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Property Tax Cap Reporting for Local Governments
Please join us for a general overview of the Property Tax Cap for Local Governments. Presenters will discuss the Property Tax Cap legislation, highlight common reporting errors and review reporting requirements. They will also demonstrate how to complete the tax cap form using OSC's online reporting
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/local-government-tax-cap-09-08-22.pdfMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools (2020-N-7)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Education is providing mental health instruction to students as required by law. In addition, we also sought to determine the extent to which DOE proactively ensures schools have the mental health supports and services they need.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20n7.pdfSelected Management and Operations Practices (2020-S-38) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the New York Power Authority’s electric vehicle initiatives and programs placed the Charge NY and Charge NY 2.0 charging stations in locations where the intent of these programs could be achieved; and whether it's EVolve NY program met its initial goals.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s38-response.pdf2020 Census: Municipal Population Shifts in New York State
This report highlights the results of the 2020 Census for local governments in New York State and accompanies a new online interactive map that provides census population statistics by age, race and ethnicity, along with housing trends, for each city, county, town and village statewide.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2020-census-municipal-population-shifts-in-new-york-state.pdfCybersecurity Web Series Week 2 – IT Contingency Planning – Oops! What now?
This session will expand on one of the key areas within a comprehensive cybersecurity program: IT Contingency Planning. We will define IT Contingency Planning as a means to avoid costly delays in getting your government or school operations back up and running as quickly as possible.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-week-2-10-12-2021.pdfOpen Educational Resources (2023-N-4)
To determine whether the City University of New York is using Open Educational Resources (OER) funds to establish, sustain, and enhance new and ongoing OER initiatives at its colleges to help defray textbook costs for students, and whether the OER initiatives adequately engaged faculty in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23n4.pdfCybersecurity Risk Mitigation – Part 2
This webinar will build on the lessons learned about the risk management process in Part 1 of this series, and discuss possible vulnerabilities in information systems, threats that attackers may use to exploit those vulnerabilities, and internal and security controls that can be implemented to help.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-risk-mitigation-101624.pdf2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report
Our Corporate Governance Program works to help protect the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s long-term value by exercising prudent stewardship of our portfolio by engaging with the public companies we invest in on key environmental, social, and governance issues that have a financial impact.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/2024-corporate-governance-stewardship-report.pdf2025 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report
Our Corporate Governance Program works to help protect the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s long-term value by exercising prudent stewardship of our portfolio by engaging with the public companies we invest in on key environmental, social, and governance issues that have a financial impact.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/2025-stewardship-priorities.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 130,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… $1.2 million with One World Judicial Services Inc. for legal process servers. Office of Children & Family Services … $41,000 to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for outside legal counsel. $25,000 to Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux LLP … Kosciuszko Bridge in Kings and Queens Counties. Unified Court System $2.4 million to The Children’s Law Center for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustDiNapoli Calls on Companies to Increase Board Diversity
… orientation. The companies are among hundreds with no women directors that DiNapoli has contacted as trustee of the … all incumbent board directors at companies that have no women directors and has voted accordingly at 616 such … more than 200 companies in the Russell 3000 Index with no women directors, informing them of the Fund’s recent votes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-calls-companies-increase-board-diversityComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and effectively.” Bethpage Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (Nassau County) District employees only used leave time to which they were entitled and unused leave payouts were generally made in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Janus Case
… New York, recently enacted legislation will help protect public employee unions. But we must stand together to defend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-supreme-court-decision-janus-caseComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Carthage Central School District , the Norwich City School District and the Richfield Springs Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 938
… (BDA) through the new automated process as indicated in the Budget Bulletin. Upon approval by DOB, NYSTEP will … OSC will not have access to view a BDA prior to approval in NYSTEP. OSC has created the new Reason Code BDA to be used … a BDA. The reason codes of transactions already approved in PayServ that require BDA approval should not be changed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/938-new-reason-code-transactions-requiring-budget-directors-approval-bdaState Agencies Bulletin No. 937
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new earnings code CFR (CLEFR) to be used for the taxable fringe benefit CLEFR and how it will be applied to the employee’s reported taxable … CLEFR to be used for the taxable fringe benefit CLEFR and how it will be applied to the employees reported ta …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/937-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2009Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations made in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family … with inappropriate coinsurance charges and for services not supported by medical records. The Provider allowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/eye-care-provider-and-family-inappropriately-enroll-recipients-and-overcharge-visionOpinion 89-22
… (see Lopes , supra ; Pettengill v City of Yonkers , 116 NY 560 [1889]), even where the contract is specifically … 379, 85 NYS2d 54, affd 275 AD 492, 90 NYS2d 650, affd 300 NY 533, 89 NE2d 253). However, in Magliano v Merckling , 99 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22