Selected reports and information published by New York State's Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli

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Selected reports andinformation published by New York State's Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoliIssued during theweek of December 17 - 23, 2012[Click on the caption toaccess the full report]
DiNapoli Proposes Legislation To Help LocalGovernments With Storm Costs

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has proposed a legislative package to helplocal governments deal with the financial impact of Hurricane Sandy. TheComptroller submitted four bills last week to the New York State Assembly andSenate.
DiNapoli: SED Providing Inadequate Oversightof Special Education Contractors

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Tuesday called on the StateEducation Department (SED) to increase scrutiny of special educationcontractors after an audit revealed SED has notconducted any on–site audits since 2007 and has no process to routinely reviewthe hundreds of millions of dollars charged by these private providersannually.
DiNapoli Leads Coalition Demanding AetnaDisclose Political Spending

Citing reputational risks and a need for greater transparency in how shareholderdollars are being spent, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoliannounced that he has filed a shareholder resolution with Aetna Incorporated toadopt a policy to publicly disclose all of its direct and indirect politicalexpenditures. The Comptroller’s resolution was co–filed by global asset managerF&C Management Ltd. In a related effort, a group of institutional investorsled by the Unitarian Universalist Association filed a separate resolutionurging the company to seek greater board involvement and oversight overpolitical spending.
DiNapoli: $89 Billion Shortfall for EssentialInfrastructure Projects Over the Next Two Decades
New York faces a shortfall of up to $89 billion in funding for water, sewer andtransportation infrastructure over the next two decades, according to a reportissued Thursday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report is thelatest in a series of reports DiNapoli will issue to highlight the causes offiscal stress in New York’s local governments.
DiNapoli: School Districts Should Take FurtherSteps to Protect Private Data

The increased use of mobile computing devices by school districts has putconfidential student and school staff data at greater risk for theft andmisuse, according to an audit released last Friday by StateComptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
DiNapoli: Tax Collections $163 Million BelowProjections
Tax collections through November of $39.2 billion were $163.4 million below thestate’s estimates updated last month, and $702.4 million below initialestimates in April, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said Wednesday inreleasing the November cash report.
Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Wednesday announced his officecompleted audits of:
the Mechanicville City School District;andthe Riverhead Charter School.
Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Wednesday announced his officecompleted the audits of:
the Village of Fort Edward; the Town of Livingston; the Town of Montgomery; the Niagara County Soil and Water ConservationDistrict; the Town of Oakfield; the Town of Olean; the Town of Stillwater; the Town of Unadilla; the Town of Waterloo; and the West Webster Volunteer Fireman’s Association,Inc.