If you are considering returning to teaching, but your professional certification has lapsed, you
have many options to renew your certificate on your own. Georgia employers may also request
non-renewable certification to allow you to work while completing renewal requirements. Please see
the following links for more information:
If you are retired and wish to return to teaching under HB385, please see our
HB385 FAQs
for more information. If you are retired and wish to qualify for a Retired Teaching
certificate for the purpose of substitute teaching only, please see our
Retired Educator FAQs.