Gov. Bob Wise and State Treasurer John Perdue will unveil a new, more flexible college savings plan at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at West Virginia Universitys Erickson Alumni Center. They will be joined by WVU Provost Gerald Lang and a local family that hopes to take advantage of the plan.

The new SMART529 plan will compliment the states Prepaid Tuition Plan, state officials say.

“Same Difference,”a WVU choral group, will perform the National Anthem and”West Virginia Hills,”as part of the ceremony.

The governor and treasurer also plan Wednesday stops in Huntington and Beckley to launch the college savings option.

For additional information, contact: Nelson Sorah, Communications Director, State Treasurers Office, 304-341-0743; or George Manahan, 304-343-2800.