In 1978, the General Assembly passed House Joint Resolution 79 which requested the Secretary of Human Resources and the Secretary of Education to finalize the Revised State Plan for the Identification and Diagnosis of Handicapped Children as soon as possible and develop a schedule for its implementation. The Secretary of Human Resources was also requested to designate a non-participating agency to evaluate the implementation of the Plan and to begin holding periodic public hearings to receive comments and recommendations from clients and citizens regarding the Plan. On July 7, 1978, the Secretary of Human Resources designated the Division for Children as the non-participating agency to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Plan. This report will provide the background for this evaluation and briefly discuss the Division for Children's planning activities to date.