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Audit Committee Charter Guidance and Template
… 2006] Provisions of Education Law require the trustees or board of education (board) of most school districts to … and advise the board on issues relating to the district’s external and internal audit functions. However, the ultimate … of Education Law. Section 2116-c (7) also provides that a member of the board of education who is not a member of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/audit-committee-charter-guidance-and-templateOpinion 2001-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts … meaning of General Municipal Law, article 18) -- Interest in Contract (municipal officer or employee not deemed to have interest in intermunicipal agreement) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14DiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity at some point between 2019-21, according to a report from … A household suffers from food insecurity when it cannot, at times, access adequate food for everyone in the home due … were highest for households headed by single mothers at 24.3%, as well as households headed by African Americans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityFood Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
… the number of New York households facing food insecurity at the height of the pandemic declined due to federal … 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity at some point from 2019 to 2021. Since then, extraordinary … of seven previous annual reports after peaking in 2012-14 at 14.4 percent, or one in seven New York households (about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemicLife Changes: How Do I Prepare to Retire?
… a third of our lives in retirement, it’s important to consider how you can enjoy financial security in your … the first step. Here you’ll find essential information to help you understand your options as you plan for retirement, including: A step-by-step guide to the retirement process; A list of available resources; Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-how-do-i-prepare-retireReview of the Enacted Budget: State Fiscal Year 2021-22
… essential federal aid to provide greatly needed fiscal relief — all positive developments for the enactment of a new … income tax rates will expire after 2027. The new resources fund substantial investments in education and programs to … exceeding statutory limits. Households must meet certain eligibility criteria, including demonstrated risk of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/review-enacted-budget-state-fiscal-year-2021-22Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… and technology activity. Brooklyn (coterminous with Kings County) experienced the largest population growth among New … and Advances While data for 2021 COVID-19 EIDLs at the county level or below is not available to the public, a … Brooklyn coterminous with Kings County experienced the largest population growth among New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklynConflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
… to be posted in each local government, is provided in poster format [pdf - 2019] . What is a conflict of interest? … of the State Comptroller offers a two-page, tabloid-sized poster of the Law for your convenience. To request a copy or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/conflicts-interest-municipal-officers-and-employeesFare Revenue Considerations for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
… 73 percent and 88 percent of pre-pandemic levels by 2026. Bolstering ridership and the revenue it generates by … Agency aid for prior expenditures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, $776 million expected to be used in 2022 … subsidies for MTA Bus and the Staten Island Railway. Total COVID-19 pandemic aid planned to be used from 2022 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/fare-revenue-considerations-metropolitan-transportation-authorityDiNapoli: Systemic Oversight Deficiencies Put Thousands of Mitchell-Lama Affordable Housing Units at Risk
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released a report recommending concrete actions needed to improve building conditions, protect tenant health and … a light on these oversight failures and putting forward concrete recommendations to improve conditions and … Thomas P DiNapoli released a report recommending concrete actions needed to improve building conditions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-systemic-oversight-deficiencies-put-thousands-mitchell-lama-affordable-housing-units-risk“Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery
… to remote learning formats. Recent national data show student performance dropped significantly in 2022 from 2019, … is the largest nationally representative assessment of student academic performance. Unlike individual state … the NAEP is the only common measure of student achievement that allows for direct comparisons among states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/nations-report-card-underscores-new-yorks-need-academic-recoveryState Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis
… in a given fiscal year, and may further cloud the picture of true spending growth. Conclusion The SFY 2022-23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysisOpinion 2004-2
… gravel vendor) -- Interest in Contracts (town board member whose spouse leases real property to gravel vendor) -- Leases … If real property owned by a town board member's spouse is leased to a vendor which supplies gravel from the property … If the contract between the vendor and the town is permissible under article 18 and the code of ethics is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-2XII.5.K Federally Reportable Payments – XII. Expenditures
… a single calendar year must be reported to the payee via a Form 1099 (information return) and a copy must be filed with … , depending on the nature of the settlement, judgment or award, some payments to the claimant are not reportable and, … receives a payment as part of a settlement, judgment or award, a Form 1099-MISC is required to be issued to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5k-federally-reportable-paymentsAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State September 2021 PDF Version Message from the … necessity to effectively work, learn, communicate and play in our society. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the … orders required millions of New Yorkers to participate in remote learning and work. Fortunately, New York State has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateOpinion 88-36
… 492, 14 NE2d 805; Tillinghast v Merrill , 151 NY 135, 45 NE 375). This rule of strict liability for public funds is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36State Agencies Bulletin No. 1217.1
… for a payment of salary pursuant to a Court Order, Award or a Settlement Agreement. Effective Dates: … or state court that directs a payment by the State. An “Award” is a final decision directing payment by the State … for Payment of Pre-Adjudicatory Settlement Agreements form (AC-3300-S) , signed by the agency’s General Counsel or, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/12171-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantState Agencies Bulletin No. 1217
… for a payment of salary pursuant to a Court Order, Award or a Settlement Agreement Effective Date(s) Immediately … or state court that directs a payment by the State. An “Award” is a final decision directing payment by the State … for Payment of Pre-Adjudicatory Settlement Agreements form (AC-3300-S) , signed by the agency’s General Counsel or, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1217-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantProposed Regulations
… follows: (a) the annual reports of the public authority , in accordance with section 2800 of the Public Authorities … associated with the debt that clearly sets forth: i. any market premium or market discount; ii. the amount of debt proceeds to be used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/proposed-regulationsFederal Impact on Higher Education – Federal Funding and New York
… education (IHEs) are threatened by federal action on student aid, international student enrollment and support for … support including grants, contracts and other types of assistance, 1 including the cancelling of over 1,800 grants … Human Services directed its agencies to stop publishing grant review meeting notices. The General Accounting Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-impact-higher-education