Title: Full-Service Community Schools in Distressed Communities Act of 2018
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Full-Service Community Schools in Distressed Communities Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Education to award grants that support the implementation of full-service community schools in localities affected by substance-use disorders.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3362 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3362

To provide grants to communities affected by substance use disorder to 
    enable those communities to plan for and implement full-service 
                           community schools.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 22, 2018

  Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide grants to communities affected by substance use disorder to 
    enable those communities to plan for and implement full-service 
                           community schools.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Full-Service Community Schools in 
Distressed Communities Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) More than half of our Nation's school children, 
        approximately 25,000,000 students, live in low-income 
        households. This is the highest proportion of students living 
        in low-income households since the statistic has been 
        collected.
            (2) Data shows the rising national trend of opioid use in 
        middle to high school age youth in rural areas. According to a 
        2013 study of children aged 12 through 17, non-medical 
        prescription drugs are the second most used type of drug used 
        next to marijuana, with opioids being the most common among 
        those non-medical prescription drugs.
            (3) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows 
        rural areas have seen a rise in overdose death with rural 
        opioid usage at 17.0 per 100,000 people, rising above the urban 
        overdose rate of 16.2 per 100,000 people for the first time 
        since this data has been collected.
            (4) Integrated student supports, expanded learning time and 
        opportunities, family and community engagement, and 
        collaborative leadership are key practices of community school 
        models (referred to in this section as ``community schools'') 
        and research shows that those key practices are found in high 
        quality schools that address barriers to learning from outside 
        the school.
            (5) A 2017 report indicates that community schools have the 
        potential for closing racial and economic achievement gaps.
            (6) Community schools that provide integrated student 
        supports, such as counseling, medical and dental services, and 
        transportation are associated with positive and improving 
        student outcomes in areas such as attendance, social and 
        emotional functioning, and academic achievement.
            (7) Community schools that provide well-designed expanded 
        learning and opportunities have positive academic and 
        nonacademic outcomes, including improvements in student 
        attendance, behavior, and academic achievement at those 
        community schools.
            (8) Positive student outcomes such as reduced absenteeism, 
        improved academic achievement, and improved student climate are 
        associated with the strong family and community engagement 
        practices of community schools. Research shows that these 
        practices increase trust inside the school community among 
        students, parents, and teachers, which relates to positive 
        student outcomes.
            (9) Collaborative leadership structures and practice in 
        community schools create conditions that improve student 
        learning and well-being as well as improved relationships 
        inside and outside of the school.

SEC. 3. FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANTS FOR DISTRESSED 
              COMMUNITIES.

    Subpart 2 of part F of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7271 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 4626. FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANTS FOR DISTRESSED 
              COMMUNITIES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Collaborative leadership structure.--The term 
        `collaborative leadership structure' means an advisory and 
        coordinating leadership structure that--
                    ``(A) includes--
                            ``(i) not less than 2 representatives from 
                        each participating local educational agency, of 
                        which not less than one shall be an educator; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) not less than 1 representative from 
                        each participating, system-level partner, which 
                        may include government agencies, parents, 
                        underrepresented groups in the community, key 
                        pipeline service providers, and a broad array 
                        of other stakeholders supported by the 
                        community;
                    ``(B) advises the grantee on the use of grant funds 
                under this section;
                    ``(C) provides information, input, and 
                recommendations to the grantee to support the full-
                service community schools, including recommending 
                memoranda of understanding between the grantee, 
                representatives of the collaborative leadership 
                structure, and other participants in the initiative to 
                facilitate policy, resource alignment, and the 
                provision of adequate resources to support the full-
                service community schools; and
                    ``(D) otherwise assists the grantee with 
                implementation of the grant under this section.
            ``(2) School-site advisory team.--The term `school-site 
        advisory team' means a team that includes not less than 1 
        representative of each of the following groups:
                    ``(A) Teachers.
                    ``(B) Specialized instructional support personnel.
                    ``(C) Community partners.
                    ``(D) School administration, including 
                administrative staff and other non-instructional staff.
                    ``(E) Students.
                    ``(F) Parents.
    ``(b) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities described in section 4622(1)(B) 
to enable those eligible entities to plan for, build capacity for, and 
implement full-service community schools.
    ``(c) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity described in section 
        4622(1)(B) that desires a grant under this section shall submit 
        an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
        as the Secretary may require, including, at a minimum--
                    ``(A) a description of the eligible entity;
                    ``(B) a description of the capacity of the eligible 
                entity to coordinate and, in collaboration with its 
                partner entities, facilitate the provision of pipeline 
                services at two or more full-service community schools;
                    ``(C) a memorandum of understanding, among all 
                partner entities in the eligible entity, that includes 
                a commitment to establishing a collaborative leadership 
                structure that contributes to planning and 
                implementation of a full-service community school 
                program;
                    ``(D) the identification of a minimum of 2 schools 
                that--
                            ``(i) show an interest, voluntarily, in 
                        participating in a full-service community 
                        school program;
                            ``(ii) have a demonstrated need for a full-
                        service community school; and
                            ``(iii) have committed to establishing or 
                        designating a school site advisory team to 
                        support the school's full-service community 
                        school initiative;
                    ``(E) the designation of an individual to serve as 
                the district liaison, who will direct the planning and 
                implementation of the grant under this section, 
                including by coordinating with service providers;
                    ``(F) a description, including relevant data, 
                regarding any substance use disorder problems in the 
                area served by each local educational agency that is 
                part of the eligible entity;
                    ``(G) a preliminary list of pipeline services, 
                including existing and additional pipeline services, to 
                be coordinated and provided by the eligible entity and 
                its partner entities; and
                    ``(H) an assurance that the eligible entity and its 
                partner entities will focus services on schools 
                eligible for a schoolwide program under section 1114.
            ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that--
                    ``(A) include a local educational agency that 
                serves a county in which there has been a high overdose 
                rate, a high rate of drug-related deaths, or a high 
                rate of drug-related incarceration; and
                    ``(B) will establish full-service community schools 
                at schools--
                            ``(i) in which not less than 40 percent of 
                        students are eligible for free or reduced-price 
                        meals under the Richard B. Russell National 
                        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and
                            ``(ii) that operate a schoolwide program 
                        under section 1114.
            ``(3) Reservation of funds.--The Secretary shall reserve 30 
        percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this section to 
        award grants under this section to eligible entities that are 
        eligible for the Rural Education Achievement Program under 
        subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title V.
    ``(d) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Planning.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity receiving a 
                grant under this section shall use grant funds during 
                the first year of the grant (or a shorter period of 
                time if the eligible entity completes the planning 
                report described in paragraph (2) in less than 1 year) 
                to--
                            ``(i) convene the community-wide 
                        collaborative leadership structure not later 
                        than 60 days after the date of receipt of the 
                        grant;
                            ``(ii) in collaboration with the 
                        collaborative leadership structure, identify 
                        full-time, school-designated site coordinators 
                        for each full-service community school to work 
                        with the district liaison on the planning and 
                        implementation of the grant under this section, 
                        including coordinating with service providers;
                            ``(iii) following the administration of a 
                        thorough needs and asset assessment at each 
                        school site and an analysis of the results, 
                        work with site coordinators to identify, and 
                        collaborate with, service providers (which may 
                        include public, private, and nonprofit agencies 
                        or organizations that provide higher education, 
                        educational enrichment, substance abuse 
                        prevention and education, mental and physical 
                        health services, housing assistance, 
                        transportation, job training, and social 
                        welfare services) that have the capacity, and 
                        demonstrated effectiveness, to participate in a 
                        full-service community school and provide 
                        pipeline services for a full-service community 
                        school in the relevant area; and
                            ``(iv) complete a planning report, as 
                        described in paragraph (2), that details the 
                        implementation plan before moving forward with 
                        implementation.
                    ``(B) Revision of collaborative leadership 
                structure.--An eligible entity may revise the eligible 
                entity's collaborative leadership structure membership, 
                as needed, to reflect the results of each full-service 
                community school's needs and asset assessment and the 
                eligible entity's subsequent identification of partner 
                entities.
            ``(2) Planning report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date on which the grant under this section was awarded, the 
        eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a planning 
        report, which shall include the following:
                    ``(A) A description of the actions taken to 
                coordinate and, in collaboration with its partner 
                entities, facilitate the provision of pipeline services 
                at two or more full-service community schools.
                    ``(B) A comprehensive plan that includes 
                descriptions of the following:
                            ``(i) The student, family, and school 
                        community to be served, including demographic 
                        information.
                            ``(ii) How the full-service community 
                        schools initiative contributes to advancing the 
                        strategic school improvement goals and efforts 
                        of the local educational agencies that serve 
                        the full-service community schools.
                            ``(iii) Results of a thorough needs and 
                        assets assessment of students, staff, families, 
                        and communities that identifies the academic, 
                        physical, nonacademic, physical and mental 
                        health, and other needs of students, families, 
                        and community residents.
                            ``(iv) Annual measurable performance 
                        objectives and outcomes, including an increase 
                        in the number and percentage of families and 
                        students targeted for services each year of the 
                        program, in order to ensure that children are--
                                    ``(I) meeting the challenging State 
                                academic standards established under 
                                section 1111(b); and
                                    ``(II) safe, healthy, and supported 
                                by engaged families.
                            ``(v) Pipeline services, including existing 
                        and additional pipeline services, to be 
                        coordinated by the site coordinator and 
                        provided by the eligible entity and its partner 
                        entities, including an explanation of--
                                    ``(I) why such services have been 
                                selected, including references to the 
                                needs and assets assessment described 
                                in clause (iii);
                                    ``(II) how such services will 
                                improve student academic achievement;
                                    ``(III) how such services address 
                                social and emotional needs of students 
                                and the use of trauma informed care;
                                    ``(IV) how such services will 
                                address the annual measurable 
                                performance objectives and outcomes 
                                described in clause (iv); and
                                    ``(V) what services are designed to 
                                address the needs for youth 
                                transitioning out of high school or 
                                disconnected youth aged 16 through 24.
                            ``(vi) Plans to ensure that each full-
                        service community school site has a full-time 
                        site coordinator of pipeline services at such 
                        school, including a description of the 
                        applicable funding sources, plans for 
                        professional development for the personnel 
                        managing, coordinating, or delivering pipeline 
                        services, plans to establish school-site 
                        advisory teams, and plans for joint utilization 
                        of school facilities, which shall include 
                        opportunities for collaboration at each school 
                        between the site coordinator, members of the 
                        school-site advisory team, families, and the 
                        community to plan, evaluate progress, and re-
                        assess needs.
                            ``(vii) Plans for annual evaluation based 
                        upon attainment of the performance objectives 
                        and outcomes described in clause (iv).
                            ``(viii) Plans for sustaining the programs 
                        and services described in this subsection after 
                        the grant period, including through the use of 
                        eligible Federal funds provided under title I 
                        and other funds provided under this title.
            ``(3) Implementation.--After submission of the planning 
        grant under paragraph (2), for the remainder of the grant 
        period an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section 
        shall use grant funds to--
                    ``(A) in collaboration with partner entities and 
                service providers identified under paragraph 
                (1)(A)(iii), facilitate the provision of pipeline 
                services for not less than 2 full-service community 
                schools in the area served by the eligible entity; and
                    ``(B) support and enable the liaison described in 
                paragraph (1)(A)(ii) to lead the collaborative 
                leadership structure and carry out the activities 
                described in the eligible entity's grant application 
                and planning report under this section.
    ``(e) Duration; Renewal.--
            ``(1) Duration.--Grants under this section shall be awarded 
        for a 5-year period.
            ``(2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a grant under this 
        section for an additional 2-year period, after considering the 
        eligible entity's performance on the indicators described in 
        subsection (d)(2)(B)(iv).
    ``(f) Grant Amounts.--Minimum grants awarded under this section 
shall be in the amount of $150,000 for each community school that an 
eligible entity will develop and support under the grant, for each year 
of the grant and each year of a renewal grant.
    ``(g) Evaluations by the Institute of Education Sciences.--The 
Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences, shall conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of grants 
awarded under this section in planning for, building capacity for, and 
implementing full-service community schools.
    ``(h) Evaluations by Grantees.--The Secretary shall require each 
eligible entity receiving a grant under this section to--
            ``(1) conduct annual evaluations of the progress achieved 
        with the grant in planning for, building capacity for, and 
        implementing full-service community schools;
            ``(2) use such evaluations to refine and improve activities 
        carried out through the grant and the annual measurable 
        performance objectives and outcomes under subsection 
        (d)(2)(B)(iv); and
            ``(3) make the results of such evaluations publicly 
        available, including by providing public notice of such 
        availability.
    ``(i) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and 
procedures afforded school or local educational agency employees under 
Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable regulations or 
court orders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agreements, 
memoranda of understanding, or other agreements between such employees 
and their employers.
    ``(j) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available to an 
eligible entity through a grant under this section for activities 
described in this section may be used only to supplement, and not 
supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds that would otherwise 
be available to carry out the activities assisted under this section.
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $45,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.''.
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