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Area #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… to student, teacher or principal PII. 7 The training must cover the federal and State laws governing confidentiality of … opening an unknown email or attachment or how to maintain laptop security while traveling). The failure to provide IT … IT security training and maintaining IT security awareness does not have to be a formal, elaborate and expensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on 2026 Executive Budget Address
… given the heightened uncertainty in the economy and the prospect of even more unfavorable federal policy changes. It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-2026-executive-budget-addressSUNY Bulletin No. SU-342.2
… No. SU-342.1 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental … York State will provide 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave to certain Executive Branch State employees to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. Per a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3422-suny-paid-parental-leave-fullState Audit Finds Rochester Transportation Authority Incorrectly Administered Compensation Program
… agencies provide guidance for public authorities on how performance incentive programs should be administered … the authority did not maintain documentation supporting how the employees met or exceeded performance criteria. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-audit-finds-rochester-transportation-authority-incorrectly-administered-compensation-programOpinion 96-16
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … and town taxes (Town Law, §198[12][e]). There is, however, no authority in section 198 for the town board, irrespective … e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-64, p 145, relating to the general rule that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Responsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to Construction Projects
… in New York City. Our audit period was January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Background For the period January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016, a total of 90,861 construction … of Interest New York City Police Department/New York State Liquor Authority: Responsiveness to Noise Complaints Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/31/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-construction-projectsOpinion 99-10
… Performance Contracts (maximum term) -- Term (maximum term for energy performance contracts) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Expected Useful Life" (for purpose of the maximum term of energy performance … or equipment subject to an energy performance contract, for purposes of Energy Law, §9-103, is the estimated period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-10Opinion 94-3
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … before the improvement is commenced (1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-703, unreported; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 537; … for approval by the State Comptroller (1951 Opns St Comp No. 5474, unreported; 1946 Opns St Comp No. 1590, unreported; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 2379
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable Educational Assistance Benefits for 2025. Affected Employees: Employees who receive Employer … of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable Educational Assistance Benefits for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2379-educational-assistance-benefits-2025Opinion 88-26
… Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, §2; EXECUTIVE … the construction of a building for use by the State Police on land owned by the State so long as the town retains … You ask whether a town may construct a building for State Police use on State land located in the town and finance the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26Village of Unadilla – Budgeting (2013M-143)
… 13, 2013. Background The Village of Unadilla is located in Otsego County. The Village is governed by an elected … budgets that are based on the previous years’ trends in actual revenues and expenditures. Estimate the ending fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-unadilla-budgeting-2013m-143Model Code of Ethics for Local Governments - Frequently Asked Questions
… and fire districts must adopt a code of ethics which, at a minimum, contains provisions with respect to: disclosure … it sees fit. The definition of "relative" should, however, at a minimum, include parents, siblings, children, and … provided that this paragraph shall not prohibit the fixing at any time of fees based upon the reasonable value of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/model-code-ethics-local-governments-frequently-asked-questionsDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… tax (PIT) check-off funds are not distributed promptly to charitable causes, even after legislation aimed at speeding up the process was enacted in 2015, according to a report … income tax PIT checkoff funds are not distributed promptly to charitable causes even after legislation aimed at speeding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsImproper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care (2023-S-23)
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to hospitals for outpatient services that were erroneously billed as inpatient services for recipients enrolled in managed care.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s23.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1352
… Purpose To inform agencies of a new CONTROL-D report that identifies … day of the current pay period. OSC Actions In an effort to assist agencies in determining the appropriate location … OSC created Control-D report NPAY799 for Agencies to review on a biweekly cycle. Missing Location Pay - the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1352-new-control-d-report-npay799-location-pay-exceptions-reportOpinion 98-11
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (where last day of interest-free period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or … 925-a; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §25-a: When the last day of the penalty-free period for the payment of real … period is automatically extended to the next business day and a real property tax payment received in an envelope …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-11Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up) (2017-F-2)
To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f2.pdfMedicaid Program - Medicaid Overpayments for Medicare Part B Services Billed Directly to eMedNY (2017-S-36)
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to providers who submitted Part B cost-sharing claims directly to eMedNY.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s36.pdfChenango Valley Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-162-F)
… report – pdf] [read complete 2023 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Chenango Valley Central School … The purpose of our review was to assess the Chenango Valley Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/24/chenango-valley-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-162-fCaledonia Joint Fire District – Board Oversight of Long-Term Planning (2024M-102)
… (Board) and District officials properly planned for long-term financial and capital needs. Key Findings … the Board and District officials did not properly plan for these long-term financial and capital needs. The Board … a written policy related to fund balance and reserves. For example, the Board and District officials maintained a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/11/08/caledonia-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-long-term-planning-2024m-102