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Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our audit report, Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (2013-S-71). Background The Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) was enacted in July 2000 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-act-followOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services
… system (System). The Department is the lead State agency in the System. Workforce development is particularly critical … recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic downturn. As stated in the 2022 State of the State book, As of Fall 2021, New … higher by some measures than any other state. Employers in some high-demand industries have seen a surge in open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesOpioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… Programs to identify undisclosed opioid prescriptions or drug abuse. State law requires Treatment Programs to … may have received inappropriate, unnecessary, and/or dangerous prescriptions if Treatment Programs did not … recipients required medical care as a result of opioid or narcotic overdoses that occurred within a month of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-followControlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts (2015-MS-3)
… to record information about students’ grades, and provide System access to teachers, administrators, various staff … not be supported with written authorization. The lock out function (i.e., an internal control that helps prevent … Implement compensating controls due to a lack of an audit log function by certain grading systems. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/21/controlling-access-student-grading-systems-school-districts-2015-ms-3DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… help. Better data collection would allow OTDA to more effectively monitor, evaluate and improve the RHTP. Oversight … OTDA: Improve data collection and monitoring to more effectively evaluate the RHTP. Provide better guidance and … goals are met. Ensure duties and responsibilities are effectively communicated to staff at local DSS offices so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… program. The audits identified approximately $790 million in savings from eliminating unnecessary payments and … budget gap of $6 billion for the coming fiscal year, in part because of higher Medicaid spending,” DiNapoli said. … had approximately 7.3 million recipients and Medicaid claim costs totaled about $67.4 billion. Improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… lower, ranging from $267,000 to $281,000. $30,629 in car lease payments for vehicles that seemed to be for the … this requirement. Aim High did not properly document or show that the payments were reasonable. In one example, a … $8,745 but could not provide itemized invoices to show what services were provided, or when, or the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… pandemic remain unresolved in the financial plan outyears. Remote Learning, Learning Loss, and the Disproportionate … contend with changing guidance, long-term school closures, remote learning and hybrid learning models, and new health and safety precautions and protocols. Remote learning allowed the department to pivot quickly to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up More Than 17% in November
… Statewide local sales tax collections grew by 17.5% in November compared to the same month in 2020, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced … the bulk of holiday spending is expected to be reflected in December collections, November collections may have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-more-17-novemberDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Nearly 17% in May
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 16.7% in May compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State … Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 167 in May compared to the same month in 2021 according to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-nearly-17-mayDiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… OPWDD and Mental Health had workforce reductions of 11.6%, 18.7%, and 13.2%, respectively. Employees at Corrections … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021DiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… how employee ownership models, which give workers a stake in the companies that employ them, not only help stabilize … security,” DiNapoli said. “Giving employees a stake in a company allows employers to convert or sell their … opportunities for workers and the communities they live in. State leaders have the opportunity to provide resources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsLocal Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… Glens Falls had the strongest year-over-year increase at 30.8%, followed by Saratoga Springs (24.3%) and Johnstown … Tax Background Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… Local government sales tax revenue declined by 5.2 percent in October compared … to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. October’s sales tax collections totaled $1.4 billion for counties and … fell by double-digits. Still, declines in local sales tax collections continue to mount, and overall local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington, according to a report … in federal spending in federal fiscal year 2019. “In what has become a familiar and troubling story for the Empire … New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… Local government sales tax collections declined by 7.1 percent in November … to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. November’s sales tax collections totaled $1.3 billion for local governments statewide, $102 million less than in … Local government sales tax collections declined by 71 percent in November …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… district stress scores: Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Search Tool Read the report: Fiscal Stress Monitoring System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… by 10 percent overall in 2020, or $1.8 billion, compared to the previous year, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … tax collections fell 6 percent statewide in 2009 compared to 2008. New York City’s sales tax collections were impacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020DiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23 billion in calendar year 2023, up 4.2%, or $919 million, from 2022, largely influenced by growth in New York City sales taxes, according to a report released … DiNapoli Local Sales Taxes Grew 42 to $23 Billion in 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… delays, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit of … Projects Other related work Renewable Electricity in New York State: Review and Prospects … application delays according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nys