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Ordinary Disability (Section 362) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… behalf. For example, your attorney, a power of attorney (POA) , or a court-appointed guardian who has been granted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ordinary-disability-section-362DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Adds Another $20 Million to Investing in New York Program
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. The transaction raises the total commitments of … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-adds-another-20-million-investing-new-york-programOpinion 2009-2
… of the town outside of any villages. You ask whether the threshold in Town Law § 209-q (13) (a), which triggers the … Bill Jacket, L 1974, ch 521, at 2). 4 In setting forth the threshold for when the State Comptroller's approval is … is required. Rather, the "one-tenth of one percent" threshold is applied to the total estimated cost of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Ardsley Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-13)
… the Ardsley Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund … and District officials’ consistent budgeting practices of appropriating fund balance that is not needed and … 2017-18 through 2021-22 (excluding 2018-19) by an average of $4.1 million, totaling $16.5 million. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/ardsley-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-13Member & Retiree E-News Archive — 2024
… to E-News . December 2024 Members Now Scheduling In-Person Consultations in Our NYC Office Preparing for … November 2024 Members Protecting Yourself from Scams How School Employees Earn NYSLRS Service Credit Requesting … Online Retirement Online for Retirees Keeps Getting Better Members Get Your Member Annual Statement Faster with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-retiree-e-news-archive-2024State Agencies Bulletin No. 2380
… who participated in the Certification, Licensure, and Exam Fee Reimbursement Program, or who used Empire Star Public Service awards for certification, license, or exam fees are affected. PEF employees who participated in the Certification, Licensure, and Exam Fee Reimbursement Program, or who used Empire Star …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2380-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2025DiNapoli: Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty, State Must Focus on Programs To Aid Seniors
… as the number of older New Yorkers increases, so does the strain on local agencies and service providers that older …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-amid-federal-funding-uncertainty-state-must-focus-programs-aid-seniorsSoaring Health Care Costs Highlight Need To Address Childhood Obesity, October 2012
Obesity rates in New York State and the nation have jumped sharply in recent decades.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/health-child-obesity-2012.pdfHerkimer Central School District – 2014 Building Renovation Capital Project (2022M-136)
… project . Officials: Borrowed $2 million more than needed for the initial project and used the funds to make other … works. In March 2022, the former clerk of the works was arrested for defrauding the New York State and Local Retirement System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/herkimer-central-school-district-2014-building-renovation-capital-projectDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… DOCCS also requires officers to obtain an updated digital photo of each SIST respondent every 90 days and any time a … Auditors also reviewed the timeliness of SIST offender photo updates. Photos of SIST offenders are supposed to be … a month late. At the time of the audit, one respondent’s photo had not been updated in almost a year. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersCompliance With the Enough is Enough Act
… Purpose To determine if the State Education Department (SED) and … Enough Act (Act). The audit covers the period July 7, 2015 to September 26, 2017. Background The Act was signed into law on July 7, 2015, establishing policies to prevent and respond to sexual assault on college campuses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/24/compliance-enough-enough-actOpinion 89-19
… St Comp No. 88-38, p 75). You suggest, however, that the commissioner of the local department of social services … of the State Department of Social Services and the State Commissioner of Social Services (N.Y. Const, art XVII, §1; … ask, therefore, whether as an agent of the State, a county commissioner of social services would qualify for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19How to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review
… or only the vendor selected for the contract. Be sure to take into account the time needed to conduct such a … However, if the prospective vendor will rely heavily on a parent or subsidiary company to perform the contract, … Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Make a Responsibility Determination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-reviewDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… which averaged $4 billion annually from FY 2023 through FY 2025 in the adopted budget in June 2021, were narrowed … in FY 2023, $3 billion in FY 2024, and $3.3 billion in FY 2025, fueling gaps that could total more than $5 billion … that could add costs of more than $1 billion in FY 2026, outside of the financial plan period. Even during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aidEast Irondequoit Central School District – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-18)
… completed annual sexual harassment prevention training (SHP Training). Key Findings SHP Training was not provided to all employees and any Board … and the nine Board members did not complete the annual SHP Training. Additionally, the District excluded per diem …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-sexual-harassment-preventionFinn Academy: An Elmira Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-141)
… personnel who use IT resources, including the importance of physical security and protection of personal, private, sensitive information (PPSI). Develop a … our comments on issues raised in the School’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/11/02/finn-academy-elmira-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-141Jefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… services without public written disclosure of his interest in the contract with the District. Key Recommendations Seek … Ensure District officers or employees publicly disclose, in writing, any interests they have in contracts or agreements with the District. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Town of Ashland – Long-Term Planning (2024M-114)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Ashland (Town) officials established multiyear capital and … on Town operations or how they will fund these needs. As of July 17, 2024, the Town’s capital reserve funds have zero … and 2011 mower are beyond their usable life by an average of almost six years, and he shared that both the Town’s salt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-ashland-long-term-planning-2024m-114Village of Rhinebeck – Water Fees (2013M-311)
… water accounting system. The Board did not annually audit, or cause to be audited, the Treasurer’s records. Key … Segregate the Clerk’s water billing and collecting duties or implement compensating controls, such as providing routine … are assessed in accordance with its local law, as written, or consider amending its local law to agree with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/01/17/village-rhinebeck-water-fees-2013m-311DiNapoli: Georgia Woman Allegedly Stole Over $450K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… this joint effort, one more person who believed they could game the system has been caught and will be prosecuted.” “For … who had worked for the State Insurance Fund from 1985 until her retirement in 2005. She subsequently moved to … NYSLRS and SSA continued to deposit funds into the account until early 2021. Smith knew exactly when those benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-georgia-woman-allegedly-stole-over-450k-nys-pension-and-social-security-payments