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DiNapoli Releases Report on State Spending to Implement Raise the Age Law
… New York state has appropriated $1.71 billion through State Fiscal year (SFY) 2025 to help … RTA changed the age of criminal responsibility as an adult from 16- to 18-years-old. The law was phased in over … for RTA included $160 million for capital expenses and $1.55 billion in local aid. Of the $160 million in capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-report-state-spending-implement-raise-age-lawForms and Publications
… Wire Extension Request Form Handbook for Reporters of Unclaimed Funds OFAC Blocked Accounts - reference section on … Delivery Instructions Verification and Checklist for Unclaimed Property (AC 2709) Waiver Request Form Collateral … Sample Letter of Authorization and Fee Agreement Office of Unclaimed Funds Annual Report SFY 2024-25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/forms-and-publicationsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-357
… bulletin is to inform agencies of the processing of the 2025 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected Employees: The … wages, for tax withholding purposes, and reflected on the 2025 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement). Effective Dates: Effective as of paycheck dated November 5, 2025 (Administration). OSC Actions: OSC will automatically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-357-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsState Agencies Bulletin No. 703-A
… Purpose To provide instructions to implement the new payment. Affected Employees … To provide instructions to implement the new payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/730-payment-dates-inconvenience-pay-employees-represented-nyscopbaNew York City’s Uneven Recovery: Youth Labor Force Struggling
… FIGURE 2 – Unemployment Rates for Workers Aged 16 to 24 by Race and Ethnicity in New York City White Black Hispanic … March 2022, at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/reports/nyc-sectors/arts-entertainment-and-recreation . 5 OSC, New … at https://tracktherecovery.org/ . 7 New York City Mayor Eric Adams, press release (Summer Youth Employment), February …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-youth-labor-force-strugglingNYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… are bullied every year by their peers because of their gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or some other characteristic that can be … the leadership of Comptroller DiNapoli and other government leaders monitoring New York state schools’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentNYS Comptroller DiNapoli and Church of England Call on ExxonMobil to Set Targets for Lowering GHG Emissions
… New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund), and the Church of England's investment fund (Church Commissioners) have filed a shareholder resolution … Edward Mason, Head of Responsible Investment for the Church Commissioners, said: "We want to see ExxonMobil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-and-church-england-call-exxonmobil-set-targets-lowering-ghg-emissionsState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… in the state Department of Health's payment system and other problems led to over a billion dollars in … said. "The department needs to improve its procedures and stop this waste of taxpayer money." Medicaid, a federal, … insurance during January of 2018. Read the report , or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… of bacteria such as E. coli has become almost commonplace. Full scale replacement of combined sewers with separated … in New York. A copy of the report, which includes a full list of municipal CSOs in the state, can be found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeContract Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority is monitoring its contractors to ensure they are actively … and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) programs, is accurately reporting MWBE and DBE participation in its … The New York State Thruway Authority (Authority) is responsible for overseeing the 570-mile highway system and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/contract-participation-disadvantaged-business-enterprises-and-minority-and-women-ownedOversight of the Supported Housing Program – Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc.
… Inc. (RSS) expended funds appropriately and provided the required services under its Supported Housing Program … Services Inc expended funds appropriately and provided required services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/04/oversight-supported-housing-program-rehabilitation-support-services-incState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… bank accounts. Sag Harbor Union Free School District – Child Care Program (Suffolk County) The district established an after-school elementary child care program approximately 30 years ago as a service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… data. When a public employee retires, the individual is often eligible for benefits including a pension and health … Fund, so that New York state and its local governments can, at their option, help fund their OPEB liabilities; … Under DiNapoli’s proposal, there is no limit on how much or how little a government can deposit into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careOpinion 94-24
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (for bonds with proposed … -- Permissive (need for when town purchases real property and constructs town hall) TOWN LAW, §220; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, … 1976 Opns St Comp No. 76-394, unreported). On the other hand, if a single board resolution authorizes both the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24DiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, … from COVID-19, and more than 13,000 contracted the virus in its residential programs from March 2020 to April 2022. … emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicDiNapoli: Majority of Contracts with Not-For-Profit Organizations Still Approved Late
… contracts late. We applaud Comptroller DiNapoli for drawing attention to this issue, which destabilizes nonprofit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-majority-contracts-not-profit-organizations-still-approved-lateDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… more proactive. As cybersecurity attacks continue to rise, I encourage the state’s Division of Homeland Security and … federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act underscores how critical strengthening cybersecurity is across New York. … prevent cyberattacks. Officials said that they did not do surveys or collect data to see how many of the entities it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesDiNapoli: MTA Budget Continues to Face Serious Risks
… today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA’s ambitious capital program promises significant … operating budget, which already faces risks. Unless the MTA can change the way it does business and reduce costs, for … the amount of outstanding long-term debt issued by the MTA more than tripled between 2000 and 2019, rising from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-mta-budget-continues-face-serious-risksDebt – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… capacity to finance capital assets and grants. New York State Ranks Second Highest in Outstanding Debt Nationwide At the end of SFY 2020-21, the State reported the following debt levels: $2.2 billion of … issuances (in both SFYs 2020-21 and 2021-22) from the caps on debt outstanding and debt service, as well as removing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/debtDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… by 2022. The full op-ed is below: It takes big money to run for political office in New York, especially for … and open the path. After years of proposals falling to the wayside, New York finally has taken a significant step … The commission has held hearings around the state to collect ideas on what changes might work. Some of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-open