KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2020

NOTE 9 – DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS (Continued)

actuarially determined as an amount that, when combined with employee contributions, is expected to finance the cost of benefits earned by employees during the year, with an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability. The University's total pension contributions to KERS for the year ended June 30, 2020 was $1,956,298, equal to the required contributions for the year.

Pension liabilities, pension expense, and deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions - At June 30, 2020, the University reported a liability of $42,075,248 for its proportionate share of the non-hazardous net pension liability and $393,085 for hazardous. The net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2019 and the total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2018, rolled-forward for June 30, 2019. The University's proportion of the net pension liability was based on actual contributions to the pension plan during the measurement period. At June 30, 2020, the University's proportion was 0.30 percent for non-hazardous and 0.07 percent for hazardous, respectively.

For the year ended June 30, 2020, the University's actuarially calculated pension expense was $6,557,666 for non-hazardous and $140,261 for hazardous. At June 30, 2020, the University reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following sources:

Deferred Outflows of ResourcesDeferred Inflows of Resources
2020
Non-hazardous:
Difference between expected and actual experience$ 248,853$ -
Net difference between projected and actual earnings on investments-85,733
Changes of assumptions1,281,099-
Changes in proportion and differences between employer contributions and proportionate share of contributions4,901,183480,130
University contributions subsequent to measurement date1,923,866-
$ 8,355,001$ 565,863
Hazardous:
Difference between expected and actual experience$ 7,478$ -
Net difference between projected and actual earnings on investments-6,759
Changes of assumptions27,550-
Changes in proportion and differences between employer contributions and proportionate share of contributions191,023330,298
University contributions subsequent to measurement date32,432-
$ 258,483$ 337,057

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