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Opinion 95-19
… the amount to be amortized pursuant to chapter 62 of the Laws of 1989 may not now issue bonds to finance that amount. … the amount to be amortized pursuant to chapter 62 of the Laws of 1989 from surplus moneys may now issue bonds for this … the city's current retirement expense. Chapter 62 of the Laws of 1989 amended section 317 of the Retirement and Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19State Police Bulletin No. SP-255
… processing of the April 2023, April 2024, and April 2025 Retroactive 3.00% Salary Increase and provide … are affected. Background: Chapter 182 of the Laws of 2025 implements the 2023-2026 Agreement between New York … to the general salary in April 2023, April 2024 and April 2025 for Investigators in Bargaining Unit 62. Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-255-retroactive-april-2023-april-2024-and-april-2025-salary-increases-stateUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-320
… meet the eligibility criteria are affected: Union Name BU Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County DR … SA Communications Workers of America SD Assoc of Supreme Court Reporters within the City of New York SG … an effective date on or after 03/30/2023 (Administration): No automatic processing will be done by OSC provided the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-320-april-2023-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-30
… to a lower graded position between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009, provided the employee otherwise would have … promotion was permanent, but the demotion occurred: as a result of failure of a probationary period. voluntarily … of ANN . PEF employees must be in grade 4 or 7 through 18 or NS equated to grade 4 or 7 through 18 (on the NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-30-april-2008-public-employees-federation-pef-and-rentOpinion 91-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring … (GSA) contracts. General Municipal Law, §103 provides, in pertinent part, as follows: Except as otherwise expressly … the required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner provided by this section ... General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 2001-7
… v Town of Esopus , supra ; see also Mark IV Construction v County of Monroe , 187 AD2d 985, 590 NYS2d 335, discussing … 70 NY2d 694, 518 NYS2d 1030; Home Builders Association v County of Onondaga , 151 Misc 2d 886, 573 NYS2d 863). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7Opinion 2007-1
… for proposals process for paratransit services) -- Professional Services (paratransit services) GENERAL … the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 fall within the professional services exception to competitive bidding … of paratransit services by a county falls within the professional services exception to the competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1437
… assistance program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 must be reported and are subject to … is considered the “taxable amount” and must be reported in PayServ through either Time Entry or the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1437-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1524
… program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 must be reported and are subject to … is considered the “taxable amount” and must be reported in PayServ through either Time Entry or the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1524-educational-assistance-benefitsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-180
… and non-salary benefits for Judges and Justices of the state paid courts of the Unified Court System. The Commission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-180-april-2012-salary-increase-judges-and-justices-unified-courtOpinion 88-10
… A petroleum business awarded a municipal contract for fuel oil may not add on the amount of the gross receipts tax … the successful bidder on a county contract for fuel oil may add on to his bid price, as a separate line item on … 13-A (Tax Law, §182-a, imposing a gross receipts tax on oil companies), this Office had stated that, since the tax is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10Opinion 92-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans … There is no contravention of the gift and loan prohibition in article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution if a … duly authorized license or concession to a private entity in furtherance of a proper municipal or school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 2001-1
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §90; 29 USC §201 et seq .; NY CONST, ART. VIII, §1: A village board may authorize overtime … greater compensation (see, e.g., Mitchell v Adams , 230 F 2d 527, 530). Therefore, since General Municipal Law §90 … with constitutional equal protection guarantees (NY Const, art. I, §11; see, e.g., Gruen v County of Suffolk , 187 AD2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2000-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Officers … The governing board of the industrial development agency, in fixing the executive director's total compensation, … previously expressed the view that the word "compensation" in similar contexts generally connotes the total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9Caucus 2026: Important Information for New Yorkers
… Impact: New York State Farming and Agriculture, January 2026 Federal Impact: Higher Education, October 2025 Tax … Incidents and Bullying in New York Schools, February 2026 School Districts: Lead in Water: Testing and Reporting, … Childcare Services for Children Under Five, January 2026 The Cost of Living in NYC: Food, April 2025 Older Adults …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/caucus2026State Agencies Bulletin No. 1394
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April … provide for payment of performance advances on April 1 to eligible employees based on the appropriate 2014 Salary … 101-125) and NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to a grade (Grade 101-125) and whose basic annual salary is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1394-april-2015-security-performance-advances-and-pre-shift-briefing-updatesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1825
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … Eligibility Criteria Performance Advance Employees in graded positions (Grade 101-125) and NS positions (Grade … Security Performance Advance provided the employee: Is in a BU01, BU21, BU31, BU61 or BU91 position on the payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1825-april-2020-security-performance-advancesState Agencies Bulletin No. 327-A
… Purpose To notify agencies of the procedures for processing Productivity Gain Payments Affected Employees … a pilot Productivity Gain Program has been established to encourage, promote and improve morale, attendance and … To notify agencies of the procedures for processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/327-2002-productivity-gain-program-lump-sum-payments-employees-representedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1949.5
… No. 1949.4 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding … Employees Federation (PEF) allow specific OCFS facilities to establish a temporary overtime rate of 2.5 times the … in certain titles. The new overtime rate shall apply to all overtime earned during shifts that begin after 12:00 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19495-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 2021.3
… Background The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the State of New York, the Office of Addiction Services and … earned during shifts that begin at or after 11:00 pm on 03/09/2022 and at or before 10:59 pm on 12/31/2022. For … gross, and are subject to all employment and income taxes. Income taxes will be calculated using the employee’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20213-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certain