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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2115

… late and a budget extender bill not be passed by 4 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023. Affected Employees Executive Branch* … place, OSC transmits the electronic direct deposit file on Monday evening for the paycheck dated the same week. This … unable to transmit the electronic direct deposit file on Monday evening, April 3, 2023. As a result, employee banks …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2115-paycheck-distribution-april-6-2023-institution-cycle-paychecks

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits

… and they did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses, officials did … officials did not ensure goods and services were procured in accordance with applicable statutes or district policy and … policy and procedures for 65 percent of the $263,023 in purchases reviewed. The claims auditor did not properly …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits

Death Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits

… retiring) . It is payable to the member’s last designated beneficiary(ies). To be effective, the member must properly execute and file the appropriate beneficiary designation with NYSLRS. A DRO may direct a … death benefit. The benefit is payable to the beneficiary(ies) designated by the member. For more …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/death-benefits

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1899

… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies that OSC will be unable to print SFS checks for Payroll Check Reissues, Reversals, … for any reason, whose Direct Deposit is reversed due to an overpayment, who request a check exchange, and who …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1899-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returns

Controls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses

… was to determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) has established adequate … coordinating services for nearly 140,000 New Yorkers with developmental disabilities. OPWDD also regulates, certifies, … in the care of the State. Outside New York City, nine Developmental Disabilities Services Offices (DDSOs) are …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expenses

State Agencies Bulletin No.1824

… Purpose The purpose of this Bulletin is to notify agencies that OSC will be … Effective from March 30, 2020 through the completion of fiscal year end processing. OSC Actions OSC will continue … the checks will not be available to process a Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange (AC-230) until …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1824-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returns

Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-105

… Lump Sum (LLS) payments. Affected Employees Employees in RRSU who are promoted effective 04/01/2020 and after are … of the higher grade or will receive a percentage increase in base pay determined as indicated below, whichever results in a higher salary. For the purpose of this section, “base …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-105-calculating-base-salary-employees-district-council-37

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1817

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with the new procedure for calculating promotions for CSEA employees who have earned Longevity Lump Sum

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1817-calculating-base-salary-employees-civil-service-employees-association

Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention

… provides temporary nursing staff and manages agreements with staffing agencies on behalf of Health and Hospitals. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retention

State Agencies Bulletin No. 879

… 001274 Background Per an agreement between the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/879-new-bargaining-unit-and-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-codes

Opinion 97-20

… opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20

Opinion 95-14

… the members of the fire department or company, as the case may be, determine to be for the benefit of the fire …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14

DiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff

… sampled 20 school districts found they did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school … Eighteen of 20 districts (90%) either did not offer mental health training or provided training that lacked some … are often the first to notice if a student is having mental health challenges, and they need effective training to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staff

Killawog Fire District – Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-111)

… consists of five elected members and is responsible for the District’s overall financial management. The … general fund budget totaled approximately $88,000 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board has retained … us that approximately $189,000 of this fund balance was for a reserve fund established approximately 17 years ago. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/28/killawog-fire-district-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-111

Generic PINs

… 10 unique personal identification numbers (PINs) for the regional and central offices. Last year, DEC made …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/05/generic-pins

Ordinary Death Benefit – Career Plan

… beneficiary may be entitled to an ordinary death benefit, in lieu of a monthly pension, if your death is not … of absence (with or without pay); While you are receiving Workers’ Compensation or other employer-funded benefits, for … on an authorized medical leave of absence or receiving Workers’ Compensation or other employer-funded benefits, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/ordinary-death-benefit

Ordinary Death Benefit – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits

… beneficiary may be entitled to an ordinary death benefit, in lieu of a monthly pension, if your death is not … of absence (with or without pay); While you are receiving Workers’ Compensation or other employer-funded benefits, for … on an authorized medical leave of absence, or receiving Workers’ Compensation or other employer-funded benefits, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/ordinary-death-benefit

Ordinary Death Benefit – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)

… beneficiary may be entitled to an ordinary death benefit, in lieu of a monthly pension, if your death is not … of absence (with or without pay); While you are receiving Workers’ Compensation or other employer-funded benefits, for … on an authorized medical leave of absence or receiving Workers’ Compensation or other employer-funded benefits, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/ordinary-death-benefit

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… of the Avoca Central School District , Fire Island Union Free School District , Rome City School District and the Roosevelt Union Free School District . “In an era of limited resources and … or procedures to formalize this process. Fire Island Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (Suffolk County) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1

Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2017-MR-4)

… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether town assessors were properly administering select real property … or social activities and other such considerations. Assessors are responsible for granting and tracking real … and Veterans exemptions in 10 towns. Key Findings Assessors granted exemptions that lacked applications, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/04/13/real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2017-mr-4