KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) June 30, 2021
NOTE 10 - OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PLANS (OPEB) (CONTINUED)
June 30, 2021
June 30, 2021
TargetLong-Term
AllocationExpected Real
Asset Class18.75 %Rate of Return
US Equity18.754.50 %
International Equity10.005.25
Private Equity15.006.65
Special Credit/High Yield13.503.90
Core Bonds5.00(0.25)
Real Estate3.005.30
Opportunistic15.002.25
Real Return1.003.95
Cash100.00 %(0.75)
The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan assets was established by the KRS Board of Trustees at 6.25% based on a blending of the factors described above.
Sensitivity Analysis: This paragraph requires disclosure of the sensitivity of the net OPEB liability to changes in the discount rate and changes in the healthcare cost trend rate.
Non-hazardous
The following presents the University's allocated portion of the Non-hazardous net OPEB liability of the System, calculated using the discount rate of 5.43%, as well as what the University's allocated portion of the System's net OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower (4.43%) or 1-percentage-point higher (6.43%) than the current rate for Non-hazardous:
Current
1% Decrease (4.43 %)Discount Rate Rate (5.43 %)1% Increase (6.43%)
$ 9,653,147$ 8,099,015$ 6,823,392
The University's Net OPEB liability - Non-hazardous
The following presents the University's allocated portion of the Non-hazardous net OPEB liability of the System, calculated using the healthcare cost trend rate of percent, as well as what the University's allocated portion of the System's net OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a healthcare cost trend rate that is 1-percentage-point lower or 1-percentage-point higher than the current rate for Non-hazardous:
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