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State Agencies Bulletin No. 880
… Section 130.4 and/or Section 131.1a of the Civil Service Law Background Civil Service Law provides that the Director … a specific title at the hiring rate of the salary grade in one or all areas or locations of the State, the Director may increase the minimum salary for that title in the specific area(s), called an Increased Hiring Salary. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/880-new-increased-hiring-rate-reason-codesTuition Assistance Program – Metropolitan Learning Institute
… Learning Institute complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State-funded Tuition Assistance program (TAP) awards and … Institute (Metropolitan) is a licensed private career school headquartered in Rego Park with additional instruction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/tuition-assistance-program-metropolitan-learning-instituteState Agencies Bulletin No. 1595.1
… with information regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks issued in calendar year 2017 … and that certain payee notifications are issued. Effective Date(s) Checks with an original issue date between January 1, … in 2017 and that the funds will be sent to the NYS Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) on April 22, 2019 . Employees can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/15951-outreach-escheatment-2017-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1673
… with information regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks issued in calendar year 2017 … and that certain payee notifications are issued. Effective Date(s) Checks with an original issue date between January 1, … in 2017 and that the funds will be sent to the NYS Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) on March 8, 2019. Employees can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1673-outreach-escheatment-2017-uncashed-payroll-checksOpinion 91-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Fees (not based on … -- Tax Sale (cost of publication of notice) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8007; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; REAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 97-22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses … the cost of community college dormitory) EDUCATION LAW, §§6304, 6306: The county governing board, and not the … of a dormitory for the county community college. This is in reply to your letter concerning a proposal to build a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District - Financial Management (2017M-243)
… annually from 2014-15 through 2016-17, which resulted in appropriated fund balance not being used. The 2015-16 unrestricted fund balance exceeded … a plan for the use of excess unrestricted fund balance in the general fund. District officials generally agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/15/waterford-halfmoon-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017mOpinion 2007-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (obtaining … BOARD -- Powers and Duties (audit of fire company) TOWN LAW § 184; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 204-a, 209-z: A town may … audit of the books and records of the fire company and, in connection with its authority over the fund raising …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Adult Career and Continuing … According to the 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), in New York State, there were estimated to be over 1 million … documented evaluations to show the ACCES-VR program was being adequately monitored. Key Findings The Department has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/adult-career-and-continuing-education-services-vocational-rehabilitation-supportedOpinion 91-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-n; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10[1][i]; VILLAGE LAW, §4-408: A village and its fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 2001-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Governor on Legislation for L 1966, ch 907, Department of Audit and Control, June 17, 1966). 1 The town board may … district taxes (see 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-39, p 88; NY Const, art. XVI, §1). August 6, 2001 Donald J. Holland, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… clerk did not always record, deposit, disburse and report all moneys collected in a timely and accurate manner. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 88-76
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Investments (of private moneys) … Taxes (applying private source moneys to reduce) EDUCATION LAW, §259(1); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11: Interest earned on … public library may be invested by the library trustees in investments which they deem to be for the best interests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76State Agencies Bulletin No. 315
… Affected Employees Employees with a TIAA/CREF record in PaySR, including employees whose TIAA record has been … April 26, 2002 Overview Section 392(4) of the Education Law provides that the employer shall not make contributions … be zeroed out. This will prevent monies from erroneously being sent to TIAA. However, if an employee returns to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/315-changes-processing-suspense-period-and-7-year-period-tiaacref-membersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1101
… a row on the Additional Pay page for employees who meet ALL of the following criteria: Employee is in an eligible … was in an eligible bargaining unit. The system will total all monies for the following earnings codes where the … the system will calculate the deficit reduction amount on all eligible earnings where the earnings end date falls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1101-2011-2012-deficit-reduction-plan-employees-represented-public-employeesProposed Regulations
… are amended to read as follows: (a) the annual reports of the public authority , in accordance with section 2800 of … publication requirements of article 4-C of the Economic Development Law, the basis for any such exemption, and the … set forth in this Part] deadline established by these regulations. Such request should be submitted in writing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/proposed-regulationsOpinion 91-62
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Gifts (from village to … (with reservation of right to use) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gift of property from village to … of unneeded village real property may not be made in the form of a gift or loan in violation of article VIII, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Opinion 2006-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Payments (of compensation prior to … period) LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (matters contained in article 8 of the Town Law) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Payrolls (requirement to certify as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1Opinion 2005-7
… in the opinion. WATER DISTRICTS -- Water Supply (service to users located outside a water district) WATER RENTS -- … WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Water Supply (service to users located outside a water district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … Code, article 4-A, “Uniform Commercial Code-Funds Transfers”). 3 The functions, powers and duties of the Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-7Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our original report, Oversight of School Fire Safety … compliance with fire safety provisions established in the State Education Law, the State Uniform Fire Prevention … department did not adequately monitor whether schools are in compliance with all fire safety regulations and accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/oversight-school-fire-safety-compliance-follow