 The last authorization was for the calendar years 2012 and 2013.Authorizations must be used within two years following the year for which they were given, meaning that authorizations given in 2012 must be used by December 31, 2014. , the reauthorization of the QZAB program for years 2014 and 2015 has not been passed by the U.S. Congress.Public schools (K-12) located in empowerment zones or enterprise communities and public schools with 35% or more of their student body on the free and/or reduced lunch programs are eligible to participate.