Editing Knesset (section)

==Knesset committees==
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Knesset committees amend bills on various appropriate subjects. 
Knesset members are assigned to
committees, while chairpersons are chosen by their members, on recommendation of the House Committee, and their factional composition represents that of the Knesset itself. Committees may elect sub-committees and delegate powers to them, or establish joint committees for issues concerning more than one committee. To further their deliberations, they invite non-voting people, like government ministers, senior officials, and experts in the matter being discussed. Committees may request explanations and information from any relevant ministers in any matter within their competence, and the ministers or persons appointed by them must provide the explanation or information requested.<ref name="virtual"/>

There are four types of committees in the Knesset. Permanent committees amend proposed legislation dealing with their area of expertise, and may initiate legislation. However, such legislation may only deal with [[Basic Laws of Israel|Basic Laws]] and laws dealing with the Knesset, elections to the Knesset, Knesset members, or the [[State Comptroller of Israel|State Comptroller]]. Special committees function in a similar manner to permanent committees, but are appointed to deal with particular manners at hand, and can be dissolved or turned into permanent committees. Parliamentary inquiry committees are appointed by the plenum to deal with issues viewed as having special national importance. In addition, there are two types of committees that convene only when needed: the Interpretations Committee, made up of the Speaker and eight members chosen by the House Committee, deals with appeals against the interpretation given by the Speaker during a sitting of the plenum to the Knesset rules of procedure or precedents, and Public Committees, established to deal with issues that are connected to the Knesset.<ref>[https://www.knesset.gov.il/description/eng/eng_work_mel2.htm Legislation]. Knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 8 September 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.knesset.gov.il/description/eng/eng_work_vaada.htm Knesset Committees]. Knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 8 September 2011.</ref>

'''Permanent committees:'''

*House Committee
*Finance Committee
*Economic Affairs Committee
*[[Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee]]
*Interior and Environment Committee
*Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee
*[[The Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sport|Education, Culture, and Sports Committee]]
*[[Constitution, Law and Justice Committee]]
*[[Labor, Welfare and Health Committee]]
*Science and Technology Committee
*State Control Committee
*Committee on the Status of Women

'''Special committees:'''

*Committee on Drug Abuse
*Committee on the Rights of the Child
*Committee on Foreign Workers
*[[Israeli Central Elections Committee]]
*Public Petitions Committee

The other committees are the Arrangements Committee and the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee is responsible for jurisdiction over Knesset members who violate the rules of ethics of the Knesset, or are involved in illegal activities outside the Knesset. Within the framework of responsibility, the Ethics Committee may place various sanctions on a member, but is not allowed to restrict a member's right to vote. The Arrangements Committee proposes the makeup of the permanent committees following each election, as well as suggesting committee chairs, lays down the sitting arrangements of political parties in the Knesset, and the distribution of offices in the Knesset building to members and parties.<ref>[https://www.knesset.gov.il/description/eng/eng_work_org.htm#2 The Organisation of the Work of the Knesset]. Knesset.gov.il (17 February 2003). Retrieved 8 September 2011.</ref>