WATCH: WA sheriffs waiting; will Ferguson veto part of sheriff decertification bill?

(The Center Square) – A group of Washington sheriffs urging Gov. Bob Ferguson to veto sections of Senate Bill 5974 is still waiting to find out if their concerns will be addressed when the bill is signed into law.

The highly contentious bill would require county sheriffs and police chiefs to meet new eligibility requirements, which include having at least five years of full-time law enforcement experience, and not having done or said anything that would get state certification revoked by the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC). The commission could revoke certification for misconduct, leading to elected sheriffs being removed from office.

Lawmakers amended the bill to clarify that the five years of exp...