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Accessibility for People With Disabilities (2022-S-3) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has taken adequate steps to ensure State parks and historic sites are accessible and can accommodate persons with disabilities, including meeting State and federal requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s3-180response.pdfDiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… the risk to individuals inside and outside of the shelter system. “The Department of Social Services must do a better …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthCompliance With Jonathan's Law (Follow-Up) (2020-F-26)
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, Compliance With Jonathan’s Law (Report 2017-S-67).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f26.pdfDiNapoli: New York City Man Charged with Stealing Over $50,000 in Pension Benefits Meant for Deceased Sister-in-Law
… A 69-year-old Manhattan man, Randy Ray, was arrested today for allegedly stealing more than $50,000 in pension benefits meant for his deceased sister-in-law, New York State Comptroller … Attorney David Soares and the New York State Police for their partnership in bringing Ray to justice.” The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-new-york-city-man-charged-stealing-over-50000-pension-benefits-meant-deceased-sister-lawDiNapoli: Queens Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $85,000 in NYS Pension Payments Meant for Her Deceased Father
… announced. “Deanna Hansen allegedly exploited the death of her father and tried to cheat the New York State and Local … for her own gain,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to the work of my office, Albany County District Attorney David Soares … father, Richard Hansen, retired from the state Department of Transportation in March 2003. He was receiving a direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-queens-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-85000-nys-pension-payments-meant-her-deceased-fatherSelected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities
… 12, 2020. About the Program The PANYNJ was established in 1921 as an interstate public entity created to control the … terminals serve the transportation needs of millions in the New York City metropolitan area. The Americans with … with disabilities the right to access and participate in the same day-to-day activities as everyone else. The Act …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/29/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilitiesStudent Loan Debt in New York State, September 2016
Student loan debt represents a large and growing economic burden in New York and nationally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/education-loan-debt-2016.pdfAbout this Report – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… This report provides citizens with an overview of the financial condition of New York … by the Office of the New York State Comptroller, and is meant to complement those other reports, not to replace … Annual Financial Report . Financial condition is a broad concept aimed at assessing the ability of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/about-reportDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… notification was made and 7 percent lacked support that a report had been issued within the required 10 days. Auditors … several issues the audit identified with the agency’s incident reporting system, where facilities record and report incidents and Jonathan’s Law activity data, to improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawInvestigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… Objective To determine whether the Division of Human Rights reviewed and addressed housing discrimination … 2019 through February 2024. About the Program The Division of Human Rights (DHR) enforces the New York State Human … fully in the economic, cultural, and intellectual life of the State. Among other things, the Law prohibits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsOversight of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… in housing based on age, race, lawful source of income, familial status, national origin, gender identity, … (LEB) is responsible for the intake and investigation of housing discrimination cases. Complaints alleging … to CCHR from various sources, including individual members of the public, community-based organizations, attorneys on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/02/oversight-housing-discrimination-complaintsAccess Controls and Vulnerability Management
… the Program HRVG’s mission is to continue and advance the State’s commitment to the preservation, enhancement and development of the world-renowned scenic, natural, historic, cultural and recreational resources of the … and managing grants. HRVG must adhere to New York State ITS standards, policies, and guidelines, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/02/access-controls-and-vulnerability-managementImproper Medicaid Payments for Recipients Diagnosed With Severe Malnutrition (Follow-Up)
… the appropriate International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code on its Medicaid claim to reflect the diagnosis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-diagnosed-severe-malnutrition-followOpinion 93-32
… 34, 811, 813; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §§87, 89: In connection with an examination into the accounts and financial affairs … access to annual financial disclosure statements filed with the local board of ethics by municipal officers and … copies of annual financial disclosure statements filed with a local board of ethics by municipal officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program – Monitoring of Health and Safety Requirements
… the State Education Department’s (Department) monitoring of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten providers’ compliance with … (UPK) program was established through Chapter 436 of the Laws of 1997 to provide all four-year-olds in the State with the … whether the State Education Departments monitoring of the Universal PreKindergarten providers compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/20/universal-pre-kindergarten-program-monitoring-health-and-safety-requirementsSelected Aspects of the All-Agency Contractor Evaluation System at Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (2019-S-52) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contractor Evaluation (ACE) system and taking appropriate action where performance ratings are less than satisfactory.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-19s52-response.pdfXIX.2.A Project IDs and Description – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… up projects in SFS, agencies should use the best practice of ‘NEXT’ auto-numbering approach for their Project ID. … longer equals the Federal Grant after the implementation of PCIP. Auto-numbering allows the agency to move toward the use of the description, the agency project reference number, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2a-project-ids-and-descriptionDiNapoli: Potential Changes in Federal Policies Pose Risks for New York City's Budget
… FY 2017, the largest since FY 2008, but faces uncertainty with potential policy changes in Washington, as well as … in federal funding and cuts to Medicaid," DiNapoli said. "With these risks in mind, Mayor de Blasio and the city have … year growth slowed further, to an estimated 1.8 percent, with non-property taxes declining for the first time since FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-potential-changes-federal-policies-pose-risks-new-york-citys-budgetXII.5.F Payment Dates and Terms Overview – XII. Expenditures
… the bulkload file; or If the Merchandise/Invoice Received (MIR) Date is equal to the Invoice Received Date, an agency … The SFS will populate the Invoice Received Date with the MIR date from the bulkload transaction for vendors classified … are approved by two-thirds of the members elected to each house 4. an invoice must be examined by the federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5f-payment-dates-and-terms-overviewMWBE Report 2017-2018 Fiscal Year
In the 2017-18 fiscal year, the Common Retirement Fund recorded robust growth in its investments with MWBE managers. As detailed in the tables below, total allo
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/mwbe-fiscal-2017-18.pdf