote a vigorous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/18/project-tracking-systems-and-economic-assistance-program-evaluationsOversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services adequately operates juvenile … State standards and regulations for the health and safety of juveniles and staff. The audit covered the period from … 2018 through August 2023. About the Program The Office of Children and Family Services’ (OCFS) mission is to serve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/03/oversight-juvenile-justice-facilitiesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-342
… Leave: Agencies must adhere to the following rules when placing employees on Paid Parental Leave: Employees must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-342-suny-paid-parental-leave-fullSUNY Bulletin No. SU-342.2
… No. SU-342.1 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental … York State will provide 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave to certain Executive Branch State employees to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. Per a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3422-suny-paid-parental-leave-fullDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… (NYCPS) needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in line with existing regulations, according to an audit … rely on a fair and transparent system to get into the high school programs that fit their needs and to give them … NYCPS needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in line with existing regulations according to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processSUNY Bulletin No. SU-342.1
… beginning of a fall semester). Voluntary Reduction in Work Schedule (VRWS) agreements must be suspended on the first day … with a Comp Rate Code of ANN, CAL, 21P, CYF, BIW, HRY, or FEE For employees meeting the eligibility criteria, agencies … payment were determined Employees with a Comp Rate Code of FEE In addition to placing employees on leave in their Job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3421-suny-paid-parental-leave-fullOpinion 98-8
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103; STATE FINANCE LAW, §162; CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to … in excess of $20,000 shall be awarded by the appropriate officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or … Program in state correctional institutions pursuant to Correction Law, §184; (2) commodities and services produced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Long Island Experienced Gains in Farms and Farmland
… and melon farming represent an additional 29.5% of all farms. Per-acre farmland market values on Long Island …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-long-islandTuition Assistance Program – College of Westchester
… Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State financial aid. Background The College of … computer, digital media, and health fields. Tuition for full-time students is $8,900 per semester and the … TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible students. Schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/tuition-assistance-program-college-westchesterOpinion 90-46
… retained by the county and not transmitted to the State for the period November, 1987 through November, 1989. Section … The Comptroller shall: * * * 15. Except where provisions for refund are otherwise specifically provided in any other … * * * Such refund shall be paid from moneys appropriated for such purpose or from revenues in the custody of said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-46Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… established an online Open Data Website ( Open Data ) for the collection and public dissemination of publishable … and make such data freely available in accessible formats for public use. Publishable State data should include … its publishable State data, along with a proposed schedule for making the data available on Open Data. Established in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/18/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followCapital Asset Management (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation, as of September 2025, of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit … To assess the extent of implementation as of September 2025 of the seven recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/02/capital-asset-management-followTuition Assistance Program – Vaughn College
… with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State … is designed to help eligible students pay postsecondary tuition charges in New York schools. HESC also administers a variety of State scholarship programs. Schools receiving State financial aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/19/tuition-assistance-program-vaughn-collegeOperational Advisory No. 18
… that reference Vendor IDs 0RASP00000 and 0RAE000000 are paid prior to June 1, 2015. The Bureau of State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/18-refund-appropriation-roa-vendor-ids-accounts-payableCapital Asset Management
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing selected State agencies and related entities to ensure that they have proper … its mission of delivering a broad scope of critical services for State agencies, the Office of General Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-management