CE Broker Is Coming to Georgia: What Licensed Mental Health Professionals Need to Know Before Renewal
Updated June 2026
Georgia licensed mental health professionals should be aware of an important continuing education change coming to the state’s professional licensing process: Georgia is moving toward the use of CE Broker as part of continuing education tracking and renewal compliance.
For now, this should be treated as an early notice, not a step-by-step instruction guide. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has not yet released all profession-specific details for how CE Broker will apply to every mental health license type. Licensees should continue monitoring the Georgia Secretary of State website and their licensing board pages for official instructions.
Peak Development Group will also continue monitoring updates and will provide additional guidance as more information becomes available.
What is CE Broker?
CE Broker is an online continuing education tracking system used by licensing boards to monitor whether licensees have completed required continuing education for renewal.
In simple terms, CE Broker is designed to help licensing boards and licensees track CE completion, documentation, and compliance status.
For Georgia mental health professionals, the key issue is not that CE Broker creates a new CE requirement. The key issue is that it may change how CE compliance is documented and verified during renewal.
Why is this happening?
Georgia passed legislation requiring the Secretary of State’s Office to establish a continuing education tracking system for professional licensing boards under its jurisdiction.
The law applies to professional licensing boards under the Secretary of State that require continuing education. That is why this change is expected to affect more than one profession.
It has been reported that CE Broker will affect the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists. Based on the language of the law, it also appears likely that other licensed mental health professionals regulated by the Secretary of State and subject to continuing education requirements, such as psychologists, may be impacted as well.
However, each profession should wait for official board-specific instructions.
Who should pay attention?
This update is especially important for licensees regulated by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists, including:
- Licensed Professional Counselors
- Associate Professional Counselors
- Clinical Social Workers
- Master Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Associate Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Georgia licensed mental health professionals, including psychologists, should also monitor their board pages because the law applies broadly to Secretary of State professional licensing boards that require continuing education.
What should licensees do right now?
At this time, licensees should not assume they need to create a CE Broker account or begin uploading CE unless and until the Secretary of State’s Office or their licensing board provides official instructions.
For now, the safest preparation steps are:
- Monitor the Georgia Secretary of State website.
- Watch for updates from your licensing board.
- Keep copies of every CE certificate.
- Make sure certificates show the course title, date, provider, number of hours, and format.
- Review your profession’s CE requirements before renewal opens.
- Pay close attention to ethics requirements.
- Do not wait until the end of the renewal period to locate missing certificates.
The goal right now is preparation, not guessing.
What may change with CE Broker?
The most important change is documentation and verification.
In prior renewal systems, licensees were responsible for completing CE, attesting to compliance, and maintaining documentation in case the board requested it. With a CE tracking system, CE compliance may become more directly connected to the renewal process.
That means licensees should think about CE readiness earlier.
The practical question may no longer be only, “Did I complete my CE?” It may also become, “Is my CE properly documented in the required tracking system before renewal?”
That is a major shift.
Potential benefits of CE Broker
If implemented clearly, CE Broker may offer several benefits.
1. Better organization
A centralized tracking system may help licensees keep CE records in one place instead of relying on old emails, downloads, or provider portals.
2. Earlier awareness of missing CE
A tracking system may help licensees identify missing hours before the renewal deadline.
3. Easier audit preparation
If documentation is already organized, licensees may be better prepared if the board requests review.
4. More transparent compliance tracking
Licensees may eventually be able to see whether their reported CE appears complete for renewal.
5. Stronger public protection
From a regulatory standpoint, CE tracking helps boards verify that professionals are maintaining continuing education standards.
Potential concerns to watch for
Other states and boards using CE Broker have highlighted practical issues that Georgia licensees should be aware of.
1. Confusion about free versus paid accounts
CE Broker often offers paid subscription options. However, many jurisdictions provide a free basic account for regulatory reporting. Georgia licensees should wait for official instructions before purchasing any upgraded account.
2. Not every provider reports automatically
Some CE providers may report directly to CE Broker. Others may not. If a provider does not report, the licensee may have to report the course once Georgia’s process is active.
3. Reporting delays can create renewal problems
Even when providers report CE directly, reporting may not happen immediately. This matters near renewal deadlines.
4. Uploading documentation may not equal approval
Entering CE into a tracking system does not necessarily mean the course satisfies the board’s rules. Licensees still need to make sure each course qualifies.
5. New systems have learning curves
Any new process can create confusion with login access, license matching, course categories, documentation uploads, or provider reporting. That is why licensees should wait for official instructions and avoid last-minute renewal preparation.
Bottom line
CE Broker is coming to Georgia’s professional licensing process, and licensed mental health professionals should begin preparing now.
At this stage, licensees should not panic and should not guess the process. Instead, they should monitor the Georgia Secretary of State website for updates and instructions.
Peak Development Group will continue monitoring updates from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office and will provide additional information as soon as profession-specific CE Broker guidance becomes available. Also, we are taking this transition seriously and will be reviewing CE Broker provider reporting options so we can make the documentation process as smooth as possible for attendees who complete eligible trainings with us.
This article is provided for general informational and regulatory update purposes only. It is not legal advice. Licensees should confirm current requirements directly with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, their licensing board, CE Broker, and legal counsel when appropriate.
