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DiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… difficulties in measuring student achievement and learning loss, and budgetary risks that arise from the … remain unresolved in the financial plan outyears. Remote Learning, Learning Loss, and the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli Announces $2B Strategic Partnership With Goldman Sachs Asset Management For Global Equity Investments
… investment team.” “The Strategic Partnership with CRF is a landmark assignment for GSAM and we appreciate the confidence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-2b-strategic-partnership-goldman-sachs-asset-management-global-equity-investmentsChazy Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-13)
… lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program … results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and … pandemic). Cycle Three: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. 2 Audit Summary District officials did not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/chazy-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-13Poland Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-20)
… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit … used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially young children. Lead poisoning can … or causing hearing and speech problems which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/poland-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-20XI.18.I Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… not contain the above certification may not be considered for award; provided however, that if the bidder cannot make … submitting transactions to the OSC Bureau of Contracts for approval. If the selected bidder cannot provide the … their assessment as to why the bidder’s justification for not providing the certification is reasonable. Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18i-sexual-harassment-prevention-certificationMessage from the Comptroller – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… and for the resilience demonstrated by New Yorkers in responding to the multitude of challenges. The impact of … nearly 41 percent of the State’s All Funds receipts in SFY 2020-21. Federal funding supports health coverage for … more than 8 million New Yorkers, and plays essential roles in programs including K-12 education, mass transit and social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptrollerDiNapoli Report Analyzes Regional Trends in Education for School Districts Outside New York City
… state and federal aid, the School Tax Relief program (STAR), and local property tax revenue. Property taxes made up … aid, declining from 3.4 percent to 2.9 percent and the STAR program dropping from 7.5 to 5.8 percent. The percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-regional-trends-education-school-districts-outside-new-york-cityOpinion 97-9
… of negative impact on board member's business) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 806: A village board member who has a … the board member is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, the board member should not participate in the … planning board approval of an amendment to a town master plan which failed to include a proposed "floating" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9DiNapoli: 529 College Savings Program Lowers Fees
… Beginning in September, fees in New York's 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan will be … it easier for New Yorkers of all income levels to invest in their loved ones' futures as the cost of a college … Beginning in September fees in New Yorks 529 College Savings Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-529-college-savings-program-lowers-feesCoxsackie-Athens Central School District - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-180)
… Determine whether District officials purchased goods and services in accordance with Board policy and applicable statutory requirements. Determine whether claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and audited and approved before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/coxsackie-athens-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditOpinion 90-51
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (use of surcharge revenues for establishment of an enhanced emergency … are a municipal expense and may not be paid for with surcharge funds. This is in reply to your letter inquiring … "training", and "public awareness") and ask whether surcharge revenues may be used for such purposes. Under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-51Comptroller DiNapoli and D.A. Kindlon: Siblings Plead Guilty to Stealing State Rent-Relief Funds
… District Attorney’s Office. Mahtani and Melwani bought a condo in Brooklyn for $1.6 million in 2018. In February 2021, … falsely claiming that Melwani was Mahtani’s tenant in the condo and that he owed his sister back rent for a period of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-da-kindlon-siblings-plead-guilty-stealing-state-rent-relief-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… State Education Department (SED): Spotted Zebra Learning Center, Inc., Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual … for reimbursement. State Education Department: North Country Kids Inc., Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-53) North County provides preschool special education services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsOpinion 98-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and … "public entity" to defend and indemnify public "employees" in any civil action arising out of an act or omission which … we note that the enabling act of the housing authority in this instance contains "boilerplate" language providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Cayuga County – Security of Electronic Public Health Department Personal, Private and Sensitive Information (2022M-146)
Determine whether Cayuga County (County) officials ensured electronic data containing personal, private, and sensitive information (PPSI) on County-owned Public Health Department (Department) devices was adequately protected from unauthorized access and use.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/cayuga-county-2022-146.pdfDiNapoli: Perry Ambulance Service Manager Charged With Embezzlement
… Service Business Manager Darcy J. Conaway was charged this week with grand larceny in the third degree for … Service Business Manager Darcy J Conaway was charged this week with grand larceny in the third degree for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-perry-ambulance-service-manager-charged-embezzlementNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… update. Subscribe Read Prior Editions January 21, 2021 Edition Selected Economic Trends Executive Budget … the third quarter of 2020. In each of the six surveys from October through December, the combined total of the “very … 2021 December 16, 2020 December 2, 2020 November 12, 2020 October 28, 2020 October 14, 2020 September 30, 2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-january-21-2021Opinion 94-2
… Opns St Comp, No. 80-23, 89 and 3 Opns St Comp, 1947, p 551 are superseded to the extent inconsistent. You ask … Opns St Comp No. 80-23, p 9 and 3 Opns St Comp, 1947, p 551 are hereby superseded to the extent inconsistent. March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Former President of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $120,000
… position to channel over $120,000 into his personal accounts. Instead of tending to the needs of the community, … April 2017. GARCIA was given signatory authority over bank accounts held by the Fire Council and the BMFD starting in … the BMFD's and Fire Council's bank accounts that he made payable to himself. GARCIA then deposited these checks into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/former-president-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-120000Overlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
… Overlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Report 2020-S-45 … The Department of Labor (DOL) — along with 33 Local Workforce Development Boards, 95 One-Stop Career Centers … (Career Centers), and 21 agencies and authorities — offers workforce development (WFD) programs and services that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-services