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Tuition Assistance Program – LIM College
… Purpose To determine whether LIM College officials complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State financial aid. Background … are responsible for certifying student eligibility. LIM College (LIM) was founded in 1939, and was originally known …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/01/tuition-assistance-program-lim-collegeTuition Assistance Program – Fordham University
… Center in Manhattan; Westchester in West Harrison; and the Louis Calder Center in Armonk. The school’s enrollment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/27/tuition-assistance-program-fordham-universityTuition Assistance Program – CUNY York College
… Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State financial aid. Background York College (York) is a … tuition costs to eligible students. Schools receiving State financial aid awards certify student eligibility. For … incorrectly certified some students as eligible for State financial aid awards. Incorrect certifications include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/11/tuition-assistance-program-cuny-york-collegeTuition Assistance Program – College of Westchester
… Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State financial aid. Background The College of Westchester, … tuition costs to eligible students. Schools receiving State financial aid awards certify student eligibility. For … totaling almost $7.4 million that were paid to the school on behalf of 1,590 students. We reviewed a sample of 50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/tuition-assistance-program-college-westchesterOpinion 91-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (local law increasing term of office of city engineer) LOCAL LAWS -- Referendum … local law amending a city charter to increase the term of office of the city engineer is subject to a mandatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Capital Planning
… NFTA is a multi-modal transportation authority responsible for air and public transportation in Erie and Niagara … and the light rail’s catenary system, which provides power for the trains through overhead wires. Further, NFTA could … the vast majority of these assets were given consideration for replacement or reconditioning or otherwise addressed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/01/capital-planningOpinion 2003-2
… from Charles D. Cook, State Senator, dated July 6, 1988, re S. 7865-A / A. 10196-A; letter to Evan A. Davis from Paul D. Tonko, Member of Assembly, dated July 1, 1988, re Assembly Bill 10196A; memorandum to Evan A. Davis, Counsel … to the Office of Rural Affairs, dated June 30, 1988, re: S. 7865-A). There is nothing in the legislative history …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 2006-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … that in order to transfer her membership from the New York State and Local Retirement System to the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Opinion 2004-9
… State Office For the Aging to Counsel to the Governor, Re: S.7631-A/A.10572-A, June 25, 1992; Memorandum from Senator Larkin to the Governor, Re: S.5390, July 10, 1998). Nonetheless, although the primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9XV.17 Short Term Investment Pool (STIP) Interest – XV. End of Year
… the State Finance Law governs the distribution of interest to agencies’ accounts within the State’s short-term … legislation submitted with the Governor’s Executive Budget to determine if any changes are necessary. Pursuant to law, agency requests to ‘opt into’ or ‘out of’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv17-short-term-investment-pool-stip-interestQualified Personal Service Contracts (QPSC) Listing
… April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026 On June 4, 2008, Governor Paterson issued Executive … entity pursuant to State Finance Law §163 or §136-A, under which: The contract was approved on or after August 4, … how. Prior QPSC Listings FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22 FY 2020-21 FY 2019-20 FY 2018-19 FY 2017-18 FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/qualified-personal-service-contracts-qpsc-listingDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… consumers to register their personal mobile and landline phone numbers on a central national registry to reduce … their phone numbers on a statewide registry. In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications … to penalties up to a maximum of $11,000 per violation. The number of Do Not Call complaints has been increasing, both in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsOpinion 97-23
… (§3000 et seq .) contains provisions of law relating to emergency medical services (see also General Municipal Law, §122-b; … 10 NYCRR 800.6 through 800.26). Article 30, however, does not prohibit a member of an organization constituting an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Opinion 2004-4
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in Contract (law partner of school board member as attorney for school … circumstances. The board member is a partner in the law firm of an attorney who has been appointed as "the attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4Opinion 93-10
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (designating holidays for closing of county offices) LOCAL LAWS -- Public Holidays (determining day to celebrate) COUNTY LAW, §206-a; … provides that, notwithstanding any general or special law, holidays and Saturdays shall be considered as Sunday for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10Opinion 89-35
… of powers of town supervisor) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority to make temporary investments) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority over temporary investments) TOWN COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (extent to which comptroller may be authorized to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-35Opinion 92-13
Whether a town in a county not having a board of supervisors may by the adoption of a single local law increase the terms of office of the town supervisor town councilmen and town clerk to four years
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13Appendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… The body or official responsible for auditing claims will … for auditing claims in each type of locality and what options, if any, are available for establishing the claims auditing position. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… concurrent comprehensive TPHI from Jan. 1, 2012 through Sept. 1, 2017. In a follow-up review, auditors found DOH made … payments. For instance, for the one-year period ended Sept. 30, 2019, DOH paid another $199 million in Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… unnecessary payments likely contributed to significant waste and a missed opportunity to recover the nearly $300 … State Medicaid program provides a wide range of medical services to many New Yorkers, including those with lower … of HMS’ payment reviews likely contributed to significant waste and a missed opportunity to recover improper payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-million