(a) Someone serving as interim director of a child-care center may serve as the center's director after the center receives a full license if:(1) The individual has completed the educational requirement and fully qualifies to serve as a child-care center director; or(2) The child-care center obtains a waiver or variance from Child Care Regulation that allows the center to have a director who does not meet the educational requirement.(b) A child-care center must employ a new director if the individual who served as interim director does not qualify under subsection (a) of this section.