So that individual could take that college savings money and say, I'm going to trade school, goes to trade school, vocational school, whatever. Say they come out a welder, right, or whatever it is. And now They rolled that 529 college money into the Jumpstart account and now they can use that money to start a business, buy tools, buy equipment, any of the licenses, certifications, all of those things that I've delineated in the bill. so they could go start their career, zero debt and get right going down the road. I want to ask you to riff on something you mentioned earlier regarding the skills gap and the stakes of closing it for our country. (29:40–29:57)
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Asserts that the Jumpstart account allows use of 529 funds for business start-up costs and certifications.
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