INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosier schools would see a 6% funding boost next year under state spending plans proposed by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb.

The Republican governor’s plan would give K-12 schools their largest funding increase in more than a decade. The extra money comes with the goal of boosting the statewide average teacher pay by about $3,000 to at least $60,000 a year.

Holcomb’s proposal comes as the Republican-dominated Legislature is set to start its 2023 session on Monday, with its primary business being the adoption of a new two-year state budget.

The governor’s proposals also includes eliminating textbook fees for public school students by directing $160 million toward local schools to cover that cost.