New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued:

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued:

An independent fiduciary and conflict of interest review of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, commended the Comptroller and Fund staff for holding “themselves to the highest ethical, professional and conflict of interest standards” and for being “well-prepared for the challenges that the [COVID-19] pandemic posed.” The review was conducted by Kroll LLC.

Too many of New York school districts’ mental health teams are understaffed, with too few available services and inconsistent and limited oversight of mental health education for students, an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement today regarding the Legislature's passage of an extender bill to fund state operations:

"The passage of a budget extender bill will ensure that more than 60,000 state employees will be paid this week. However, since the extender was passed after the time in which OSC indicated it must be done to avoid any disruptions, there may be a delay and employees on the institutional payroll should watch closely."

In February, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,465 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.4 billion and approved more than 2.9 million payments worth nearly $10 billion. The office rejected 121 contracts and related transactions valued at $206.2 million and nearly 7,000 payments valued at more than $23.1 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York.