Members whose participation on or after 1/1/2014:
Nonhazardous contributions equal to 6% and Hazardous contributions equal 9% of all creditable compensation, with 5% (Non-hazardous) and 8% (Hazardous) being credited to the member's account and 1% deposited to the KRS 401(h) Account. Interest paid on the members' accounts will be set at 2.5%. Member is entitled to a full refund of contributions and interest in their individual account, however, the 1% contributed to the insurance fund is non-refundable.
Total OPEB Liability: The total other postemployment benefits ("OPEB") liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2019. The financial reporting actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2019, used the following actuarial methods and assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:
| Inflation | 2.30 percent |
|---|---|
| Payroll growth rate | 0.00 percent for KERS non-hazardous and hazardous |
| Salary increases | 3.55 to 15.55 percent, varies by service |
| Investment rate of return | 6.25 percent |
| Healthcare trend rates | |
| Pre-65 | Initial trend starting at 7.25 percent at January 1, 2019 and gradually decreasing to an ultimate trend rate of 4.05 percent over a period of 13 years. |
| Post-65 | Initial trend starting at 5.10 percent at January 1, 2019 and gradually decreasing to an ultimate trend rate of 4.05 percent over a period of 11 years. |
The mortality table used for active members is RP-2000 Combined Mortality Table projected with Scale BB to 2013 (multiplied by 50% for males and 30% for females). For healthy retired members and beneficiaries, the mortality table used is the RP-2000 Combined Mortality Table projected with Scale BB to 2013 (set back 1 year for females). For disabled members, the RP-2000 Combined Disabled Mortality Table projected with Scale BB to 2013 (set back 4 years for males) is used for the period after disability retirement. There is some margin in the current mortality tables for possible future improvement in mortality rates and that margin will be reviewed again when the next experience investigation is conducted.
Discount rate assumptions:
(a) Discount Rate: The discount rate used to measure the total Non-hazardous OPEB liability was 5.73%, which was reduced from the 5.86% discount rate used in the prior year. The discount rate used to measure the total Hazardous OPEB liability was 5.66%, which was decreased from the 5.88% discount rate used in the prior year.
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