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amend certain provisions pertaining to the South Dakota Retirement System.

SB69 makes significant changes to South Dakota's retirement system rules, including modifications to how retirement contributions and benefits are calculated and eliminating outdated provisions from state law. The bill repeals several older retirement-related sections while updating key rules in the main retirement system statute to reflect current practices. Without access to the specific technical details of the amendments, the changes appear to modernize and streamline the state's retirement system regulations.

modify the definition of public infrastructure to allow a federally recognized Indian tribe to be eligible for housing infrastructure loans and grants.

This bill expands the definition of "public infrastructure" under South Dakota's Housing Development Authority program to include infrastructure owned or maintained by federally recognized Indian tribes, not just by local government units. This change allows Indian tribes to become eligible for housing infrastructure loans and grants that help support single-family and multi-family housing projects on tribal lands.

provide free birth certificates to persons experiencing homelessness.

South Dakota will provide one free certified birth certificate to people experiencing homelessness, removing the usual fee that normally applies under current law. To qualify, a homeless person (or their representative) must submit an application along with an affidavit signed by both the person and a homeless services provider—such as someone from a shelter, food bank, housing assistance program, or social services agency—confirming their homelessness.