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(D) actively listen and engage in civil discourse including discourse with those with different viewpoints;
(E) responsibly participate as a citizen in a constitutional democracy; and
(F) effectively engage with governmental institutions at the local, state, and federal levels; and
(3) an appreciation of:
(A) the importance and responsibility of participating in civic life;
(B) a commitment to the United States and its form of government; and
(C) a commitment to free speech and civil discourse.
(h-7) The agency shall ensure that each school district or open-enrollment charter school teaches civics education as part of the district's social studies curriculum in a manner consistent with the essential knowledge and skills adopted under Subsection (h-2).
(h-8) Nothing in Subsections (h-2) and (h-7) may be construed as limiting the teaching of or instruction in the essential knowledge and skills adopted under this subchapter.
SECTION 3. Section 28.002(h-2), Education Code, as added by H.B. 4509, Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is redesignated as Section 28.002(h-6), Education Code, to read as follows:
(h-6) [(h-3)] In providing instruction regarding the
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