S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-750 – Employment, promotion, advancement, or discipline of family member of public official, member, or employee

(A) No public official, public member, or public employee may cause the employment, appointment, promotion, transfer, or advancement of a family member to a state or local office or position in which the public official, public member, or public employee supervises or manages.
(B) A public official, public member, or public employee may not participate in an action relating to the discipline of the public official's, public member's, or public employee's family member.
ETHICS COMMISSION OPINIONS
1. In General
Family member of a school board member may be hired by school district, provided member of school board does not cause employment to occur or participate in employment of family member. Op S.C. St. Ethics Comm., SEC AO92-134, March 25, 1992.
School board members who have family members employed within school district may vote on general salary increases for school employees, but may not participate in salary raises for family member in question which are not general salary increases. Op S.C. St. Ethics Comm., SEC AO92-134, March 25, 1992.
Family member of school board member may continue as employee of school district without violating Ethics Reform Act. Op S.C. St. Ethics Comm., SEC AO92-134, March 25, 1992.
Spouse of director of technical education center would not be prohibited from being hired, provided director took no action regarding the hiring and had no supervisory or management authority over spouse. Furthermore, director is advised to follow provisions of Section 8-13-700(D) items (1) and (3). Op S.C. St. Ethics Comm., SEC AO92-190, June 9, 1992.