History. Code 1981, § 20-2-201 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1546, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2365, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 31; Ga. L. 2003, p. 398, § 2; Ga. L. 2004, p. 946, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 20/HB 95; Ga. L. 2012, p. 355, § 4/SB 404; Ga. L. 2018, p. 747, § 2C/SB 401; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 20/SB 52.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, added the fifth sentence of subsection (b).
The 2019 amendment, effective May 12, 2019, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, in subsection (b), substituted “professional personnel who” for “professional personnel that” in the fifth sentence; and, in subsection (c), substituted “online” for “on line” in four places and inserted “the term” near the beginning of the first sentence.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.’
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 6 - Quality Basic Education
Subpart 1 - Certificated Professional Personnel
§ 20-2-200.1. Exemption From Testing for Transferring Out-of-State Teachers
§ 20-2-200.2. Qualification for Certain Certificates for Military Spouses
§ 20-2-201. Specific Course Requirements; In-Service or Continuing Education; Online Offerings
§ 20-2-203. Validity Period for Renewable Certificates
§ 20-2-205. Georgia Master Teacher Program
§ 20-2-206. Alternative Teacher Certification Program; Creditable Service
§ 20-2-207. Online Course on Educator Ethics
§ 20-2-208. Dyslexia Endorsement for Teachers; Requirements; Assessments