Definitions for "Committees"
Committees are panels of the House or Senate created to do the initial review of proposed legislation and to decide which measures are worthy of further consideration by the full House or Senate. The committees are each assigned various policy categories to handle, known as jurisdiction. The House and Senate each have about 20 permanent standing committees. The House and Senate also have select committees and joint committees. Every Representative in the House is assigned to work on an average of two committees; Senators are assigned to an average of four. Members are expected to become specialists in the subject matter under their committee’s jurisdiction.
Groups of senators or representatives appointed by the presiding officers to act on bills in a certain area of interest.
Joint legislative committees appointed to study a specific problem between sessions, to report to the Legislature before a certain date with recommendations. Such committees are usually created by joint resolution.
Keywords:  msps, rural, europe, topics, affairs
These are made up of MSPs from different parties. They deal with specialised topics like Health, the Environment, Rural Affairs and Europe.
Keywords:  great, challenge, learn, industry, way
a great challenge
a great way to learn about the organization and the industry
a statement in itself about the performance of Bt Cotton