B.__The local board may review the application and submit comments on the application to the commissioner within 15 days of receipt of the application.__Within 45 days of receipt of the application, the commissioner, using state criteria established by rule, shall decide whether to approve the accommodation application.__If the commissioner denies the application, the applicant may, within 15 days of receiving the denial, amend and resubmit the application directly to the commissioner.__The commissioner shall make a decision within 15 days of receiving the amended application.__If an application is approved, the commissioner shall send notice of the approval to the local board.__Notice provided to local boards under this paragraph of applications for accommodation and of the commissioner's decision on those applications is only for informational purposes.__Local boards are not required to play any role in the application, review and approval or oversight of accommodation programs.

C.__Instructional alternatives available to a student who desires an accommodation for a course under this subsection must include the alternatives provided under subsection 3, paragraph A and the alternative provided under paragraph D.

D.__A student who has been provided with an accommodation for a course under this subsection may substitute a study hall or another course acceptable to the student or the student's parent on behalf of the student.

E.__A student who has been provided with an accommodation for a course under this subsection has up to one academic year, including the summer following the school year in which the accommodation was granted, to satisfactorily complete the requirements of the course for which the student has received the accommodation through the successful completion of an instructional alternative for that course.

F.__The student or the student's parent or guardian on behalf of the student shall present written evidence that the student has satisfactorily passed the subject matter in the required course for which the accommodation was granted through the successful completion of an instructional alternative for that course.__Course credits awarded must be consistent with the provisions under section 5022, subsection 2.

G.__The commissioner shall adopt or amend rules to accomplish the purposes of this subsection.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.