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Mental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools (Follow-Up)

… students. We issued our initial audit report on August 18, 2022. The audit objective was to determine whether DOE was … The audit covered the period from July 2018 through May 2022 and included general education students only. We found …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schools-follow

Selected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities

… New York City Transit has taken steps to implement safety and security in all its subway facilities, and whether safety and security equipment, such as cameras, help point intercoms, and customer assistance intercoms, is … New York City Transit has taken steps to implement safety and security in all its subway facilities and whether safety …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilities

DiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School

… and Syracuse have also launched their own efforts, and federal funding provided through the Every Student Succeeds …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-school

State Contract and Payment Actions in July and August

… payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved … DPC for environmental remediation work at the Dearcop Farm Site in Monroe County. $1.2 million with Moore-Clark USA … in Erie County. Gaming Commission $10.8 million to 26 localities for gaming revenue distributions for the del …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-and-august

DiNapoli: Number of Domestic Violence Victims Rises in 2022

… state over the past three years, it’s important to know how to get help and how to identify signs of trouble. State and local agencies …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-number-domestic-violence-victims-rises-2022

DiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings

… Costs for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) program to provide transportation services for people with … In 2017, the MTA initiated a limited on-demand pilot program known as E-Hail. Phase II of the program will expand from 1,200 to 3,600 participants along …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savings

DiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments

… Mitchell-Lama developments in New York City – 753 Classon Ave. Housing Co. (Classon), located in Brooklyn, Cathedral …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developments

DiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments

… of Health (DOH) for the Medicare buy-in program, maternity care, and drug and therapy claims. Nearly $400,000 … require. MCOs can also receive a one-time Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payment (SMCP) for prenatal and … costs. However, MCOs are not eligible to receive SMCPs for maternity cases that end in termination or a miscarriage. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-payments

COVID-19 Pandemic Drove Record Medicaid Enrollment in 2021

… to remain above 7 million at least through March 2022, but decline by nearly 17% by March 2023 and return to … enhanced FMAP rates, currently set to expire in March 2022, until the pandemic’s health care or economic impacts …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/covid-19-pandemic-drove-record-medicaid-enrollment-2021

DiNapoli Restricts Investments in 21 Shale Oil & Gas Companies

… Fund (Fund) will restrict investments in 21 shale oil and gas producing companies, including Pioneer Natural … profitable and dynamic future,” DiNapoli said. “The shale oil and gas industry faces numerous obstacles going forward … are unprepared to adapt to a low-carbon future.” The oil and gas industry, including shale oil and gas companies, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-restricts-investments-21-shale-oil-gas-companies

DiNapoli: Small Businesses Generate $950 Billion in New York

… Small businesses are a vital part of New York state’s economy, supporting nearly 3.9 million jobs and generating more than $950 billion in annual revenues, according to a report released today by … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Small businesses help drive New York’s economy,” DiNapoli said. “From neighborhood coffee …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-small-businesses-generate-950-billion-new-york

New York State Rent Relief Funding: Spotlight on New York City

… to the OTDA’s website, although a number of instructional videos were still dated prior to the launch of the … including broadband access, technology issues with the online portal, availability of translated materials, and … other pertinent characteristics. Monitoring the program in real time to improve application completion, fund …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-state-rent-relief-funding-spotlight-new-york-city

Update on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue

… pandemic led to a record number of unemployment insurance (UI) claims in New York and other states. Benefits paid … State Comptroller in a September 2021 report , New York’s UI fund did not have sufficient funds to pay the surging … had to borrow from the federal government to support UI claims, New York is one of only seven states or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/update-new-yorks-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-challenges-continue

Local Sales Taxes Surge 49.2 Percent in April-June 2021 Over Same Quarter in 2020: Statewide Collections Strong Even Compared to Pre-Pandemic Period

Local sales tax collections in New York State grew by 49.2 percent, or just over $1.6 billion, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, a dramatic increase from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-surge-in-april-june-2021.pdf

Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0714.pdf

Caucus 2026: Important Information for New Yorkers

… Impact: New York State Farming and Agriculture, January 2026 Federal Impact: Higher Education, October 2025 Tax … Incidents and Bullying in New York Schools, February 2026 School Districts: Lead in Water: Testing and Reporting, … Staffing and Case Management, October 2025 Support for Aging New Yorkers, August 2025 Spending on Raise the Age …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/caucus2026

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2419

… employees who wish to join NYSLRS through the Retirement Online Enrollment Dashboard . Questions: For help accessing Retirement Online, use the employer help desk form (select Retirement Online Troubleshooting from the dropdown) or call …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2419-enhanced-payroll-reporting-new-york-state-and-local-retirement-system

DiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic

… The retail sector, one of New York City’s biggest employers, is having an uneven recovery from the … bleak year for brick and mortar retailers, and the holiday season's tepid start as infection rates rise may push many to … by White (25 percent), Black and African American (22 percent) and Asian (19 percent). By March 22, when New …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemic