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Life Changes: Applying for Disability Retirement
How NYSLRS members should file for a disability retirement benefit and the steps we take to process your application.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/publications/pdf/1802-applying-for-disability-retirement.pdfAuditors Find Safety Hazards at Pre-K Facilities in New York City
… eligible four-year-olds in the state with the opportunity for an early childhood education and a new statutory … as contracted center-based and contracted school-based). For the 2016-17 school year, there were 72,176 students … violations. At one provider, a climbable 6-ft chain link fence surrounding the outdoor play area was topped with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/auditors-find-safety-hazards-pre-k-facilities-new-york-cityDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… There are 25 local governments in fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. The … scores by year and entity name, visit: http://wwe1.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/fsms.cfm For more … fiscal stress monitoring system, visit: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/index.htm For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresState Agencies Bulletin No. 271
… retroactive adjustments that were automatically calculated for an employee in PaySR. The adjustments are broken down by … broken down by the actual pay period(s) being adjusted for each earn code that generated a retroactive calculation. This panel is generally populated as follows: For retroactive actions reported directly on the Job Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/271-agency-access-view-retroactive-payment-panels-and-workers-compensationOpinion 92-37
… which requires the Comptroller's approval. The procedures for merging a fire protection district into an adjoining fire … in section one hundred seventy-three of this chapter for the extension of a fire district". Subdivision 2 of Town … the resolution must be submitted to the State Comptroller for approval. Subdivision 1 of section 173, on the other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Opinion 91-59
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Benevolent Association of Hicksville may establish an annuity program, funded by a portion of the foreign fire … the Volunteer and Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association of Hicksville may establish an annuity program to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-59XI.3 Submission of Agency Purchase Orders – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… outlines the process and documentation requirements for purchase order submittals subject to OSC approval. … OSC approval thresholds (see Section XI.2.A - Thresholds for additional information). This section provides guidance … of these transactions in the SFS as “OP” transactions. For guidance on creation and submission of purchase orders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi3-overviewState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… station. According to state regulations, employees are not in travel status when their work locations are within 35 miles of their official station. Therefore, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
… two incidents of people being struck by a train. The LIRR Guideline does not discuss these type of events, or how to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care (Follow-Up) (2019-F-59) An … identified over $8 million in improper Medicaid payments for medical services provided to recipients receiving hospice … (DOE): Compliance with Special Education Regulations for the Provision of Services (2018-N-5) Auditors determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOtisco Fire District – Financial Activities (2025M-42)
… and is responsible for receiving and disbursing District funds, maintaining accurate financial records and providing … accounting for District collections and depositing funds in a timely manner, and the Board and Treasurer did not … accounting records and reports increases the risk that funds could be lost or misappropriated without detection. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/08/01/otisco-fire-district-financial-activities-2025m-42State Agencies Bulletin No. 2031
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the revision made to the Federal Tax Data page to support the redesigned Lock-in Letter for Federal Form W-4 … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the revision made to the Federal Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2031-changes-federal-tax-data-page-including-new-lock-letter-fieldsContracted Programs With Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc.
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance … under its contract with the Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc. (PROMESA) to ensure that claims are allowable, properly supported, and … To determine whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/contracted-programs-puerto-rican-organization-motivate-enlighten-and-serve-addicts-incImplications for the Future – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… the COVID-19 pandemic was short-lived, employment has yet to recover fully. During March and April 2020, nearly 2 … jobs were regained. No region of the State has returned to pre-pandemic employment levels with New York City trailing … 500,000 jobs. Economic forecasts are inherently subject to risk, but the path of the coronavirus pandemic will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/implications-futureFare Evasion
… (MTA) Bus Company (MTA Bus) reported accurate estimates of revenue losses from fare evasion to the MTA Board of Directors (Board), and whether the MTA has taken action … largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people in the 5,000-square-mile area fanning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/15/fare-evasionEstablishing the Standard Work Day – Legacy Reporting
… the number of hours that constitute a standard work day (SWD) for each position. Use our Standard Work Day Resolution for Employees form (RS2418) . ( Here is an example .) SWDs can be as few as six hours per day (for Tiers 2 through 6) or as many as eight. They …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/establishing-standard-work-dayOverview – When Employees Retire
… Responsibility Employees must apply for retirement in order to start receiving their pension. To apply, by law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/overviewDiNapoli: Executive Budget Reduces Out-Year Gaps, Diminishes Independent Oversight
… by up to $250 annually over five years, and proposes the DREAM Act to make certain undocumented immigrants eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-executive-budget-reduces-out-year-gaps-diminishes-independent-oversightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… manager also purchased food totaling $100 for a district teacher to serve at a different private non-district event. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… riders have a harder time finding a trash can." The MTA's NYC Transit launched its "Trash Can Free Stations Pilot … removed trash cans from the 8th Street station on the R line and at Flushing-Main Street on the 7 line in Oct. 2011 and evaluated the impact over the next four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleaner