1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Full-Service Community Schools in Distressed Communities Act of 2018 . 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