Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took action Thursday to fill an unintended shortfall in the state's main funding source for K-12 schools, saying he wants to head off midyear cutbacks in school districts. The Democratic governor said he authorized an additional $14.

The funding will fulfill the state's statutory requirements, and not impact the current budgets of the state's school districts.

Kentucky districts were told to expect cuts to their budgets because of a state funding shortfall of more than $40 million. Gov. Beshear authorized $14 million Thursday to help cover it.