Some key facts about Georgia Gov. Deal's budget proposal

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday introduced his budget plan for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1. State lawmakers will begin considering the proposal next week. Some details of state spending under Deal's plan:

— Total spending: $47.5 billion.

— $850 million in borrowing to fund building and other projects across the state.

— $300 million for school districts, intended to end furloughs or shortened school years implemented during the recession and give teachers a 3 percent salary increase.

— $26.2 million to increase pay for pre-K teachers.

— About $94 million for 3 percent salary increases for state employees, based on merit. Some agencies could determine higher increases for positions with high turnover, including the Department of Corrections.

— More than $825 million in new gasoline taxes and other fees devoted to road and bridge upkeep, a result of the transportation funding law approved by lawmakers last year.

— Adds 20 investigator positions statewide to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

— Funding for HOPE scholarship awards for college students at in-state public schools would increase by about $59.1 million total. The amount for private schools would remain the same. Tuition rates for the 2017 school year haven't been set. Tuition at public colleges and universities has increased every year since at least 2002.

— A new campus for Lanier Technical College in Hall County, where Deal comes from, would cost about $48.2 million.

— $6.5 million for designing and preparing the site of a proposed Judicial Complex Building in downtown Atlanta. The State Archives building currently stands at the location.