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PERA—PUBLIC EMPLOYEES POLICE AND FIRE FUND(CONTINUED) 2023 CHANGES IN PLAN PROVISIONS • Additional one-time direct state aid contribution of$19.4 million will be contributed to the Plan on October 1,2023. • Vesting requirement for new hires after June 30, 2014, was changed from a graded 20-year vesting schedule to a graded 10-year vesting schedule, with 50.00 percent vesting after five years, increasing incrementally to 100.00 percent after 10 years. • A one-time, noncompounding benefit increase of 3.00 percent will be payable in a lump sum for calendar year 2024 by March 31,2024. • Psychological treatment is required effective July 1,2023,prior to approval for a duty disability benefit for a psychological condition relating to the member's occupation. • The total and permanent duty disability benefit was increased, effective July 1, 2023. 2022 CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS • The mortality improvement scale was changed from Scale MP-2020 to Scale MP-2021. • This single discount rate changed from 6.50 percent to 5.40 percent. 2021 CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS • The investment return and single discount rates were changed from 7.50 percent to 6.50 percent, for financial reporting purposes. • The inflation assumption was changed from 2.50 percent to 2.25 percent. • The payroll growth assumption was changed from 3.25 percent to 3.00 percent. • The base mortality table for healthy annuitants and employees was changed from the RP-2014 Table to the Pub-2010 Public Safety Mortality Table. The mortality improvement scale was changed from MP-2019 to MP-2020. • The base mortality table for disabled annuitants was changed from the RP-2014 Healthy Annuitant Mortality Table (with future mortality improvement according to Scale MP-2019) to the Pub-2010 Public Safety Disabled Annuitant Mortality Table (with future mortality improvement according to Scale MP-2020). • Assumed rates of salary increase were modified as recommended in the July 14, 2020 experience study. The overall impact is a decrease in gross salary increase rates. • Assumed rates of retirement were changed as recommended in the July 14, 2020 experience study. The changes result in slightly more unreduced retirements and fewer assumed early retirements. • Assumed rates of withdrawal were changed from select and ultimate rates to service-based rates. The changes result in more assumed terminations. • Assumed rates of disability were increased for ages 25-44 and decreased for ages over 49. Overall,proposed rates result in more projected disabilities. • Assumed percent married for active female members was changed from 60.00 percent to 70.00 percent. Minor changes to form of payment assumptions were applied. 2020 CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS • The mortality projection scale was changed from MP-2018 to MP-2019. 2019 CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS • The mortality projection scale was changed from MP-2017 to MP-2018. -73-