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“Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery
… drops were in fourth grade math, with declines in average test scores that were double any other drops in the past 20 … Tracker through January 31, New York’s school districts have spent roughly 40 percent of these federal funds. The … et al., COVID-19 Learning Delay and Recovery: Where Do US States Stand? , McKinsey & Company, January 11, 2023, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/nations-report-card-underscores-new-yorks-need-academic-recoveryDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. By the end of audit fieldwork, about $2.1 million of the overpayments were recovered. "My auditors continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsOpinion 2006-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … RULE LAW §23(2)(e): A town board may reduce the salary of an elected town officer, other than a town justice, during … Whether the salary of an elected town officer other than a town justice may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-25
… of OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for processing adjustments and changes. Affected Employees … of New York and the Rent Regulation Services Unit provides for an $800 General Salary Increase effective April 1, 2007. … 1, 2007 General Salary Increase The legislation provides for an $800 Salary Increase for employees in graded, NS (SG …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-25-april-1-2007-salary-increase-employees-represented-rentOpinion 89-64
… fide purchase upon the most beneficial terms, including price, in the public interest. This is in reply to your … the board and the owner have arrived at a purchase price which the board believes is fair, but which exceeds the … what a municipality may pay to purchase real property, the price is a matter of negotiation between the seller and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Liberty Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-73)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Liberty Central School District (District) Board of … data from unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not adequately safeguard … Disable unnecessary network user accounts. As a result, the District’s risk of a system compromise is increased. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/liberty-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-73Opinion 89-21
… and repairing a town highway, the center line of which forms the boundary between two towns in different counties, … with respect to a town highway, the center line of which forms the boundary between two towns in different counties: … Concerning a town highway the center line of which forms the boundary between two towns in different counties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 884
… To provide agencies with information about payment of vacation credits to those M/C employees who separated from … 79 and 96 who had elected to participate in the 2008 M/C Vacation Exchange program and separated from State service … prior to April 1, 2009 and who had submitted a valid vacation exchange election in 2008: Restoration and payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/884-restoration-and-payment-managementconfidential-mc-vacation-creditsExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Cash Flows
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the … Norwalk, CT 06856 are reprinted by permission. Sample City Statement of Cash Flows Proprietary Funds For the Year Ended … Examples from GASB Statement 34 Statement of Cash Flows …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-cash-flowsSeneca Falls Central School District – Procurement (2021M-201)
… (53 percent) we reviewed that were subject to competitive bidding and quote thresholds lacked competition or … $456,331 of which: $331,669 was subject to competitive bidding requirements. $124,662 required quotes. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/25/seneca-falls-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-201Village of Port Chester - Dual Employment (2018M-91)
… who simultaneously worked another full-time municipal job worked the hours the Village compensated them for … who simultaneously worked another fulltime municipal job worked the hours the Village compensated them fo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/12/village-port-chester-dual-employment-2018m-91Selected Aspects of Supporting Small Businesses
… To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services properly administered the Employee … whether SBS implemented the recommendations in the Small Business First Report. The audit covered the period from July … About the Program The New York City Department of Small Business Services’ (SBS) mission is to help “unlock economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/20/selected-aspects-supporting-small-businessesMore About This Retirement Plan – State Police Plan
… the benefits available to Tier 2, 5 and 6 members of the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) covered by the special 20-year … members who joined the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System from July 31, 1973 through June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/more-about-retirement-planOpinion 98-16
… been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16Access-A-Ride Accident Claims
… calendar year 2008 through calendar 2010, but declined in calendar year 2011. However, carrier incidents of $1,000 … of the first annual review. However, this practice is not in writing or approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. … them of their responsibility to report accidents to AAR in accordance with their contract and ensure they have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/24/access-ride-accident-claimsDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… the nation’s highest debt levels, largely because measures to restrict the excessive use of debt have been circumvented … this debt is projected by the Division of the Budget to increase by $26 billion, or 42%, from $61.9 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 to $88 billion in SFY 2026-27. A new report by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformState Agencies Bulletin No. 1921
… the Social Security Administration (SSA). As PayServ does not include this information, OSC will be mailing a Request …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1921-changes-calculation-and-retroactive-adjustment-pre-shift-briefingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… – Incompatible Duties (Allegany County) The supervisor did not properly appoint, and the board and supervisor did not … County) The justices did not always ensure money due to the court was collected, deposited, recorded and reported … the auditors’ review. In addition, officials did not have a written contract with the town’s IT provider that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 90-53
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS -- Consultants (authority to contract … assessor on contractual basis) BUILDING INSPECTOR -- Independent Contractor (authority to contract out functions … of choice" (see Filmways Communications of Syracuse Inc . v Douglas , 106 AD2d 185, 186, 484 NYS2d 738, 739, affd …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53DiNapoli: State Paid $14.5 Billion for Medicaid Home Care Services That Lacked Verification
… can submit information about their home visit using a phone app, landline phone, or fixed object placed in the … records for in-home services contributed to the high number of payments that did not have matches to these … oversight. Report Department of Health, Medicaid Program: Provider Compliance With the Electronic Visit Verification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-paid-145-billion-medicaid-home-care-services-lacked-verification