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DiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… Act was passed by the state Legislature in 2000 to boost school safety and address violence in our public schools,” … Parents and children should expect that schools are taking school safety seriously and are being given proper warning if … to take steps toward providing a safe learning environment for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… infection and death rates among New York State nursing home residents soared. Infection control is an essential component of any health care delivery and a key concept in achieving the Department’s … prevention, science, and the assurance of quality health care delivery. Infection control measures can be as simple as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-followFederal Employment Loss in NY in 2025 – Federal Funding and New York
… employees has dropped from a high of approximately 147,000 in 2000, the annual average number of federal employees in New York has remained relatively steady between 113,000 and 117,000 since 2013. 1 In 2025 this stability was interrupted with a significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-employment-loss-ny-2025DiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Op-Ed: New York Mothers Should Not Be Dying in Childbirth in 2025
… comprehensive morbidity data is published in an online dashboard accessible to the public. California has a maternal … neighborhood of residence and morbidity type. A dashboard could help to better identify mortality and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso-op-ed-new-york-mothers-should-not-be-dyingDiNapoli: State Financial Condition Improving
… Tappan Zee Bridge replacement and improved access to Penn Station. A new fund, the Dedicated Infrastructure Investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-state-financial-condition-improvingOpinion 98 - 22
… a publicity fund by local law (see, e.g. 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-244, p 259; 31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 53; 30 Opns St Comp, 1974, p 82; compare 30 Opns St Comp, 1974, p 22, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22Calculating Days Worked – Enhanced Reporting
… reported are based on the number of hours worked, not just calendar days worked. Hours worked beyond regularly scheduled … period to make up unpaid leave in another. Employees of School Districts and BOCES School districts and BOCES have employees who may work 12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/calculating-days-workedOpinion 95-32
whether a fire district is required to enter into the model security and custodial agreements prepared by this Office pursuant to chapter 708 of the Laws of 1992
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-32Opinion 2002-15
… -- Town Charges (street lighting and maintenance of town hall as townwide charges) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Lighting … in towns) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (maintenance of town hall as townwide charge); (street lighting as townwide … Similarly, as a rule, the cost of maintaining a town hall building used for the offices of town officials is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Alternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Forest Rangers Plan
… as of the date of your death. A comparison will be made and the greater benefit will be paid. Out-of-Service Death … at least ten years of credited service, have not retired, and you die more than one year after leaving public … Forest Rangers Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 5 and 6 members covered by Section 383c Alternative and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsManagement of Invasive Species (Follow-Up)
… invasive species (TIS). AIS are commonly spread via fishing and boating activities. The Department is authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/19/management-invasive-species-followDiNapoli: New York May Be Paying Medicaid Premiums for People Living Out-of-State
… return premiums paid for periods when the member was not a resident. The audit examined the period from July 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-new-york-may-be-paying-medicaid-premiums-people-living-out-stateDiNapoli Releases State Cash Report
… Tax revenues of $8.1 billion in June were stronger than expected, and collections for the … Budget Financial Plan, according to the monthly state cash report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … Tax revenues of $81 billion in June were stronger than expected and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-releases-state-cash-reportNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Second Quarter Results
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Continued market volatilely supports our conservative approach to long … mortgages (24.6 percent), private equity (9.6 percent), real estate and real assets (8.9 percent) and absolute return …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-second-quarter-resultsOpinion 90-6
… Antieau, Municipal Corporation Law, §20.12; 10 McQuillin, Mun Corps, §28.16; cf . 18 NYCRR 390.2 authorizing State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Care (Follow-Up) (2020-F-8) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Care (Report 2017-S-74).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f8-response.pdfDiNapoli Releases New Tool for Monitoring NYC 311 Complaints
… and help identify where resources may be needed. Along with the new tool, DiNapoli released a report highlighting … DiNapoli’s NYC311 Monitoring Tool highlights: Illegal parking complaints topped over half a million in 2024, a 155% … hydrants, crosswalks, bike lanes, sidewalks, bus stops or parking for people with disabilities. Noise complaints …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-new-tool-monitoring-nyc-311-complaintsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… 260,000 improper payments (totaling about $26.8 million) for people enrolled in the Medicare buy-in program. In a … and improper Medicaid payments continue to be paid for people enrolled in the Medicare buy-in program. … Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services (2013-S-51) With approval from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud
… rendered, created shell companies and falsified records to hide their crimes. Spina pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and today was sentenced to serve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-middletown-chiropractor-sentenced-nine-years-insurance-fraudOpinion 89-63
… (2 Opns St Comp, 1946, p 290; see also People v Brooklyn Garden Apartments, Inc. , 283 NY 373, 381 [1940]). Therefore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63