Each school district shall employ a chief administrative officer who serves as the executive officer of the board of trustees and the professional leader of the school district. Administrators serving as area or district superintendents for the first time after June 30, 1968, shall hold a superintendent's certificate. Annually, by October 15, the chairman of the district board of trustees shall request an out-of-field permit from the Office of Teacher Education and Certification for a superintendent not properly certified.
S.C. Code Regs. § 43-161