Missouri Governor Eric Greitens announced Thursday that a large settlement has contributed to an amendment in the state budget to restore some funds for home and community-based services and K-12 school bus transportation.

In a statement on social media, Greitens said last week lawmakers learned Missouri would be receiving $52 million dollars from a legal settlement and additional federal funding.

“This money makes our budget situation a bit better. It helps; it doesn’t make us whole.  When you consider that politicians were overspending by $700 Million, this $52 Million is helpful, but it is not a long-term solution to the challenges that we face,” Greitens said. ” In our original budget, because of the shortfall, one of the tough choices we made was to change eligibility standards for the home and community-based services program.”

Greitens said he is issuing a Governor’s amendment to the budget to restore $41 million in funding to home and community-based services.

“This will maintain coverage for every patient currently in the program, while giving us time to work to overhaul a broken healthcare system,” he said.

This amendment also restores $11 million dollars for K-12 school bus transportation.

“Protecting K-12 education was always one of our priorities,” Greitens said. “This $11M means that we are spending more on elementary and secondary education than any budget has before.”