The document presents the state of South Carolina's amended annual program plan for the fiscal year 1980, which describes how South Carolina plans to comply with the regulations mandated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). Sections cover such aspects as policy regarding the right of handicapped students to education, goals (and a timeline) with respect to providing for the educational needs of handicapped children, identification, individualized education programs, procedural safeguards (including independent educational evaluations, parental consent, parents' rights, and due process hearings), least restrictive environment, protection in evaluation procedures, participation of private school children, placement in private schools, recovery of funds for misclassified children, hearings on Local Education Agency applications, annual program evaluations, and additional requirements (including conducting site visits, collection of data and reports, and audits of federal fund utilization). A section on confidentiality of records is also included. (DLS)