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DeSantis wants more families to take advantage of Florida’s Prepaid College Plan

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Patrick Sternad
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WFSU Public Media
A classroom pencil jar sits on a teacher's desk

Families can receive a $50 gift card through Oct. 28.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and other state officials held a press conference on Monday at Lawton Chiles Elementary School in Orlando to talk about Florida Prepaid.

Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr., said the program lets parents lock in the current tuition rate and then make monthly payments toward their child’s future education.

“Florida is setting an example for the rest of the nation for ensuring that students can access higher education without taking on high amounts of debt,” said Diaz.

“I am proud that Florida not only offers options like Florida Prepaid, but we are also returning money to parents because Governor DeSantis has kept tuition low.”

Gov. DeSantis said Florida Prepaid has been successful but $130 million in funds have yet to be claimed.

"This is the largest program of its kind in the country. There's been over 1.2 million families who have taken advantage of it," DeSantis said at the conference.

The state is giving out $50 gift cards to each parent who opens a prepaid account from now until October 28.

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